CourseCatalog 2021-2022

Second Year

The knowledge acquired in the first year sets the foundation for the second year. Basic knowledge acquired during the second year is intended to enhance the clinical skills of students. The Integrative Seminar in second year continues to integrate basic and clinical sciences and includes more direct clinical exposure. Students take on greater patient care responsibilities throughout the year, culminating with their taking on full responsibilities for their first patients by the end of the second year. Total lecture, lab, and clinic hours in a semester are listed below. Fall Semester Course Title Dept* Course # Track Lec Lab Clinic Credit Hours Human Bioscience III BVS BVS-223FA SOH 48 0 0 3.0 Microbiology BVS BVS-204FB SOH 32 0 0 2.0 Pharmacology I BVS BVS-205FB SOH 48 0 0 3.0 Integrated Optics III BVS BVS-233FA REF 48 16 0 3.5 Visual Function: Sensorimotor I: BVS BVS-271FB VPS 28 0 0 1.75

**Module A runs the first 8 weeks of the semester. **Module B runs the second 8 weeks of the semester. Visual Function: Sensorimotor II ** (B)

BVS

BVS-272FA CEX-253FA

VPS CEX INT

32 24 16

9

0 6

2.25

Clinical Optometry III Integrative Seminar III

CE CE

42 16

3.0 2.0

CEI-2FA

16

Spring Semester Course Title

Dept*

Course #

Track Lec Lab Clinic

Credit Hours

Ocular Disease I Pharmacology II

BVS BVS BVS BVS BVS

BVS-251SA BVS-206SB BVS-225SA BVS-261SA BVS-281SB CEX-254SA CEI-2SA CEP-321A

SOH SOH SOH REF VPS CEX INT

64 40 16 40 30 24 16

16

0 0 0 0 0

4.5 2.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 2.0

0 0

Clinical Medicine **(A)

Contact Lenses I

24 20 32 16

3.25

Anomalies of Visual Sensorimotor Functions I

Clinical Optometry IV Integrative Seminar IV

CE CE CE

16 16

1 Optometric Practice in a Changing Health Care Environment – Part C

PH

6

0

0

-

*BVS = Dept. of Biological and Vision Sciences • SOH = Systemic and Ocular Health • REF = Refractive Conditions •

*CE = Dept. of Clinical Education •

CEX = Clinical Examination – Optometric Theory and Clinical Optometry • PH = Public Health and Community Optometry • CLIN = Optometric Clinic • INT = Integrative

VPS = Visual Perception and Sensorimotor Control

**(A) module A runs the first 8 weeks of the semester. (B) module B runs the second 8 weeks of the semester 1 Optometric Practice in a Changing Healthcare Environment will run for all four years for a total of 40 credit hours. A final grade will appear in the third year.

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