The professional optometry curriculum includes instruction in all of the clinical and practical phases of optometry as well as in the theoretical and fundamental aspects of vision science. It requires four years of professional courses, including a three-week summer assignment prior to the third year and rotations to external clinic settings during the final year. The university schedules two regular academic semesters and two summer sessions. Most optometry courses are scheduled for a full academic semester. Some, however, are scheduled for three, six, or eight weeks, and will be scheduled back-to-back with other courses that will be taken in the remaining weeks of the semester.

The current professional optometry curriculum was approved by the faculty of the School of Optometry on October 19, 1992; the requirements became effective during the first semester of the 1994-95 academic year. The school's Curriculum Committee strives to continuously review the curriculum and initiate needed enhancements.

Refer to the school's Bulletin for additional information. Course descriptions may be obtained by selecting the course titles below or by visiting our course descriptions page.

	URL: http://www.opt.indiana.edu/programs/od/curricul.htm Revised: September 17, 2008
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