O & P Program Admissions

OPCAS Portal Submission: We encourage you to submit all the required documentation to OPCAS on or before each deadline listed below. (transcripts, evaluations, etc). It takes OPCAS two to four weeks to verify your application once all documents have been submitted. In order for us to review your application in consideration for an invitation to an interview, your application must be categorized as "verified." We will be offering two rounds of virtual interviews held via Microsoft TEAMS.  

• Oct. 1 application deadline for November 10-11 early interviews
  • Application must be marked as "verified" by OPCAS no later than Nov.1.
• Dec. 1 application deadline for January 12-13 interviews
  • Application must be marked as "verified" by OPCAS no later than Jan. 1.

Interviews will all be held virtually on Microsoft TEAMS during the 26-27 cycle. We will alert candidates to their eligibility to interview as soon as possible. We generally notify candidates anywhere from one week after we receive a verified application to up to two weeks prior to interviews. 

OPCAS may offer qualified application fee waivers. Learn more.

View tuition and fees for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Program. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

The Baylor Office of Student Financial Aid helps students navigate the process of applying for financial support. Students are encouraged to visit the Office of Student Financial Aid's website for a listing of available programs, eligibility requirements, application processing, and policies.

Baylor College of Medicine offers a number of merit-based scholarship opportunities each academic year. Professional organizations such as the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Fund have scholarship opportunities as well.

For additional information or assistance, call the Office of Student Financial Aid at 713-798-4603.

Thank you for your interest in applying to the O & P Program at Baylor College of Medicine. 

Once applications are processed through OPCAS and reviewed, competitive applicants are invited to participate in interviews conducted in either mid-November or mid-January during this application cycle.  All interviews will be conducted virtually via Microsoft TEAMS.

The interview process is structured to orient applicants to the program through interaction with current students, residents, faculty and staff. If you are invited for an interview you will engage in three interviews with faculty, members of the clinical community and Baylor O & P residents. These interviews are uniquely designed to assess multidimensional characteristics including: fitness for clinical practice and role awareness, communication, commitment to service, leadership, academic capacity, critical analysis and compassion. They also give you the opportunity to gain various perspectives on our program.

If you are invited for an interview you will be evaluated for admission by an interdisciplinary Health Professions Admissions Committee. Decisions on acceptance are made within one week of the interviews being conducted. If you are offered a position in the upcoming cohort you must acknowledge acceptance within the time prescribed in the acceptance letter.

A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 must accompany a written acknowledgment of acceptance to secure your seat in the cohort matriculating in mid- June. Should an accepted applicant decline the offer, a member of the Alternate List will be invited to claim the seat. The Alternate List is comprised of otherwise qualified interviewees who rank next in order behind the original cohort selected.

To best position yourself for acceptance to the Baylor O & P Program, you are encouraged to:

• Gain experience in an orthotics and prosthetics facility, either by participating or observing,
• Take classes relevant to orthotics and prosthetics practice beyond the required courses, such as biomechanics, business, healthcare professions, engineering, and/or advanced physiology.
• Participate in scientific research or scholarly activities related to the design, implementation, and/or delivery O & P care.

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