Degree Requirements for Optometry Bachelor

 

English Course for Health Colleges:                                     9 Hours

 

Unified Program for Health Colleges:                                 14 Hour

Courses in Biostatistics, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology are taken in level 2.

 

College Core:                                                                          13 Hour

These courses are offered in level 3 must be taken by all students of the College of Applied Medical Sciences.

 

University requirements:                                                       12 Hour

Courses in:

a) Arabic Language.  (Level 2 to 5).

b) Islamic Studies.     (Level 2 to 5).

 

Optometry Program Courses:                                               88 Hour

These are offered in level 4 to 9.

 

Total Units required for graduation:                                    136 Hour

 

Professional Registration:

One calendar year of supervised internship is required for licensure.

Required Courses in Optometry  (88 credit hours)

 

#	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours			Pre-Requisite
			L*	P*	T*
1	BMT 227	Introduction to Personal Computing	1	1	2	OPTO 292
2	OPTO 241	Ocular Anatomy and Physiology	2	1	3	College Core
3	OPTO 242	Ocular Neuroanatomy and Physiology	3	0	3	OPTO 241
4	OPTO 251	Optics	2	1	3	College Core
5	OPTO 253	Ophthalmic Optics I	1	1	2	OPTO 251
6	OPTO 262	Clinical Methods I	2	1	3	College Core
7	OPTO 263	Clinical Methods II	2	1	3	OPTO 262
8	OPTO 271	Visual Science I	1	1	2	College Core
9	OPTO 272	Visual Science II	1	1	2	OPTO 271
10	OPTO 273	Visual Optics	3	0	3	OPTO 251
11	OPTO 292	Introduction to Optometry	2	0	2	College Core
12	OPTO 343	Pharmacology	2	0	2	OPTO 242
13	OPTO 344	Ocular Disease I	2	0	2	OPTO 242
14	OPTO 345	Ocular Disease II	3	0	3	OPTO 344
15	OPTO 353	Ophthalmic Optics II	1	1	2	OPTO 253
16	OPTO 354	Contact Lenses I	1	1	2	OPTO 251
17	OPTO 355	Contact Lenses II	1	1	2	OPTO 354
18	OPTO 356	Physical Optics	2	0	2	OPTO 251
19	OPTO 363	Clinical Methods III	1	2	3	OPTO 263
20	OPTO 364	Clinical Methods IV	1	2	3	OPTO 363
21	OPTO 365	Advanced Techniques	1	1	2	OPTO 363
22	OPTO 371	Optometric Statistics	2	1	3	BMT 227
23	OPTO 374	Binocular Vision	1	1	2	OPTO 273
24	OPTO 375	Anomalies of Binocular Vision	1	1	2	OPTO 374
25	OPTO 377	Visual Science III	2	0	2	OPTO 272
26	OPTO 394	Geriatric Optometry	2	0	2	OPTO 344
27	OPTO 456	Contact Lenses III	1	1	2	OPTO 355
28	OPTO 466	Optometry Clinic I	0	3	3	OPTO 365
29	OPTO 469	Optometry Clinic II	0	4	4	OPTO 466
30	OPTO 475	Visual Science Project	0	4	4	OPTO 371
31	OPTO 491	Optometric Practice	2	0	2	OPTO 292
32	OPTO 492	Case Analysis	2	0	2	OPTO 364
33	OPTO 493	Orthoptics	1	1	2	OPTO 375
34	OPTO 495	Low Vision	2	1	3	OPTO 394
35	OPTO 496	Occupational Vision	2	0	2	OPTO 272 OPTO 491
36	OPTO 497	Pediatric Optometry	2	0	2	OPTO 375 OPTO 493
L = Lecture, P= Practical, T= Total