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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, made up as follows: eight degree-credit half-courses (four full degree-credit course equivalents), plus seven half-credit diploma-credit courses (three and one-half full course equivalents), plus 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 The Western Centre for Continuing Studies.

All students will be admitted to the program 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 The Western Centre for Continuing Studies. Application forms are available through The Western Centre for Continuing Studies. Students who are currently enrolled at UWO are only required to complete The Western Centre for Continuing Studies 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.


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