2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

6 Programs of StudyORPR 2950 Orthotic Upper Limb Anatomy and Pathology . . . . 2ORPR 2955 Upper Limb Orthoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORPR 2970 Orthotic Spinal Anatomy,Pathology, Patient Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORPR 2975 Spinal Orthoses Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORPR 2980 Scoliosis Treatment and Cervical Traction,Mobility and Adaptive Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORPR 2990 Orthotic Practitioner Practicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Orthotic TechnologyProgram Options:Orthotic Technician Diploma (46)Orthotic Technology AAS Degree (64)DiplomaOrthotic TechnicianTotal Number of Credits: 46Program Description: The Orthotic Technician program preparesstudents for entry into the field of Orthotics at the technician level.Didactic and laboratory coursework is combined with individualizedinstruction in the areas of lower limb, upper limb and spinal. Each ofthese areas contains instruction in anatomy, terminology, measurementforms, fabrication process, system alignment, and suspensiontechniques, components, materials, repair and maintenance procedures.The clinical section enables the student to practice fabrication skills inan orthotic facility for a minimum of 160 hours.Application Requirements: High school graduate or GEDCareer/Occupational Requirements: 40 creditsORTE 1020 Introduction to the OrthoticLab and Basic Hand Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ORTE 1030 Spinal Orthoses Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ORTE 1040 Foot Orthosis Fabricationand Shoe Modification/Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORTE 1050 Stirrup Layout and Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORTE 1060 Ankle-Foot Orthoses Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORTE 1070 Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses Fabrication. . . . . . . . . . 5ORTE 2000 Leather Work for Lower-LimbOrthoses Fabrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ORTE 2010 Thermoplastic Orthoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ORTE 2020 Upper-Limb Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ORTE 2780 Orthotic Technician Clinical* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4General Education/MnTC Requirements: *6 creditsGoal 1 - Communication: 3 creditsSelect one of the following communication courses:ENGL 1021 Composition ICOMM 1021 Fundamentals of Public SpeakingCOMM 1031 Interpersonal CommunicationCOMM 1041 Small Group CommunicationCOMM 1051 Intercultural CommunicationGeneral Education/MnTC electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3*Completion of all general education credits is recommended beforeenrolling in ORTE 2780.Associate in Applied Science DegreeOrthotic TechnologyTotal Number of Credits: 64Program Description: The Orthotic Technician program preparesindividuals for entry into the field of orthotics at the technician level.Didactic and laboratory coursework is combined with individualizedinstruction in the areas of lower limb, upper limb and spinal. Each ofthese areas contains instruction in anatomy, terminology, measurementsforms, fabrication process, system alignment, and suspensiontechniques, components, materials, repair and maintenance procedures.The clinical section enables the student to practice fabrication skills inan orthotic facility for a minimum of 160 hours.Application Requirements: High school graduate or GEDCareer/Occupational Requirements: 40 creditsORTE 1020 Introduction to the OrthoticLab and Basic Hand Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ORTE 1030 Spinal Orthoses Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ORTE 1040 Foot Orthosis Fabrication andShoe Modification/Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORTE 1050 Stirrup Layout and Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORTE 1060 Ankle-Foot Orthosis Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ORTE 1070 Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . 5ORTE 2000 Leatherwork for Lower-Limb Orthoses. . . . . . . . . . 4ORTE 2010 Thermoplastic Orthoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ORTE 2020 Upper Limb Fabrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ORTE 2780 Orthotic Technician Clinical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4General Education/MnTC Requirements: 20 creditsGoal 1 - Communication: 7 creditsENGL 1021 Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4COMM 1031 Interpersonal Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Goal 2 - Critical Thinking is fulfilled when all MnTC goals arecompleteGoal 3 and/or Goal 4 - Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning:3 creditsPHYS 1020 Physics Concepts -recommendedGoal 5 - History/Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 creditsPSYC 1041 Developmental Psychology-recommendedGoal 6 - Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 creditsPHIL 1035 Biomedical Ethics-recommendedGoals 7-10 - Three credits in one of the four goalsAdditional Requirements: Sufficient credits to total 64651.779.3300 93