Opticianry, A.S.H.S.

 

Overview

The Opticianry Program is designed to provide students with the basic training necessary to fabricate and dispense prescription eyewear in a clinical and field environment. Fabrication operations include spectacle surfacing and finishing. Students will also learn to assist in the treatment of ocular disorders and perform equipment inspection, maintenance, and repair on optical laboratory equipment and accessories.

 

Accreditation or Related Information: The Opticianry Program is accredited through the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA) as a one-year Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology Certificate Program.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours:

21

Communication - Written

ENG 1301	English Writing	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Communication - Oral

SPCH 1315	English Oral	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Quantitative Science - Math

OPTS 1305	Geometric Optics	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

SCI 1300	Natural Science	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

HSCI 1300	Health Science	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Human Science - Humanities

HUMA 1300	Humanities	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Human Science - Social Science

MILS 1301	Military Science	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Major Requirements

OPTS 1311	The Visual System	3
OPTS 1309	Ophthalmic Laboratory I	3
OPTS 1349	Ophthalmic Laboratory II	3
OPTS 1401	Ophthalmic Dispensing	4
OPTS 2201	Ophthalmic Techniques	2
OPTS 2202	Introduction to Optometry in an Applied Setting	2
OPTS 2303	Optical Laboratory	3
OPTS 2304	Optical Clinical Practicum	3
OPTS 2345	Advanced Ophthalmic Techniques	3
Total Credit Hours:		26

Free Electives - Approved Coursework

 

Total Credit Hours:

13

 

Total Credit Hours: 60