Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics
Apply for a New License - Licensed/Assistant Requirements

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The following education and experience are required if applying for an assistant license. The applicant must submit evidence satisfactory to the board of having completed the following:

• at least an associate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting organization such as the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges that included at a minimum:
• six credit hours of anatomy and physiology
• three credit hours of trigonometry or higher mathematics
• three credit hours of physics or chemistry
• a clinical residency for assistants of not less than 1000 hours, completed in a period of not more than six consecutive months, in an accredited prosthetic and/or orthotic facility (see the rules §821.29 Accreditation of Prosthetic and Orthotic Facilities) under the direct supervision of a licensed prosthetist, licensed orthotist or licensed prosthetist/orthotist, depending on the type of residency.

Last Updated June 9, 2005