How to Apply
We are currently accepting applications year-round!
PLEASE NOTE:
***Due to current campus access restrictions, we are only accepting applications for the Ortho Tech Program electronically (via email) for the time being. Therefore, please submit your completed application along with any supporting documentation/requirements listed below to Health Professions Specialist, Denise Gilbert, at denise.gilbert@gcccd.edu. If you plan on submitting official transcripts with your application, please reach out to Denise prior to submitting your application packet for further instruction.
REQUIREMENTS/ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY TO ORTHO TECH PROGRAM:
- CHECKLIST
- Download and complete the application packet checklist. Please include this as your front sheet when you submit your application packet.
- APPLICATION:
- Download, review, and complete the Orthopedic Technology Program Application
- PREREQUISITE COURSE:
- Complete the required prerequisite of Human Anatomy (BIO 140) or Anatomy & Physiology
I (BIO 144) OR equivalent if taken at another college.
- The course must include a lab and be completed with a letter grade "C" or higher. If you are unsure if a course you took at another college will be accepted as an equivalent, please contact our office with the course description for evaluation.
- Complete the required prerequisite of Human Anatomy (BIO 140) or Anatomy & Physiology
I (BIO 144) OR equivalent if taken at another college.
- HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, GED, OR HIGHER DEGREE:
- Include a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or higher degree (Associates, Bachelors, etc). Minimal requirement to apply is a high school diploma or GED.
- IMMUNIZATIONS:
- Download, review, and complete the Grossmont College Health Professions Immunization Requirements Form - use this form for all required Hospital/Healthcare Agency immunizations and/or
tests, including:
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) - 2 vaccinations and/or positive test for immunity.
- Hepatitis B (Hep B) - 3 vaccinations AND a positive quantitative test for immunity. *The Hepatitis B series, if taken on schedule, will take approximately 7 months to complete with immunity testing. Please plan accordingly. Please make a copy of the blood test results to include with your application packet.
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Accellular Pertussis (Tdap)- 1 vaccine given within the past 10 years.
- Varicella (Chickenpox)- 2 vaccinations and/or positive test for immunity.
- Download, review, and complete the Grossmont College Health Professions Immunization Requirements Form - use this form for all required Hospital/Healthcare Agency immunizations and/or
tests, including:
YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
A completed application packet Checklist AND a completed Orthopedic Technology application
(2 pages);- A sealed, official transcript for the required prerequisite listed above;
(If the course was taken at Grossmont or Cuyamaca College you do not need to include official transcripts as the Orthopedic Technology Program office will obtain the transcript for you) - A copy of your high school diploma, equivalent, or higher degree; and
- A completed Immunization Requirements Form & a copy of any supporting documentation.
- Please email your completed application packet to denise.gilbert@gcccd.edu. Please reach out to our office with any questions.
Grossmont College Orthopedic Technology Program
Building 34, Room 256
8800 Grossmont College Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 644-7448 Office
(619) 644-7961 Fax
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