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Undergraduate Programs

Ophthalmic Technician
Professional Program

Courses in the professional program are sequential and therefore must be taken in the order specified by the program faculty.

The 30 professional credits listed below are obtained within a 10-month period and fulfill required for the certificate.

 Freshman

 

 Fall Semester

 

Credits

 Intro to Ophthalmic Technician Training 

  OPHT-T 101

 3.0

 Basic Ophthalmic Technician Training

  OPHT-T 102

 3.0

 Basic Ophthalmic Technician Skills Training 

  OPHT-T 103

 3.0

 Subspecialty Ophthalmic Skills Training

  OPHT-T 104

 3.0

 Total

 

 12.0

 Spring Semester

 

Credits

 Advanced Ophthalmic Technician Training

  OPHT-T 201 

 3.0

 Advanced Ophthalmic Technician Skills – Photography 

  OPHT-T 202 

 3.0

 Ophthalmic Pharmacology

  OPHT-T 203 

 3.0

 Advanced Ophthalmic Technician Skills – Testing

  OPHT-T 204 

 3.0

 Total

 

 12.0

 Summer Session

 

Credits

 Ophthalmic Technician Clinicals 1

 OPHT-T 211

 2.0

 Ophthalmic Technician Scribe Skills Training 1

 OPHT-T 212

 1.0

 Ophthalmic Technician Clinicals 2

 OPHT-T 213

 2.0

 Ophthalmic Technician Scribe Skills Training 2

 OPHT-T 214

 1.0

 Total

 

 6.0

 Program Total

 

 30.0


Graduation Requirements
 Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 professional credit hours. All course work must be completed in compliance with the program’s and school’s academic and professional policies.

Updated: April 2023