Year One
Course Outline for Year One
Completing the under-listed courses are a mandatory requirement to be fulfilled by all students seeking the Doctor of Optometry degree. Each semester, students are to register for classes deemed appropriate for their level of study to be eligible to write for mid-semester and end-of-semester examinations.
Further, in a typical semester, each student is expected to register not less than a minimum of 15 credit hours and not more than 21 credit hours.
Semester One
ENGL 157 - Communication Skills I
MATH 157 - Algebra
OPT 153 - Geometrical and Visual Optics
BIOL 151 - Cell Structure
BIOL 153 - Medical Genetics
CSM 177- Computing in Optometry
OPT 151 – Introduction to Optometry
Semester Two
BIOL 152 - Cell Function
BIOL 158 - Biological Chemistry
ENGL 158 - Communication Skills II
MATH 158 - Calculus
OPT 154 - Physiological Optics
OPT 156 - Human Psychology