Academic Course Requirements
In the Optometry Academic Plan, an overall 60% average as well as a grade of at least 60% in each course of the major subject must be obtained each term. In OPTOM 348A/B and 458/468/478 a grade of at least 70% will be considered a passing grade. In the Optometry Academic Plan a student who fails to demonstrate clinical competence as evidenced by a failing grade in a clinical course will not be allowed to continue in the Academic Plan. All courses must be successfully completed to proceed into the next academic year.
Note
The final year will be composed of three clinical sessions starting with the Spring Term. The Spring session will commence in the first Monday in May and continue for 15 weeks. The Fall session will commence in the last Monday in August and continue for 15 weeks. The Winter session will commence January 2 and continue for 13.5 weeks.
Year One
Fall
OPTOM 104 Anatomy of the Eye 1
OPTOM 105 Medical Microbiology
OPTOM 106 Geometrical, Physical and Visual Optics
OPTOM 108 Histology
OPTOM 109 Visual Perception 1: Perception of Light
OPTOM 124 Human Gross Anatomy
Winter
OPTOM 103 Pathophysiology
OPTOM 114 Anatomy of the Eye 2
OPTOM 126 Fundamentals of Visual Optics
OPTOM 134 Immunology or BIOL 441 Immunology
OPTOM 143 Physiology of the Eye
OPTOM 152/152L Clinical Techniques 1/Laboratory
Year Two
Fall
OPTOM 215 Systemic Disease
OPTOM 216 Ophthalmic Optics 1
OPTOM 231 Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
OPTOM 243 Neurophysiology of Vision
OPTOM 245/245L Diseases of the Eye 1/Laboratory
OPTOM 252/252L Clinical Techniques 2/Laboratory
Winter
OPTOM 219 Visual Perception 2: Monocular & Binocular Visual Processes
OPTOM 246 Ophthalmic Optics 2
OPTOM 250 Optometric Jurisprudence
OPTOM 255/255L Diseases of the Eye 2/Laboratory
OPTOM 261 Clinical Ocular Pharmacology
OPTOM 262 Clinical Techniques 3
OPTOM 270 Public Health Optometry
OPTOM 272 Strabismus and Aniseikonia
Year Three
Fall
OPTOM 339 Visual Perception 3: Colour Vision
OPTOM 342A Case Analysis and Optometric Therapies 1
OPTOM 346A Ophthalmic Optics 3
OPTOM 347/347L Contact Lenses 1/Laboratory
OPTOM 348A Optometry Clinics
OPTOM 375/375L Diseases of the Eye 3/Laboratory
OPTOM 387 Gerontology and Low Vision
Winter
OPTOM 342B Case Analysis and Optometric Therapies 2
OPTOM 348B Optometry Clinics
OPTOM 360 Professional Ethics & Optometric Communication
OPTOM 365 Ophthalmic Lasers & Refractive Surgery
OPTOM 367 Contact Lenses 2
OPTOM 377 Pediatric Optometry and Learning Disabilities
OPTOM 380 Practice Management
OPTOM 385 Clinical Medicine for Optometric Practice
Year Four
Spring
OPTOM 412 Case Analysis 3
OPTOM 458 Primary Care Externship
OPTOM 468 Ocular Disease & Therapeutics Externship
OPTOM 477 Clinical Techniques 4
OPTOM 478 Optometry Clinics
Fall
OPTOM 412 Case Analysis 3
OPTOM 458 Primary Care Externship
OPTOM 468 Ocular Disease & Therapeutics Externship
OPTOM 477 Clinical Techniques 4
OPTOM 478 Optometry Clinics
Winter
OPTOM 412 Case Analysis 3
OPTOM 458 Primary Care Externship
OPTOM 468 Ocular Disease and Therapeutics Externship
OPTOM 477 Clinical Techniques 4
OPTOM 478 Optometry Clinics