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Optometry Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 136 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035, 010610036
240111000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511071 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511220 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 2 - 2 -
280311110 INTRODUCTION TO SIGN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
060511021 FIRST AID 2 - 2 -
060511030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060513010 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 1 - 1 -
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 100111002
100111650 PHYSICS LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100111620
100211620 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 100211002
100211650 BIOLOGY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100211620
100311620 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 100311002
100311650 CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100311620
210122550 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOR OPTOMETRY 2 - 2 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
100212420 MICROBIOLOGY 3 2 4 100211620, 100211650
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 -
210121100 INTEGRATIVE OPTICS I (GEOMETRICAL) 2 2 3 100111620, 100111650
210121150 HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 3 - 3 100211620, 100211650
210122100 FOUNDATIONS OF DISEASE 3 - 3 100211620, 100211650
210122150 ANATOMY OF THE EYE 3 - 3 210121150
210122200 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EYE 3 - 3 210121150
210122250 INTRODUCTION TO VISION SCIENCE 3 - 3 -
210122300 INTEGRATIVE OPTICS II (PHYSICAL & VISUAL) 2 2 3 210121100
210122350 OPTOMETRIC THEORY & PROCEDURES I (THE REFRACTIVE EXAM) 2 3 3 210122250, 210122300
210122400 ANTERIOR SEGMENT OCULAR DISEASE 3 - 3 210122150, 210122200
210122450 GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 3 - 3 -
210122500 OPHTHALMIC OPTICS & DISPENSING 3 3 4 210122300
210123100 OPTOMETRIC THEORY & PROCEDURES II (THE BINOCULAR VISION EXAM) 2 3 3 210122350
210123150 POSTERIOR SEGMENT OCULAR DISEASE 3 - 3 210122400
210123200 CONTACT LENS PRACTICE 3 3 4 210122400, 210123100
210123250 OPTOMETRIC THEORY & PROCEDURES III (THE OCULAR HEALTH EXAM) 2 3 3 210122350, 210123150
210123300 OPTOMETRY CLINIC I- PRIMARY EYE CARE - 3 1 210122350, 210122400
210123350 OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY 3 - 3 210122450
210123400 PEDIATRIC OPTOMETRY 2 3 3 210123100
210123450 OCULAR IMAGING & DIAGNOSTICS 2 3 3 210123250
210123500 CLINICAL BINOCULAR VISION 3 - 4 210123100
210123550 ADVANCED CONTACT LENS PRACTICE 2 3 4 210123200
210123600 COMMUNITY OPTOMETRY - 3 1 210123300
210123650 OPTOMETRY CLINIC II- PRIMARY EYE CARE - 6 2 210123300
210124100 INTEGRATIVE & RESEARCH SEMINAR - 3 1 040521301
210124150 VISION THERAPY 2 3 3 210123500
210124200 LOW VISION OPTOMETRY 3 3 4 210123100
210124250 OPTOMETRY CLINIC III- ADVANCED EYE CARE - 6 2 210123400, 210123500, 210123550, 210124200
210124300 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 1 - 1 -
210124350 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN EYE CARE - - 6 210124250

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical
010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
020211000 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040411009 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511040 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511070 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
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