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Doctor of Optometry Degree 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 clinical sciences together. 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 I BVS BVS-121FB SOH 48 0 0 3.0 Gross Human Anatomy BVS BVS-106FB SOH 32 12 0 2.5 Ocular Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology I BVS BVS-181FC SOH 56 0 0 3.5 Integrated Optics I BVS BVS-131FB REF 40 10 0 3 Optometric Theory I CE CEX-141FB CEX 32 0 0 2 Clinical Optometry I CE CEX-151FA CEX 16 42 6 2.5 Integrative Seminar I CE CEI-1FA INT 16 16 16 2 1 Optometric Practice in a Changing Health Care Environment – Part A CE CEP-321FA PH 3 0 0 -

Spring Semester Course Title

Dept*

Course #

Track

Lec Lab Clinic Credit Hours

Neuroanatomy

BVS BVS BVS BVS BVS

BVS-105SB BVS-122SB BVS-182SD BVS-132SB BVS-170SC CEX-142SB CEX-152SA

SOH SOH SOH REF VPS CEX CEX INT

36 48 20 40 36 32 16 16

12

0 0 0 0 0 0 6

2.5

Human Bioscience II

0 8 8

3

Ocular Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology II

1.5

Integrated Optics II

2.75

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

3.5

2.5

CE CE CE CE

0

2

42 16

2.5

CEI-1SA

16

2

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

CEP-321SA

PH

3

0

0

-

*BVS = Dept. of Biological and Vision Sciences • SOH = Systemic and Ocular Health • REF = Refractive Conditions • VPS = Visual Perception and Sensorimotor Control

*CE = Dept. of Clinical Education • CEX = Clinical Examination – Optometric Theory and Clinical Optometry • PH = Public Health and Community Optometry • CLIN = Optometric Clinic • INT = Integrative

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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