N.H. Admin. Code § Opt 301.03 - Educational Qualifications
(a) Each
applicant for licensure shall have completed a minimum of 2 years at a college
of arts and sciences.
(b) Each
applicant shall have graduated from an optometry college which requires a
minimum of 4 years of training and is accredited by an established accrediting
body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
(c) Applicants who graduated from optometry
college prior to January 1, 1993 shall have completed a total of 105 hours of
post-graduate coursework which meet the following requirements:
(1) The post-graduate courses shall be given
or sponsored by an accredited college of optometry, as specified in Opt
301.03(b);
(2) The post-graduate
coursework shall include a total of 80 hours of didactic instruction made up of
the following subjects:
a. General, systemic
and ocular pharmacology;
b.
Diagnosis and treatment of anterior segment disease;
c. Diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma;
and
d. Pre-surgical and
post-surgical care; and
(3) The post-graduate coursework shall
include at least 25 hours of direct clinical training that includes all
subjects listed above.
(d) Each applicant shall arrange for the
college of optometry to submit a certificate of completion of the requirements
of Opt 301.03 directly to the board.
(e) Education gained in the armed services,
to be creditable, shall be of a character equivalent to that which would have
been gained in the civilian sector.
Notes
(See Revision Note at part heading for Opt 100) #5839, eff 6-17-94; ss by #6797, eff 7-10-98; ss by #7433, eff 1-25-01; EXPIRED: 1-25-09
New. #9558, eff 10-6-09
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