 Curriculum
Sixty college credits at the junior and senior level are earned during this 22-month
Ophthalmic Technology program.
Together with the appropriate prerequisites, the graduate
may earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree. All program graduates earn
a certificate of completion from Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion
University.
Old Dominion University Undergraduate Curriculum
|
I. General Education Skills Area |
Course |
| Composition I |
ENGL 110C |
| Composition II |
ENGL 111C or 131C |
| Math |
STAT 130M |
| Fine and Performing Arts |
ART 121A or 122A or
MUSC 264A or
DANC 185A or
THEA 241A |
| History |
HIST 101H or 102H or 103H or
104H or 105H |
| Literary |
ENGL 112L or 144L or FLET 100L |
| Philosophy |
PHIL 110P or 120P or 150P |
| Social Science |
PSYC 201S or
SOC 201S |
| Natural Science and Technology |
BIOL 108 + 109
or
BIOL 115N + 116N or
CHEM 101N + 102N and
BIOL 103 |
| Computer Skills |
CS 101D or 149D or ISYS 100D or
210D or 235D or
OTS 251D or BUSN 135 |
| Oral Communication |
COMM 101R or 103R or 112R or
CHP 450 |
| Foreign Language |
XXX 101F
XXX 102F
Foreign Language may be satisfied with an AA or AS degree from most
accredited institutions or with 3 years of one foreign language or 2 years
of 2 foreign languages in high school. |
|
37 - 48 credits total |
|
II. Prerequisites and Electives |
Course |
|
BIOL 190 or 250 |
|
any additional
Math or Science |
|
III. Upper Level Gen. Ed. Requirements |
Course Cluster - any two of the following
1 Management and 1 Philosophy |
|
MGMT 325 or 350 COMM
351 or PSYC 303U |
|
PHIL 303U or PHIL
345U |
|
IV. Core |
Course (writing intensive) |
| Required |
CHP 450 |
| Choose 1 |
CHP
415, 430, or
MEDT 403 |
| Choose 1 |
DNTH 415, NMED
300, CHP 415, CHP 430 or MEDT 403 |
|
V. Ophthalmic Technology |
OPHS - 60 credits total |
OPHS courses designate Ophthalmic Technology courses including, but not limited
to, topics on: History Taking, Anatomy and Physiology, Optics, Sensory and Motor
Evaluation, Ocular Disease, Pharmacology, Photography, Ultrasonography, Contact
Lenses,
Surgical Assisting, etc.
Graduates are eligible to sit for national written and practical
board exams sponsored by the Joint Commission of
Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology.
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