Optometry students - typical schedule

[mvstudent]

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Hello,
I'm considering optometry or pharmacy as a career but I would like to know what is the typical daily schedule over a week's time at optometry school. When responding, please tell me your school and year.

 

[vc84]

im not a student yet...until august..but if you click on optometry above and click on optometry blogs u can read about the day to day life of an optometry student🙂

 

[prettygreeneyes]

Hello,
I'm considering optometry or pharmacy as a career but I would like to know what is the typical daily schedule over a week's time at optometry school. When responding, please tell me your school and year.

Pacific 1st year

This semester...

Lecture: 4 hours per day/4 days week, 2.5 hours the other day
Lab: 6 2-hr labs per week, spread out so that you generally have an afternoon or two off per week, or at least a few hour break.

Classes start at 8 in the morning, and our latest lab runs until 7pm (only one day of the week, others end at 5pm). Depending on the skills being learned in procedures, there can be a fair amount of practice time after hours (building open until 10pm). I think we have something like 21 credits this semester? You lose track after a certain point, and just go blindly wherever they tell you to.😉 I'm also taking a night class for a Master's in Education - Visual Function in Learning. Luckily, it's only two hours once a week!

 

[hokulele]

if you're debating between the two careers, try to figure out which field you are most passionate about through experience/volunteerism. i think that's most important. hopefully, the typical schedule, or number of hours/credits required will not be the determining factor 😉

but to get an idea of workload, check out the website for each school you are interested in. they should list the amount of credits/lab/clinic hours per quarter, per year.

you can go to this website: http://opted.org/info_links.cfm to see a list of the schools.

 

[alferec]

Hello,
I'm considering optometry or pharmacy as a career but I would like to know what is the typical daily schedule over a week's time at optometry school. When responding, please tell me your school and year.

I'm an SCCO 1st year, and classes usually start at 9 AM. If it is an exam day, the exam is administered at 8 AM. Most days I'm in class until around 4 PM, and all times between I'm studying, sleeping, or procrastinating 😀. It's not unusual to study in a Friday afternoon/evening too since a lot of people tend to have things going on during the weekend (i.e. family/significant other stuff).

 

[iiiimonica]

First year, UC Berkeley.

This semester:
Monday
8-9 Preclinic lecture
9-11 Preclinic lab
11-1 Optics lab
(we used to have an anatomy class 4-6, but it was only 1/2 semester)

Tuesday
8-9.30 Optics lecture
10-12 BV lecture
12-1 optics discussion
2-4 problem based learning (not everyone goes at this time)

Wed
8-9 Preclinic lecture
2-4 Preclinic lab
(we used to have an anatomy lab 11-1, but it was only 1/2 semester)

Thursday
8-9.30 Optics lecture
10-12 BV lecture
12-1 business class
2-4 problem based learning (not everyone goes at this time)

Friday
10-12 preclinic lab
1-3 BV lab


Our schedule is much much better now that anatomy is done, it's a lot of time, but doable.

 

[rkl_OD2be]

Monday:
8:00-8:50 Ocular Optics
9:00-9:50 A & P of the Eye
10:00-10:50 Clinical Optometry I Lecture
11:00-11:50 A & P and Disease Process II lecture
1:00-4:00 Biochemistry

Tuesday:
8:00-8:50 Ocular Optics (optional/extra help time)
9:00-9:50 Physical Optics
10:00-10:50 A & P of the Eye
11:00-11:50 A & P and Disease Process II lecture
1:00 - 2:50 A & P of the Eye Lab

Wednesday
9:00-9:50 Ocular Optics
3:00-4:50 A & P and Disease Process II lab

Thursday
10:00-10:50 Physical Optics
11:00-11:50 A & P and Disease Process II lecture
1:00-2:50 Ocular Optics Lab
3:00-4:50 Clinical Optometry I Lab

Friday
9:00-9:50 Ocular Optics
10:00-10:50 A & P of the Eye lecture
11:00-11:50 A & P and Disease Process II lecture
1:00-2:50 (only meets 8x during semester) "Case Based Discovery for Developing Clinician)

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As others have said, the schedule is daunting, but it can be done...

 

[prettygreeneyes]

Monday:
8:00-8:50 Ocular Optics
9:00-9:50 A & P of the Eye
10:00-10:50 Clinical Optometry I Lecture
11:00-11:50 A & P and Disease Process II lecture
1:00-4:00 Biochemistry

3 hours of Biochemistry in one day... especially at the end of the day?

 

[luckyfool]

3 hours of Biochemistry in one day... especially at the end of the day?

I took a night class for Biochemistry every wed from 6-9pm. It is absolutely, undeniably, and unquestionably the best class in the whole wide world.