Programs

Overview

The MCPHS School of Optometry offers a student-oriented, learner-centered program designed to provide a world-class education leading to a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. Our four-year program uses the latest in instructional technology to assure that its graduates possess a state-of-the-art education necessary to diagnose and manage the wide variety of ocular and systemic conditions encountered in today’s intense clinical settings.

Program Highlights

• Four-year program emphasizing clinically relevant instruction and patient care
• For students with an earned baccalaureate degree (or sufficient credits) and who have satisfactorily completed prerequisite courses
• Fall semester start
• Instruction conducted in state-of-the-art facilities at the Worcester campus
• Dedicated faculty who place a high importance on teaching, advising and individual student development
• Clinical experiences in selected clinical facilities in on-campus optometric and ophthalmologic clinics as well as Veterans Administration Centers, health departments, hospitals and community agencies in and beyond the greater Worcester region