IU School of Optometry
Optician/Technician Program
Two-semester Certificate (29 credits)
or
Two-year Associate of Science Degree (60 credits)
Learn a marketable skill in an exciting health field
in two semesters with an A.S. degree option
Excellent job placement rate and high job
satisfaction!
The IU School of Optometry
offers an Optician/Technician Program with two options for students. The first
is a fast-track that allows a student to earn a Certificate in Optometric
Technology/Opticianry in two semesters (29 credits). The second option allows a
student to build on a certificate and, with an additional 31 credit hours, earn
an Associate of Science degree in Optometric Technology/Opticianry (60
credits). Of those 31 additional credit hours, at least four credit hours must
be clinic practicum courses and the remaining 27 may be chosen from allowable
general education courses. The general education courses may be completed
before or after the Optician/Technician Program courses. For students wanting a
four-year degree, some IUB schools/departments accept optician/technician
program credits towards a bachelor’s degree.
Here is a great way to “try
out” the program… There are three program courses in the Optician/Technician
Program open to any interested student. In the fall semester, TOPT-V201
Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye (3 cr) is offered and counts as
N&M for the Gen Ed Breadth of Inquiry requirement. Also in the fall,
TOPT-V111 Optical Concepts & Properties (3 cr) is offered to interested
students. In the spring semester, TOPT-V153 Ophthalmic Dispensing (3
cr) is offered and teaches students a marketable skill.
Interested, but still not
sure? Contact Sandi Pickel (pickels@indiana.edu) or Joe Boes (jboes@indiana.edu) to arrange a tour of the optometry clinic and teaching
facilities. IU School of Optometry, 800 E. Atwater Avenue, Bloomington,
IN 47405. Call 812-855-1917 for more information.
Apply by July 1, 2014 for the fall 2014 entering
class.
