Pre-Optometry (Salus University)
A major in Optometry is meant to prepare students for a career as an optometrist. As health-care practitioners, optometrists engage in an examination process of the eye; as well as, diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases of the visual system affecting the eye. In addition, optometrists prescribe spectacle and contact lenses in order to correct refractive errors.
The La Roche University/ Salus University Doctor of Optometry program is a seven-year program, culminating in a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from Salus. Salus’ Doctor of Optometry program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) of the American Optometric Association (AOA).
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-OPTOMETRY (PHASE 1):
• Complete the Pre-Optometry curriculum at La Roche, which must consist of a minimum of 90 semester hours of undergraduate education including the required prerequisites
• Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
• Submit a completed application to the Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS), including satisfactory scores results of the Optometry Admissions Test (OAT) and required letters of evaluation.
• Shadow a practicing optometrist(s) in order to be familiar with the role of the optometrist as a member of the healthcare team.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL PHASE 2 (SALUS UNIVERSITY):
• For consideration for admission into the Doctor of Optometry Program at Salus, a student must successfully complete Phase I as described above.
• Students must then apply to the Doctor of Optometry Program by following the application procedures described on the Salus University website no later than December 1st of the intended entering year. These admissions procedures include completion of a successful on-campus interview.
• Salus will reserve four (4) seats in each class of the Doctor of Optometry Program for La Roche students who have successfully completed Phase I of the Program and the Phase II application process. If there are more than four (4) such qualified La Roche students, the remaining La Roche students will be considered for admission along with all other applicants.
Students accepted into the Professional Phase complete four years of full-time study at Salus University. Upon successful completion of the fourth year, students will be awarded either a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health Science or a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from La Roche University depending on their declared major.
REQUIREMENTS: The following coursework is required:
• 56 credits of Phase 1 courses
• Must have completed a minimum of 90 credits prescribed by their LRC program prior to articulation
Summary of Requirements
Phase I Component: 56 Credits (Select BIOL1015/L OR BIOL2025/L)
BIOL1003GENERAL BIOLOGY I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A presentation of a comprehensive survey of the major area within modern biology with emphasis placed on unsolved problems and the nature of scientific evidence. The course explores the properties of living matter on the molecular, cellular and organismic level. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in biology or a professional need.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: BIOL1005
BIOL1004GENERAL BIOLOGY II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A presentation of a comprehensive survey of the major area within modern biology with emphasis placed on unsolved problems and the nature of scientific evidence. The course explores the properties of living matter on the molecular, cellular and organismic level. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in biology or a professional need.
PREREQUISITES:
BIOL1003 & BIOL1005, Concurrent: BIOL1006
BIOL1005GENERAL BIOLOGY I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Selected experiments chosen to emphasize principles presented in the General Biology lecture courses.
PREREQUISITES:
coreg: BIOL1003
BIOL1006GENERAL BIOLOGY II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Selected experiments chosen to emphasize principles presented in the General Biology lecture courses.
BIOL1015MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
The primary effort of this course will be to provide the student with practical and clinically relevant information about microbes through lectures and laboratory exercises. Students will be introduced to basic facts about the structure and life processes of microbes. Major emphasis will be placed on relationships between microbes and humans, causes and diagnosis of microbial diseases, common sources of infections, disease transmission, and the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. The tools and techniques for handling and identifying microorganisms will be introduced in the laboratory exercises.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: BIOL1015L
BIOL1015LMICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES- LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Lab for BIOL1015: Microbiology for Health Sciences
BIOL2025MICROBIOLOGY
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
An examination of the morphology and physiology of microorganisms with emphasis on their relationship to their environment. Topics include food, water, soil, industrial, and medical microbiology, microbial genetics, and microbial diversity. The laboratory work introduces the student to both the organisms and the techniques necessary to study them. Lecture and laboratory course.
