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  • MS/OD: Final Year
  • Course Code Keys

Four Year OD: Year 1
Number Course Title Instructor Lecture Hours Lab Hours Patient Care Hours Seminar Hours New Credits Grade Type
Fall Term
BSD10300 Cell Biology, Histology, and Ocular Anatomy Nickla 56 4 0 0 3.75 letter
BSD10320 Anatomy/Physiology I Rucker 42 16 0 0 3.25 letter
PC12005 Principles and Practice of Optometry Ia Carlson 36 22 0 0 3.25 letter
PC12041 Clinical Reasoning Ia Denial 0 0 0 10 0.75 pass/fail
PC12115 Screening and Observation A Weissberg 0 0 20 0 0.75 pass/fail
PC12401 Vision Health Care Ia Chu 10 0 0 0 0.75 letter
VS11001 Optics I Coletta 54 12 0 0 4.00 letter
VS11201 Theory and Methods of Vision Testing Comerford 55 6 0 0 3.75 letter
      253 60 20 10 20.25  
Spring Term
BSD10009 Neuroanatomy Farkash 40 0 0 0 2.75 letter
BSD10204 The Etiology of Diabetes and Glaucoma Mertz 66 10 0 0 4.75 letter
BSD10321 Anatomy/Physiology II Koevary 50 6 0 0 3.50 letter
PC12006 Principles and Practice of Optometry Ib Carlson 53 34 0 0 4.75 letter
PC12042 Clinical Reasoning Ib Denial 0 0 0 18 1.25 letter
PC12116 Screening and Observation B Weissberg 0 0 20 0 0.75 pass/fail
PC12402 Vision Health Care Ib Chu 10 0 0 0 0.75 pass/fail
VS11002 Optics II Choi 51 34 0 0 4.50 letter
      270 84 20 16 22.75  
                 
First Year Totals:   523 144 40 26 43.00  

Four Year OD: Year 2
Number Course Title Instructor Lecture Hours Lab Hours Patient Care Hours Seminar Hours New Credits Grade Type
Fall Term
BSD20401 Immunology Koevary 30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
BSD20805 General Pharmacology Zimmerman 30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
PC22007 Principles and Practice of Optometry IIa Hanley, Patel 70 30 0 0 5.75 letter
PC22115 Clinical Clerkship A Weissberg 0 0 50 0 1.75 pass/fail
VS21003 Optics III Loewenstein, Coletta 34 8 0 0 2.50 letter
VS21203 Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility McCormack 65 8 0 0 4.50 letter
      229 46 50 0 18.50  
Spring Term
BSD30901 Clinical Medicine Shein 60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
PC22008 Principles and Practice of Optometry IIb Hanley, Patel 60 40 0 0 5.25 letter
PC22116 Clinical Clerkship B Weissberg 0 0 60 0 2.00 pass/fail
PC22701 Ophthalmic Business and Management Policy I Mills 16 0 0 0 1.0 letter
SAC23001 Contact Lenses Watanabe 51 48 0 0 5.00 letter
SAC33405 Binocular and Accommodative Anomalies Kran, Lyons, McCormack 51 14 0 0 3.75 letter
VS21207 Neural Basis of Vision Thorn 41 0 0 0 2.75 letter
VS21402 Environmental Optometry and Visual Assessment Comerford 36 4 0 0 2.75 letter
      315 106 60 0 26.50  
                 
