Curriculum

First Professional Year

Fall Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 110	Optometric Theory & Methods I	6	4	4
OPT 111	Optics of the Eye I	5	4	2
OPT 112	Anatomy, Histology, & Physiology I	4.5	3	3
OPT 113	Neuroanatomy	2	2	-
OPT 114	Ocular Anatomy & Physiology	4	4	-
OPT 116	Biochemistry of the Eye	1.5	1.5	-
	Total	23	18.5	9

 

Spring Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 120	Optometric Theory & Methods II	5	3	4
OPT 121	Optics of the Eye II	5	4	2
OPT 122	Anatomy, Histology, & Physiology II	4.5	4.5	-
OPT 125	Ocular Motility	1.5	1.5	-
OPT 126	Visual Sensation & Perception	5.5	4.5	2
OPT 127	Ophthalmic Optics I	1.5	1	1
OPT 129	Optometric Practice I	1	1	-
	Total	24	19.5	9

 

Second Professional Year

 

Summer Mini-Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 200	Optometric Theory & Methods Lab	1	-	4
OPT 201	Basic Pathology	2	5	-
OPT 202	Systemic Pharmacology I	2	5	-
CLN 203	Foundations of Service Learning	0.5	-	1.0
OPT 204	Interprofessional Education Series	0.5	1.0	-
OPT 209	Evidence Based Medicine	2	2	-
	Total	8	13	5

 

Fall Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 210	Optometric Theory & Methods III	4	2	4
OPT 211	Medical Pathology	3	3	-
OPT 212	Systemic Pharmacology II	3	3	-
OPT 215	Binocular Vision: Basic Concepts & Applications	2.5	2	1
CLN 216	Clinical Communication & Patient Care	1.5	-	4
OPT 217	Ophthalmic Optics II & Environmental Vision	3	2	2
OPT 218	Pediatric Optometry	3	2	2
OPT 219	Optometric Practice II	1	1	-
	Total	21	15	13

 

Spring Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 220	Optometric Theory & Methods IV	4	2.5	3
OPT 221	Anterior Segment Disease	5	4	2
OPT 223	Posterior Segment I	3.5	2.5	2
OPT 224	Ocular Pharmacology	2	2	-
OPT 225	Contact Lenses I	3	2	2
CLN 226	Clinical Internship Introduction	1.5	-	4
OPT 227	Vision Therapy	3	2	2
	Total	22	15	15

 

Third Professional Year

 

Summer Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 301	Physical Diagnosis	0.5	-	1
OPT 302	Vision Rehabilitation	2.5	2	1
OPT 304	Strabismus & Amblyopia	2.5	2	1
OPT 305	Contact Lenses II	4	3	2
CLN 306	Clinical Internship I	7	-	21
OPT 307	Integrative Clinical Analysis I	2	-	2
OPT 308	Glaucoma	2	2	-
	Total	20.5	9	28

 

Fall Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 311	Neuro Eye Disease	2	2	-
OPT 312	Optometric Practice Strategies and Operations I	2	2	-
OPT 313	Posterior Segment II	3	3	-
CLN 316	Clinical Internship II	7	-	21
OPT 317	Integrative Clinical Analysis II	2	-	2
OPT 318	Seminar	1.5	-	1.5
	Total	17.5	7	24.5

 

Spring Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
OPT 320	Opthal. Lasers & Peri-operative Management	3	3	-
OPT 321	Systemic Disease & Ocular Manifestations	1.5	1.5	-
OPT 322	Optometric Practice Strategies and Operations II	2	2	-
OPT 323	Public Health & Geriatrics	2	2	-
CLN 326	Clinical Internship III	7	-	21
	Total	15.5	8.5	21

 

Fourth Professional Year

Important: Fourth-year students are required to enroll in at least two ten-week externships in lieu of two of the semester schedules listed. Externships (OPT 404, 414 and 424) are each worth 14 quarter hours of credit.

 

Summer Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
CLN 400	Adult Primary Care	3	-	9
CLN 401	Cornea & Contact Lens	3	-	9
CLN 402	Pediatric Primary Care	3	-	9
CLN 403	Advanced Care Ocular Disease	3	-	9
CLN 405	Clinical Vision Therapy & Low Vision Rehabilitation	2	-	6
	Total	14
-OR-
CLN 404	Clinical Externship	14	-	42

 

Fall Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
CLN 410	Adult Primary Care	3	-	9
CLN 411	Cornea & Contact Lens	3	-	9
CLN 412	Pediatric Primary Care	3	-	9
CLN 413	Advanced Care Ocular Disease	3	-	9
CLN 415	Clinical Vision Therapy & Low Vision Rehabilitation	2	-	6
	Total	14
-OR-
CLN 414	Clinical Externship	14	-	42

 

Spring Semester

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Lab/Clinic Hours
CLN 420	Adult Primary Care	3	-	9
CLN 421	Cornea & Contact Lens	3	-	9
CLN 422	Pediatric Primary Care	3	-	9
CLN 423	Advanced Care Ocular Disease	3	-	9
CLN 425	Clinical Vision Therapy & Low Vision Rehabilitation	2	-	6
	Total	14
-OR-
CLN 424	Clinical Externship	14	-	42