Combined Health Science, B.S./Prosthetics and Orthotics, M.S.P.O.

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(B.S. degree: 122 credits)

Academic Requirements for the Major

Students in the combined Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences/Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics are required to complete all of the general education requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree offered by the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences as well as the following science/math requirements:

Biology Courses

12 credits in biology:

BIO 122 - Introductory Biology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 212 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 213 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit(s)

Chemistry Courses

12 credits in chemistry:

CH 110 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 111 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 136 - Principles of Chemistry II 4 credit(s)

Mathematics/Physics Courses

12 credits in mathematics/physics:

M 140 - Precalculus with Trigonometry 4 credit(s)
PHY 101 - Mechanics, Heat, and the Body 4 credit(s)
PHY 102 - Electricity and the Body 4 credit(s)

Psychology Courses

13 credits in psychology:

PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 132 - Human Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 262 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 372 - Statistics for Psychology 4 credit(s)

Social Science Courses

9 credits in social sciences:

AUCS 340 - Ethics in the Professions 3 credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
One upper-level social science elective 3 credit(s)

Preprofessonal Science Courses

33 credits in preprofessonal sciences (see Graduate Bulletin for graduate level PRPO/MSPO course descriptions) including:

HS 111 - Healthcare Concepts 3 credit(s)
PRPO 200 - Introduction to Prosthetics and Orthotics 3 credit(s)
PRPO 300 - Pre-Prosthetics and Orthotics 1 credit(s)
PRPT 520 - Functional Anatomy 3 credit(s)

Additional Information:

The professional portion of the Prosthetics and Orthotics program will be published in a future edition of the University of Hartford Graduate Bulletin.