Second Year Totals:   544 152 110 0 45  

Four Year OD: Year 3
Number Course Title Instructor Lecture Hours Lab Hours Patient Care Hours Seminar Hours  Old Credits Grade Type
Summer Term
BSD20806 Ocular Pharmacology Adamczyk 30 0 0 0 3.00 letter
PC22009 Principles and Practice of Optometry IIc Patel, Hanley 20 0 0 0 2.00 letter
PC22041 Clinical Reasoning II Denial 0 0 0 10 1.00 pass/fail
PC32002 Advanced Diagnostic Techniques I Yoshiyama 0 6 0 0 0.25 pass/fail
PC32115 Patient Care A Weissberg 0 0 120 0 6.00 pass/fail
Electives  4.0 credits by end of year   0 0 0 0    
      50 6 120 10 12.25  
Fall Term
BSD30701 Advanced Ocular Disease I Sleight 44 0 0 0 4.50 letter
BSD30711 Special Topics I: Ocul. Dis. and Adv. Clinical Care Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 2.00 pass/fail
PC32116 Patient Care B Weissberg 0 0 100 0 5.00 pass/fail
SAC33203 Low Vision Rehab Throughout the Life Span Jamara 42 8 0 0 4.50 letter
SAC33402 Development, Strabismus and Amblyopia Weissberg 62 6 0 0 6.50 letter
Electives 2.0 credits required; 4.0 credits by end of year   0 0 0 0 2.00  
      164 14 100 0 24.00  
Spring Term
BSD30702 Advanced Ocular Disease II Sleight 56 0 0 0 5.50 letter
BSD30712 Special Topics II: Ocul. Dis. and Adv. Clinical Care Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 2.00 pass/fail
PC32003 Advanced Diagnostic Techniques II Yoshiyama 0 7 0 0 0.25 pass/fail
PC32041 Clinical Reasoning III Denial 0 0 0 16 1.50 pass/fail
PC32117 Patient Care C Weissberg 0 0 140 0 7.00 pass/fail
PC32702 Ophthalmic Business and Management Policy II Mills 25 0 0 0 2.50 letter
SAC33605 Pediatric Optometry Quinn 36 8 0 0 4.00 letter
VS31006 Solving Complex Refractive Issues Wong 20 0 0 0 2.00 pass/fail
Electives minimum of 4.0 credits by end of year   0 0 0 0    
      161 15 140 16 25.25  
                 
Third Year Totals:   375 35 360 26 61.50  

Four Year OD: Year 4
Number Course Title Instructor Patient Care Hours Old Credits Grade Type
Four Full-Time Clinical Rotations
ECP4916 Primary Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4917 Primary Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4918 Primary Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4919 Primary Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4921 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4922 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4923 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ECP4924 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ACC4961 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ACC4962 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ACC4963 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
ACC4964 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 20.00 pass/fail
           
Each student completes 80 credit hours during the final year.  Contact Lenses Clinical Care is included.

Accelerated Optometric Degree Program
Number Course Title Instructor Lecture Hours Lab Hours Patient Care Hours Seminar Hours New Credits Grade Type
March Term
PC12081-A Principles and Practice of Optometry A Carlson 99 55 0 0 8.50 letter
PC12110-A Screening and Observation Weissberg 0 0 20 0 0.75 pass/fail
VS11081-A Optics A Wang 77 18 0 0 5.75 letter
VS11202-A Theory and Methods of Vision Testing Comerford 55 0 0 0 3.75 letter
      231 73 20 0 18.75  
                 
   
Summer Term
BSD10011-A Neuroanatomy Farkash 35 0 0 0 2.25 letter
BSD10013-A Human Anatomy Rucker 32 2 0 0 2.25 letter
BSD10204-A The Etiology of Diabetes and Glaucoma Hanley 66 8 0 0 4.75 letter
BSD10287-A Systems/Ocular Physiology Koevary 60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
BSD10305-A Cell Biology, Histology, and Ocular Anatomy Nickla 26 6 0 0 2.00 letter
PC22082-A Principles and Practice of Optometry B Carlson 55 55 0 0 5.50 letter
PC22110-A Clinical Clerkship Weissberg 0 0 40 0 1.25 pass/fail
VS21082-A Optics B Choi 45 20 0 0 3.75 letter
      319 91 40 0 25.75  
                 
   
Fall Term
BSD20401 Immunology** Koevary 30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
BSD20881-A General and Ocular Pharmacology Mertz 51 0 0 0 3.50 letter
BSD30701 Advanced Ocular Disease I*** Sleight 44 0 0 0 3.00 letter
BSD30711 Special Topics I: Ocul. Dis. & Adv. Clinical Care*** Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 1.25 pass/fail
PC22083-A Principles and Practice of Optometry C Patel 39 32.5 0 0 3.75 letter
PC32116 Patient Care B Weissberg 0 0 100 0 3.25 pass/fail
SAC33203 Low Vision Rehab Throughout the Life Span*** Jamara 42 8 0 0 3.00 letter
VS21214-A Lectures in Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility  McCormack 59 0 0 0 4.00 letter
VS21291-A Neural Basis of Vision Thorn 35 0 0 0 2.25 letter
VS21292-A Visual Development Thorn 21 0 0 0 1.50 letter
      341 40.5 100 0 27.50  
                 
