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Additional Programs Qualified students working toward their OD degree may apply for the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Optometry Business Management. The certificate is offered jointly by SUNY College of Optometry and SUNY Empire State College. The credits earned from the certificate program can be applied to the MBA in Healthcare Leadership program offered by SUNY Empire State College. Students may enter the program in the summer between their first and second year of the OD Program. OD/Advanced Graduate Certificate in Optometry Business Management The certificate program is a seven-course, 18-credit program. Three courses are part of the SUNY College of Optometry OD Program and four are offered online by SUNY Empire State College. For more information on the program, please visit: https://www.esc.edu/graduate-studies/advanced-certificates/certificate-optometry-business-management/ REQUIRED COURSES AND RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE: SUNY College of Optometry Courses Third Year • Optometric Practice in a Changing Health Care Environment (CEP-321SA)

• Public Health I • Public Health II SUNY Empire State College Courses Second Year, Summer

• MGMT 6040 High Performance Management (3 Credits) • HCLM 6025 Healthcare Financial Management (3 Credits) Third Year, Summer • HCLM 6030 Quantitative Methods and Healthcare Operations Management (3 Credits) Fourth Year • HCLM 7005 Strategic Corporate Communication and Inter-professional Collaboration (3 Credits)

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