College of Optometry - Four-Year Professional Degree (O.D.) Curriculum

 

First Year
Fall Semester Credit
Hours
Lecture Lab
8040(504) Neuroanatomy 4 3 2
8020(505) Geometric Optic
4 3 2
8030(506) Practice Management I
2 2 -
8010(509) Gross Anatomy,
Physiology and Disease Processes
5 4 2
8060(512) Biochemistry
3 3 -
8350(535) Epidemiology 2 2 -
       
Winter Semester      
8140(513) Physical Optics and Photometry 2 2 -
8180(514) Clinical Optometry I
2 1 2
8120(515) Ocular Optics
3 3 -
8130(516) Physiological Optics Laboratory
1 - 2
8160(518) Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye
5 4 2
8150(519) Physical Optics and Photometry Lab
1 - 2
8110(510) Gross Anatomy, Physiology and
Disease Processes II
4 3 2
       
 
Second Year      
Fall Semester Credit
Hours
Lecture Lab
8280(521) Clinical Optometry II
5 3 4
8250(524) Monocular Sensory Processes
4 4 -
8290 Physiological Optics Lab lI
1 - 2
8260(555) General Pharmacology
3 3 -
8230(541) Practice Management II
2 1 2
8240(517) Ocular Motility 3 3 -
       
Winter Semester      
8320(530) Ophthalmic Dispensing 1 - 2
8380(531) Clinical Optometry III
5 3 4
8340(532) Binocular Vision and Space Perception
4 3 2
8370(533) Ocular Disease I
4 3 2
8360(565) Ocular Pharmacology
3 3 -
8560(596) Public Health 2 2 -
       
Third Year      
Fall Semester Credit
Hours
Lecture Lab
8500(550)General Clinic I
6 - 2
8520(553)Contact LensesI
3 2 2
554(8540) 8540 Binocular Vision Anomalies
4 3 2
8570(556) Ocular Disease II
     
8550(565) Low Vision
3 2 2
8390(568) Clinical Medicine 2 2 -
       
Winter Semester      
8610(557) Environmental Vision 2 2 -
8680(559) Ophthalmic Lasers
1 1 -
8600(560) General Clinic II
6 - 12
8690(561) Pediatric /Binocular Specialty Clinic I
1 - 2
8620(563) Contact Lens Specialty Clinic
1 - 2
8660(563) Contact Lenses II
3 3 -
8650(558) Geriatric Optometry
2 2 -
8670(566) Ocular Assessment
1 1 -
8640(567) Pediatric Optometry
3 3 -
8630(565) Practice Management III 3 3 -

 

 

Fourth Year
Category 1 UM-St. Louis
Note: Must enroll in 8700(573), 8710(574), and 8720(575) concurrently
     
Fall Semester Credit
Hours
Lecture Lab
8700(573) UM-St. Louis Pediatric/Binocular Vision Patient Care
3 - 6
8710(574) UM-St. Louis Contact Lens Patient Care
3 - 6
8720(575) UM-St. Louis Eye Health Management Patient Care 1 - 2
       
Category 2 Institutional
     
8780(586) External Rotation in Institutional Patient Care 7 - 14
       
Category 3 Ocular Disease
     
8790(585) External Rotation in Ocular Disease Patient Care 7 - 14
       
Category 4 Intern
Note: Must enroll in 8730(576) and 8740(577) concurrently
     
8770(571) Community Service in Rotation in Patient Care 7 - 14
8750(572) East St. Louis Center Patient Care
7 - 14
8730(576) Optometric Center Patient Care
6 - 12
8740(577) Optometric Center Eye Health Management Patient Care 1 - 2
(8760) Harvester Eye Center Patient Care 7 - 14
       
Category 5 Specialty      
8810(578) External Rotation in Contact Lens Patient Care
7 - 14
8800(579) External Rotation in Pediatric/Binocular Vision Patient Care
7 - 14
8820(592) External Rotation in Low Vision Patient Care 7 - 14
       
Category 6 Elective      

8830(570) External Rotation in General Patient Care

7 - 14

8850(580) Supplementary Rotation in General Patient Care

7 - 14

8840(581) External Supplementary Rotation in General Patient Care

7 - 14
       
Required Courses
     
8870(583) Practice Management IV Vision Science
2 2 -
8880(593) Clinical Seminar 1 1 -
       

Elective Courses in the College of Optometry
8400(589) Directed Readings
8410(588) Directed Research
8420(569) Ocular Photography
8440(598) Clinical Applications of Current Topics in Visual Science

Graduate Physiologic Optics Courses Approved for Elective Credit*
6400(400) Sensory Processes and Perception
6401(401) Visual Optics
6402(402) Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
6403(403) Psychophysical Methods and Experimental Design
6404(404) Sensory Neuroscience
6405(405) Neuroanatomy
6406(406) Geometric Optics
6451(451) Corneal Physiology
6452(452) Growth and Development of the Visual System
6453(453) Advanced Physiology of Other Sensory Systems
6454(454) Binocular Vision
6455(455) Visual Information Processing
6456(456) Oculomotor Systems
6457(457) Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects of Vision
6458(458) Noninvasive Assessment of the Visual System
6459(459) Introduction to Computer Programming for Vision Research
6470(470) Individual Studies in Physiological Optics
6490(490) Graduate Research in Physiological Optics
6497(497) Interdisciplinary Geriatric Care
6499(499) Current Topics in Optometry and Vision Science

*Due to advances in the optometric profession, sequencing of courses may change. The courses listed above are subject to change through normal academic procedures