Spring Term
BSD30702 Advanced Ocular Disease II*** Sleight 56 0 0 0 3.75 letter
BSD30712 Special Topics II: Ocul. Dis. & Adv. Clinical Care*** Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 1.25 pass/fail
BSD30901 Clinical Medicine** Shein 60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
PC32001 Advanced Diagnostic Techniques Yoshiyama 0 13 0 0 0.50 pass/fail
PC32117 Patient Care C Weissberg 0 0 140 0 4.75 pass/fail
SAC23001 Contact Lenses** Watanabe 51 48 0 0 5.00 letter
SAC33405 Binocular and Accommodative Anomalies** Kran 51 14 0 0 3.75 letter
SAC33483-A Strabismus and Amblyopia Weissberg 40 0 0 0 2.75 letter
SAC33605 Pediatric Optometry*** Quinn 36 8 0 0 2.50 letter
VS21402 Environmental Optometry and Visual Assessment** Comerford 36 4 0 0 2.75 letter
      350 87 140 0 31.00  
                 
AODP Totals:   1241 291.5 300 0 103.00  
**indicates taken with 2nd year students in the 4 year program
***indicates taken with 3rd year students in the 4 year program

Accelerated Optometric Degree Program: Final Year
Number Course Title Instructor Patient Care Hours New Credits Grade Type
Four Full-Time Clinical Rotations
ECP4916 Primary Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4917 Primary Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4918 Primary Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4919 Primary Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4921 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4922 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4923 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4924 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4961 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4962 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4963 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4964 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
           
Each student completes 53 credit hours during the final year.  Contact Lenses Clinical Care is included.

Advanced Standing International Program
Number Course Title Instructor Lecture Hours Lab Hours Patient Care Hours Seminar Hours New Credits Grade Type
Summer Term
BSD10011-A Neuroanatomy Farkash 35 0 0 0 2.25 letter
BSD10013-A Human Anatomy Rucker 32 2 0 0 2.25 letter
BSD10204-A The Etiology of Diabetes and Glaucoma Hanley 66 8 0 0 4.75 letter
BSD10287-A Systems/Ocular Physiology Koevary 60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
BSD10305-A Cell Biology, Histology, and Ocular Anatomy Nickla 26 6 0 0 2.00 letter
PC22080-A Introduction to Clinical Care Patel 15 15 0 0 1.50 letter
      234 31 0 0 16.75  
Fall Term
BSD20401 Immunology** Koevary 30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
BSD20881-A General and Ocular Pharmacology Mertz 51 0 0 0 3.50 letter
BSD30701 Advanced Ocular Disease I*** Sleight 44 0 0 0 3.00 letter
BSD30711 Special Topics I: Ocul. Dis. and Adv. Clinical Care*** Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 1.25 pass/fail
PC22083-A Principles and Practice of Optometry C Patel 39 32.5 0 0 3.75 letter
PC32116 Patient Care B Weissberg 0 0 100 0 3.25 pass/fail
SAC33203 Low Vision Rehab Throughout the Life Span*** Jamara 42 8 0 0 3.00 letter
VS21214-A Lectures in Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility  McCormack 59 0 0 0 4.00 letter
VS21291-A Neural Basis of Vision Thorn 35 0 0 0 2.25 letter
VS21292-A Visual Development Thorn 21 0 0 0 1.50 letter
      341 40.5 100 0 27.50  
Spring Term
BSD30702 Advanced Ocular Disease II*** Sleight 56 0 0 0 3.75 letter
BSD30712 Special Topics II: Ocul. Dis. and Adv. Clinical Care*** Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 1.25 pass/fail
BSD30901 Clinical Medicine** Shein 60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
PC32001 Advanced Diagnostic Techniques Yoshiyama 0 13 0 0 0.50 pass/fail
PC32117 Patient Care C Weissberg 0 0 140 0 4.75 pass/fail
SAC23005-A Advanced Contact Lenses (Modified SAC23001**) Watanabe 30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
SAC33405 Binocular and Accommodative Anomalies** Kran 51 14 0 0 3.75 letter
SAC33483-A Strabismus and Amblyopia Weissberg 40 0 0 0 2.75 letter
SAC33605 Pediatric Optometry*** Quinn 36 8 0 0 2.50 letter
VS21402 Environmental Optometry and Visual Assessment** Comerford 36 4 0 0 2.75 letter
      329 39 140 0 28.00  
                 
ASIP Totals:   904 110.5 240 0 72.25  
**indicates taken with 2nd year students in the 4 year program
***indicates taken with 3rd year students in the 4 year program

Advanced Standing International Program: Final Year
Number Course Title Instructor Patient Care Hours New Credits Grade Type
Four Full-Time Clinical Rotations
ECP4916 Primary Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4917 Primary Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4918 Primary Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4919 Primary Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4921 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4922 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4923 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4924 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4961 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4962 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4963 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4964 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
           
Each student completes 53 credit hours during the final year.  Contact Lenses Clinical Care is included.

