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Salus University/PCO offers fast-track OD degree
The Scholars Program at Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry provides students the opportunity to complete their optometry degree requirement in an accredited 36-month, year-round campus-based program.
According to the university website, the program begins each year on July 1, and students enrolled in the Scholars Program earn the credit equivalency of students in the traditional program.
The unique curriculum emphasizes guided independent learning, lecture and laboratory instruction, small group, case-based learning, and online and web-enhanced instruction.
“The program’s structured patient care experiences and small student-to-faculty ratio provides close faculty mentorship, as students develop the critical thinking and clinical competencies necessary for optometric practitioners,” according to Salus University.
Students in this program will be involved in patient care from the start, the website says.
“The Scholars Program recognizes and develops individual student learning styles and leadership skills,” Salus said.