Master of Education / Visual Function in Learning Program

   Pacific University offers a program especially designed for optometrists who wish to extend their knowledge of the learning process with an emphasis on students with reading difficulties.

   The curriculum allows individual optometrists to proceed through the thirty semester-hour program at a pace best suited to their own needs. The program is administered by the College of Education with course offerings from both the College of Education and the College of Optometry.

   The objectives of the Visual Function in Learning program are:

Curriculum

   The minimum of 30 semester hours required must include 20 semester hours within the College of Education and 10 semester hours within the College of Optometry.

Section Area I: Education Credit Hrs
EDUC-565 Seminar: Educational and Optometric Connections
1
  Reading Electives (see University Catalog)
13
  Area II: Optometry  
VED/Opt 744 Visual Problems That Relate to Learning Difficulties With Lab
3
VED/Opt 765 Seminar in Multidisciplinary Service
1
  Area III: Research and Thesis (minimum 6 hours)  
EDUC-596 Educational Research Project
6
  Area IV: Electives  
  Six hours of graduate level Optometry Courses (see University Catalog)
6

For More Information

Contact Person (Forest Grove): Anita McClain, MEd/VFL Program Coordinator
Email: mcclaina@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-2124