Course_Catalog

Curriculum First Year

The scientific foundation for optometric practice is established in the first year. During this year, students are introduced to the profession of optometry, optometric theory and the elements of clinical practice. The program builds from the knowledge base acquired prior to professional school through prerequisites and sets the foundation for advanced didactic and clinical activities during the rest of the curriculum and into optometric practice. Students provide elements of patient care in the UEC. Integrative Seminar helps students tie the basic and clinic sciences together. Total lecture, lab, and clinic hours in a semester are listed below.

Fall Semester Course Title

Dept*

Course#

Lec Lab Clinic Credit Hours

BVS-121FA 64 BVS-106FA 32 BVS-181FB 40 BVS-131FB 40 CEX-141FB 32 CEX-151FA 16

Human Bioscience I Gross Human Anatomy

BVS BVS BVS

0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

4.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 2.0

12

Ocular Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology I

0

Integrated Optics I Optometric Theory I Clinical Optometry I Integrative Seminar I

BVS

10

CE CE CE CE

0

48 32

CEI-1FA

16

CEP-321SA

1 Optometric Practice in a Changing Health Care Environment

3

0 0.0

-

Spring Semester Course Title Neuroanatomy

Dept*

Course#

Lec Lab Clinic Credit Hours

BVS BVS BVS BVS BVS

BVS-105SA 36 BVS-122SA 48 BVS-182SA 40 BVS-132SB 40 BVS-170SA 60 CEX-142SB 32 CEX-152SA 16

12 10

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2.75

Human Bioscience II

3.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 2.0 2.5 2.0

Ocular Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology II

0

Integrated Optics II

8 6 0

Visual Function: Sensory Optometric Theory II Clinical Optometry II Integrative Seminar II

CE CE CE CE

48 32

CEI-1SA

16

Optometric Practice (continued..)

CEP-321SA 3

0

-

*BVS= Dept. of Biological and Vision Sciences CE= Dept. of Clinical Education

1= This course continues throughout the curriculum. A final grade will appear Spring of third year.

10