PREREQUISITES:
BIOL1004 & BIOL1006
BIOL2025LMICROBIOLOGY - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for BIOL2025 Microbiology
CHEM1001GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the basic principles governing matter, energy and matter-energy interaction. Topics include atomic structure, bonding theory, aggregated states of matter, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: CHEM1003
CHEM1002GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the basic principles governing matter, energy and matter-energy interaction. Topics include atomic structure, bonding theory, aggregated states of matter, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: CHEM1004
CHEM1003GENERAL CHEMISTRY I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
A series of experiments related to the content of CHEM1001 emphasizing laboratory techniques and familiarization with basic laboratory equipment. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in chemistry or a professional need.
CHEM1004GENERAL CHEMISTRY II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
A series of experiments related to the content of CHEM1002, emphasizing laboratory techniques and familiarization with basic laboratory equipment. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in chemistry or a professional need.
CHEM2015ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the classification and characterization of organic compounds, their preparation, properties and reactions. The application of modern organic theories to these subjects is stressed. Topics include nomenclature, bond theory, stereochemistry, synthesis, mechanisms, and structure determination by instrumental methods. Lecture and laboratory course.
PREREQUISITES:
CHEM1002 concurrent: CHEM2015L
CHEM2015LORGANIC CHEMISTRY I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for CHEM2015
CHEM2016ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the classification and characterization of organic compounds, their preparation, properties and reactions. The application of modern organic theories to these subjects is stressed. Topics include nomenclature, bond theory, stereochemistry, synthesis, mechanisms, and structure determination by instrumental methods. Lecture and laboratory course.
PREREQUISITES:
CHEM2015 concurrent: CHEM2016L
CHEM2016LORGANIC CHEMISTRY II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Lab for CHEM2016 Organic Chemistry
ENGL1011ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation.
ENGL1012ACADEMIC WRITING AND RESEARCH
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation.
MATH1032ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
The first semester of a three-semester integrated course in the elements of analytic geometry and differential and integral calculus. Included are the concept and applications of the derivative of a function of a single variable, differentiation of polynomials and the trigonometric functions, the chain, product and quotient rules, implicit differentiation, and differentials. Concludes with anti-differentiation, integration, area under graphs of functions and applications.
MATH1033ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
A continuation of MATH1032 including applications of the definite integral, area, arc length, volumes and surface area, centroids, average value and theorem of the mean for definite integrals. Derivatives and integrals of transcendental functions are followed by techniques of integration, L'Hopital's Rule and indeterminate forms and improper integrals. Also included are conic sections and polar coordinates.
MATH1040PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
The study of the fundamentals of probability theory with applications to natural and social sciences as well as to mathematics. Discrete and continuous distributions, sampling theory, linear correlation, regression, statistical inference, estimation and analysis of variance are included.
PHYS1032GENERAL PHYSICS I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This is the first of a three-semester introduction to calculus-based physics stressing experimental and problem-solving techniques. Concepts covered are mechanics, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, conservation laws, rotational motion, gravitation, oscillation, and wave/acoustics.
PREREQUISITES:
MATH1032, Coreq: PHYS1032L
PHYS1032LGENERAL PHYSICS I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for PHYS1032 General Physics I
PHYS1033GENERAL PHYSICS II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
The second of a three-semester introduction to calculus-based physics. Concepts covered are thermal properties and electromagnetism: thermo dynamics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic wave, geometrical optics, and physics optics.
PREREQUISITES:
PHYS1032, Coreq: PHYS1033L
PHYS1033LGENERAL PHYSICS II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for PHYS1033 General Physics II
PSYC1021INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This survey course introduces students to several critical areas of psychology. Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on the scientific method, its application to psychology, and the insights gained from scientific research. The interactions among biological processes, cognitive and emotional responses, sociocultural forces, and behavior are examined. Included are such diverse topics as: health, stress, and coping; consciousness, sleep and dreams; effects of psychoactive drugs on behavior and health; psychological disorders; social psychology; types of learning and behavior management, information processing approaches including memory, encoding and retrieval; and the relationship of the nervous system to thought, feelings, and behaviors.