Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics
The Alabama State University Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics subscribes to the Orthotic & Prosthetic Centralized Application Service (OPCAS). Applicants for the entering class (Fall only) should apply online using the OPCAS application. To get started, visit the OPCAS portal at http://www.ncope.org/opcas/. Directions for document submission appear on the OPCAS website. The application deadline is January 15th; applications will not be accepted after the published date. All applications must go through OPCAS; paper applications will NOT be considered. If you have any questions about the application process, please call the program.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (minimum 2.5 undergraduate grade point average [GPA] with official transcripts)
- MAT or GRE score transcripts
- ASU P&O program prerequisite courses
- Three letters of recommendation, one from a prosthetist-orthotist
- Field Observation Hours (minimum of 100 hours in orthotics and/or prosthetics under the supervision of a certified/licensed prosthetist-orthotist at an accredited practice). These hours must be completed by program start date.
- A completed application to The Murphy Graduate School