NSUOCO Curriculum

First Professional Year

Fall (21 hours)

  • 4101 Introduction to Optometry
  • 4126 Geometric and Physical Optics  
  • 4133 Clinical Immunology and Microbiology
  • 4167 Human Anatomy and Physiology  
  • 4184 Optometric Clinical Methods I

Spring (19 hours)

  • 4203 General Pathology
  • 4213 The Human Nervous System
  • 4234 Vision Science I: Optics
  • 4264 Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
  • 4271 Interpersonal Communications
  • 4283 Optometric Clinical Methods II
  • 4291 Introduction to Clinic I

Second Professional Year

Fall (21 hours)

  • 5103 General Pharmacology
  • 5113 Binocular and Refractive Anomalies
  • 5134 Vision Science II: Sensory Aspects
  • 5153 Contact Lenses I
  • 5164 Ophthalmic Optics I
  • 5183 Optometric Clinical Methods III
  • 5191 Introduction to Clinic II

Spring (21 hours)

  • 5203 Ocular Pharmacology
  • 5215 Vision Science III - Motility/Binocular
  • 5223 Ophthalmic Optics II
  • 5233 Pediatrics
  • 5253 Contact Lenses II
  • 6073 Ocular Disease II: Corneal and External Ocular Disease
  • 5291 Clinical Practice I

Third Professional Year

Summer (13 hours)

  • 6043 Systemic Disease and Physical Diagnosis
  • 6051 Environmental Vision
  • 6061 Functional Analysis
  • 5263 Ocular Disease I: Glaucoma, Cataracts, and Anterior Uveal Disease
  • 6081 Optometric Case Studies I
  • 6093 Clinical Practice II
  • 6111 Research Methodology

Fall (21 hours)

  • 6122 Optometry Project I
  • 6142 Gerontology
  • 6154 Vision Therapy I
  • 6163 Healthcare Systems & Epidemiology
  • 6173 Ocular Disease III: Vitreal, Chordal and Retinal Disease
  • 6195 Clinical Practice III
  • 6282 Vision Rehabilitation

Spring (17 hours)

  • 6223 Vision Therapy II
  • 6231 Clinical Methods IV
  • 6243 Practice Development and Administration I
  • 6251 Optometric Case Studies II
  • 6262 Optometry Project II
  • 6272 Ocular Disease IV: Orbital and Neurological Disease
  • 6295 Clinical Practice IV

Fourth Professional Year

Summer (9 hours)

  • 7031 Ophthalmic Applications of Lasers
  • 7062 Optometry Project III
  • 7081 Optometric Case Studies III
  • 7095 Clinical Practice V

Fall (16 hours)

  • 7101 Systemic Therapy in Ocular Disease and Trauma
  • 7132 Diffential Diagnosis of Ocular Disease and Trauma
  • 7143 Practice Development and Administration II
  • 7153 Contact Lenses III
  • 7171 Optometric Case Studies IV
  • 7196 Clinical Practice VI

Spring (13 hours)

  • 7293 Clinical Practice VII

Total Credit Hours - 173