Curriculum
Doctor of Optometry (OD)Year I - Fall
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 610 | Clinical Anatomy (with lab) | 4 |
OPT 630 | Geometrical and Physical Optics (with lab) | 5 |
OPT 650 | Optometry Theory and Methods I | 2 |
OPT 650L | Optometry Theory and Methods I Lab | 1 |
OPT 655 | Systemic Disease I | 1 |
OPT 656 | Histology and Embryology | 3 |
OPT 721 | Visual Development | 2 |
TOTAL | 18 |
Year I - Spring
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 612 | Ocular Biochemistry | 2 |
OPT 613 | Neuro Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
OPT 622 | Visual Perception | 3 |
OPT 631 | Visual Optics (with lab) | 4 |
OPT 652 | Optometry Theory and Methods II | 2 |
OPT 652L | Optometry Theory and Methods II Lab | 1 |
OPT 657 | Microbiology | 1 |
OPT 709 | Systemic Pharmacology I | 2 |
TOTAL | 18 |
Year I - Summer
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 632 | Ophthalmic Optics I (w/lab) | 5 |
OPT 640 | Systems Based Physiology | 3 |
OPT 653 | Optometry Theory and Methods III | 2 |
OPT 653L | Optometry Theory and Methods III Lab | 1 |
OPT 705 | Visual Neurophysiology & Neuro-Diagnostics | 1 |
OPT 710 | Systemic Pharmacology II | 2 |
OPT 711 | Immunology | 1 |
OPT 722 | Oculomotor Function | 2 |
TOTAL | 17 |
Year II - Fall
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 712 | Ocular Pharmacology | 3 |
OPT 750 | Anterior Segment Ocular Disease I | 4 |
OPT 751 | Optometry Theory and Methods IV | 2 |
OPT 751L | Optometry Theory and Methods IV Lab | 1 |
OPT 756 | Foundations of Binocular Vision | 2 |
OPT 766 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
OPT 770C | Primary Care Clinic I | 2 |
OPT 830 | Professional Ethics | 1 |
TOTAL | 18 |
Year II - Spring
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 745 | Systemic Disease II | 2 |
OPT 752 | Contact Lenses I | 3 |
OPT 752L | Contact Lenses I Laboratory | 1 |
OPT 753 | Posterior Segment Ocular Disease I | 4 |
OPT 757 | Clinical Binocular Vision I | 4 |
OPT 771C | Primary Care Clinic II | 2 |
OPT 851 | Glaucoma | 2 |
TOTAL | 18 |
Year II - Summer
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 758 | Neuro Optometry | 2 |
OPT 759 | Anterior Segment Ocular Disease II | 1 |
OPT 768 | Ocular Surface Disorders (with lab) | 1 |
OPT 772C | Primary Care Clinic III | 2 |
OPT 810 | Integrative Seminar | 1 |
OPT 852 | Clinical Binocular Vision II (with lab) | 3 |
OPT 854 | Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease | 2 |
OPT 855 | Contact Lenses II | 1 |
OPT 859 | Glaucoma II | 2 |
TOTAL | 15 |
Year III - Fall
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 691 | Optometry and Public Health | 1 |
OPT 754 | Low Vision and Geriatrics (w/lab) | 3 |
OPT 755 | Pediatrics (with lab) | 3 |
OPT 820 | Cataract and Refractive Surgery | 1 |
OPT 857 | Posterior Segment Ocular Disease II | 1 |
OPT 870C | Primary and Specialty Care Optometry I | 3 |
TOTAL | 12 |
Year III - Spring
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 741 | Practice and Business Management | 2 |
OPT 840 | Special Populations and Topics | 2 |
OPT 845 | Applied Optometric Theory and Methods | 2 |
OPT 860 | Research and Statistical Methods | 1 |
OPT 879C | Primary and Specialty Care Optometry II | 3 |
TOTAL | 10 |
Year III - Summer
Year IV - Spring/Fall
COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
---|---|---|
OPT 951 | Online Clinical Seminar | 3 |
OPT 971 | Externship Rotation I | 16 |
OPT 972 | Externship Rotation II | 16 |
OPT 973 | Externship Rotation III | 16 |
TOTAL | 51 |
Total hours in program: 177