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DIPLOMA IN PEDORTHICS
The Diploma in Pedorthics is designed to provide students with practical and applied knowledge and skills required to practise as pedorthists; the academic component is combined with a practicum component that will enable them to gain valuable experience working in the field. The Diploma will consist of the equivalent of thirteen full degree-credit courses: eight degree-credit half-courses (the equivalent of four full degree-credit courses), plus seven half-credit diploma-credit courses (three and one-half full course equivalents), and three practicum sessions (five and one-half full course equivalents). Enrolment will be limited and competitive, and will be determined on a case by case basis by the Faculty of Health Sciences and Continuing Studies at Western. All students will be admitted to the Diploma in Pedorthics according to the policies and guidelines for admission to the University. Non-UWO students must first apply to The University of Western Ontario through the Ontario University Application Centre in Guelph, Ontario. In addition, prospective students must also complete the application form for the Diploma in Pedorthics provided by Continuing Studies at Western. Application forms are available through Continuing Studies at Western. Students who are currently enrolled at UWO are only required to complete a Continuing Studies at Western application form. Western undergraduate students may complete the degree-credit components of the Diploma as part of their degree requirements, then complete the diploma-credit components to obtain the Diploma. Graduates with a BA or BSc in Kinesiology, or equivalent degree from another university, and who have completed the equivalent degree-credit courses, may apply for admission to the program. Application Deadline: March 1 to be considered for admission for the Fall term. Diploma in Pedorthics Program The Diploma consists of the equivalent of thirteen full courses: - eight required degree-credit half courses (four full-course equivalents), plus
- seven required diploma-credit courses (three and one-half full-course equivalents)
- three required practicum sessions (five and one-half full-course equivalents)
Degree-credit course requirements: Total degree full course-credits required = 4 full-course equivalents Diploma-credit course requirements: - PED 121 Practical Foot Mechanics (0.5 course)
- PED 131 Pathomechanics and Pedorthic Care (0.5 course)
- PED 141 Assessment and Basics of Diagnostics for Pedorthic Care (0.5 course)
- PED 151 Introductory Orthotic Systems (0.5 course)
- PED 152 Advanced Orthotic Systems (0.5 course)
- PED 161 Pedorthic Approach to Footwear and Footwear Modification (0.5 course)
- PED 171 Professional Practice for Pedorthists (0.5 course)
Total diploma-credit courses required = 3.5 full-course equivalents - PED 281 Pedorthic Practicum I (1.5 course)
- PED 282 Pedorthic Practicum II (1.5 course)
- PED 283 Pedorthic Practicum III (2.5 course)
Total practicum courses required = 5.5 full-course equivalents Total courses required for completion of Diploma in Pedorthics (4 degree-credit + 3.5 diploma-credit + 5.5 practicum full course equivalents) = 13 full course equivalents - All departmental requirements regarding pre-requisites, co-requisites, and anti-requisites apply.
- Degree-credit courses may be completed as part of the undergraduate curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree.
- In order to graduate from the program, candidates for the Diploma in Pedorthics must obtain an overall average of 70% in all courses comprising the Diploma, with no mark below 60%.
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