MS/OD China Program
Number Course Title Instructor Lecture Hours Lab Hours Patient Care Hours Seminar Hours New Credits Grade Type
China M.D. Equivalents
BSD10013-A Human Anatomy   32 2 0 0 2.25 letter
BSD10287-A Systems/Ocular Physiology   60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
BSD10305-A Cell Biology, Histology, and Ocular Anatomy   26 6 0 0 2.00 letter
BSD20401 Immunology   30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
BSD20805 General Pharmacology   30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
BSD30701 Advanced Ocular Disease I   44 0 0 0 3.00 letter
BSD30702 Advanced Ocular Disease II   56 0 0 0 3.75 letter
BSD30711 Special Topics I: Ocul. Dis. & Adv. Clinical Care   20 0 0 0 1.25 pass/fail
BSD30901 Clinical Medicine   60 0 0 0 4.00 letter
PC12081-A Principles and Practice of Optometry A   99 55 0 0 8.50 letter
PC12110 Screening and Observation   0 0 20 0 0.75 pass/fail
PC22082-A Principles and Practice of Optometry B   55 55 0 0 5.50 letter
PC22110 Clinical Clerkship   0 0 40 0 1.25 pass/fail
PC32116 Patient Care B   0 0 100 0 3.25 pass/fail
SAC33203 Low Vision Rehab Throughout the Life Span   42 8 0 0 3.00 letter
VS11202-A Theory and Methods of Vision Testing   55 0 0 0 3.75 letter
VS21214-A Lectures in Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility   59 0 0 0 4.00 letter
VS21292-A Visual Development   21 0 0 0 1.50 letter
      689 126 160 0 55.75  
Spring Term
BSD30712 Sp. Topics II: Ocul. Dis. & Adv. Cl. Care*** (audit) Cavallerano 20 0 0 0 1.25 pass/fail
SAC23001 Contact Lenses** (audit) Watanabe 51 48 0 0 5.00 letter
                 
PC22008 Principles and Practice of Optometry IIb**   Hanley, Patel 40 40 0 0 4.00 letter
SAC33405 Binocular and Accommodative Anomalies** Kran 51 14 0 0 3.75 letter
SAC33483-A Strabismus and Amblyopia* Weissberg 40 0 0 0 2.75 letter
SAC33605 Pediatric Optometry*** Quinn 36 8 0 0 2.50 letter
VS11081-A Optics A* Wang 77 18 0 0 5.75 letter
VS21207 Neural Basis of Vision** Thorn 41 0 0 0 2.75 letter
VS21402 Environmental Optometry and Visual Assessment** Comerford 36 4 0 0 2.75 letter
      392 132 0 0 30.50  
Summer Term
BSD10204-A The Etiology of Diabetes and Glaucoma* Hanley 66 8 0 0 4.75 letter
BSD10011-A Neuroanatomy* Farkash 35 0 0 0 2.25 letter
PC22009 Principles and Practice of Optometry IIc*** Hanley, Patel 20 0 0 0 2.00 letter
PC32114 Patient Care  Weissberg 0 0 80 0 2.75 pass/fail
VS21082-A Optics B* Choi 45 20 0 0 3.75 letter
BSD20806 Ocular Pharmacology*** Adamczyk 30 0 0 0 2.00 letter
      196 28 80 0 17.50  
                 
MS/OD China Year Totals:   1277 286 240 0 103.75  
  *indicates taken with students in the AODP program        
  **indicates taken with 2nd year students in the 4 year program        
  ***indicates taken with 3rd year students in the 4 year program        

MS/OD China Program: Final Year
Number Course Title Instructor Patient Care Hours New Credits Grade Type
Four Full-Time Clinical Rotations
ECP4916 Primary Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4917 Primary Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4918 Primary Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4919 Primary Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4921 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4922 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4923 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ECP4924 Advanced Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4961 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Summer Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4962 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Fall Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4963 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Winter Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
ACC4964 Specialty Care Rotation (offered Spring Term) Weissberg Minimum of 400 13.25 pass/fail
           
Each student in the MS/OD China Program completes 26.5 credit hours during the final year.  Contact Lenses Clinical Care is included.
Course Code Keys
Course Prefix Department or other Designations
ACC Advanced Clinical Care
BSD Biomedical Sciences and Disease Department
ECP External Clinical Practice
ELC Elective Courses (various and/or combined departments)
GRS Graduate Research Studies Department
PC Primary Care Department
SAC Specialty and Advanced Care Department
VS Vision Science Department
2012-13 Academic Year Curriculum, New England College of Optometry updated: 2/21/13

 

 

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