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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 # Trac k 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-233FB REF 44 16 0 3.25 Visual Function: Sensorimotor BVS BVS-270FA VPS 48 9 0 3.5 Clinical Optometry III CE CEX-253FA CEX 24 42 6 3.0 Integrative Seminar III CE CEI-2FA INT 16 16 16 2.0

Spring Semester Course Title

Dept*

Course #

Trac k SOH SOH REF VPS CEX

Lec Lab Clinic

Credit Hours

Ocular Disease I Pharmacology II Contact Lenses I

BVS BVS BVS BVS

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

64 40 40 30 24 16

16

0 0 0 0

4.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 3.25

0

24 20 32 16

Anomalies of Visual Sensorimotor Functions I

Clinical Optometry IV Integrative Seminar IV

CE CE CE

16 16

INT

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

1 Optometric Practice in a Changing Healthcare Environment will run for all four years for a total of 36 credit hours. A final grade will appear in the third year.

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