Map: CSN AAS Ophthalmic Technology: Ophthalmic Dispensing Technician

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Ophthalmic Technology: Ophthalmic Dispensing Technician, AAS .

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 68 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is designed to provide students with the optimal route to earning an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree and graduate. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

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Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: MATH 120 or MATH 120E or above (except MATH 122/123)
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: OPHT 112B - Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Related Structures
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 5: OPHT 121B - Ophthalmic Optics I
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 5: OPHT 201B - Ophthalmic Dispensing I

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16-18
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

English (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 5: OPHT 123B - Ophthalmic Optics II
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: OPHT 155B - Geometric Optics
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 5: OPHT 223B - Ophthalmic Dispensing II

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 3
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Natural Science list on the AAS Ophthalmic Technology: Ophthalmic Dispensing Technician degree sheet.

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Communication (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Communication list on the AAS Ophthalmic Technology: Ophthalmic Dispensing Technician degree sheet.
Human Relations (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Human Relations list on the AAS Ophthalmic Technology: Ophthalmic Dispensing Technician degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements)- Credits 3: OPHT 102B - Introduction to Contact Lenses
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: OPHT 105B - Introduction to Contact Lens Lab
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: OPHT 220B - Theory of Refractometry
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: OPHT 291B - Clinical Applications III

Semester #5 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 17
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science list on the AAS Ophthalmic Technology: Ophthalmic Dispensing Technician degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: OPHT 202B - Contact Lenses I
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: OPHT 203B - Contact Lenses II
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: OPHT 232B - Opticianry Management Sales
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: OPHT 260B - Introduction to Low Vision
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: OPHT 299B - Certificate Review