A New On-line Distance Education Graduate Program in

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A New On-line Distance Education Graduate Program
in Clinical Vision Research Nova Southeastern
University College of Optometry Fort Lauderdale,
Florida Josephine Shallo-Hoffmann, Ph.D. N.
Scott Gorman, O.D., M.S., Ed.D. (Program
Director) (Educational Consultant)

Introduction
Admission Requirements
Admission Procedures and Application
NSU College of Optometry has developed a
two-year, 45-credit on-line Master of Science
program in Clinical Vision Research (CVR). This
program is designed to assist optometrists,
optometric educators, optometric students, as
well as other health-care professionals to extend
their carrier opportunities by developing and
enhancing their abilities to design, develop,
perform, analyze, and evaluate research projects
and studies.
To be admitted to the Master of Science program
in CVR, applicants must have completed one of the
following requirements earned a
post-baccalaureate degree or earned a
baccalaureate degree with a minimum grade point
average of 3.0 and a minimum score of 1000 on
both the verbal and quantitative parts of the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Candidates for admission are responsible for
the submission of the following documentation in
order for their application to be considered a
completed application form with a 75
non-refundable application fee one letter of
evaluation from an individual such as an academic
instructor, professor, optometrist, other health
professional, or employer and an official
academic transcript sent directly from each
college or university that the candidate has
attended.
A transcript is required from each college or
university even though transfer credit from one
college may appear on another college's
transcript. Official Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) scores, Optometry Admission Test (OAT)
scores, or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
scores are required only if the candidate does
not have a post-baccalaureate professional
degree. Candidates from countries in which
English is not the official language are required
to submit the computer version of Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.
This innovative program includes curricula
leading to a Graduate Certificate or a Master of
Science degree in CVR. Following completion of
the program, CVR graduates will find themselves
well prepared to face the challenges of
contributing to the research and knowledge-base
of their profession.
Benefits of On-line Graduate Education
Core Courses
Specialization Tracks

• Interact with a wide variety of other
• professionals interested in the same
• training, and who bring their own
• unique life-experiences to the learning
• environment.
• Receive immediate impact of newly
• acquired knowledge and skills that
• improves your ability to perform and
• interpret clinical vision research.
• The program is ideal for military
• personnel who can tailor degree-at-a-
• distance to their military assignments
• and duty schedules.
• Provides an opportunity to collaborate
• with colleagues worldwide.
• One of the most attractive features of
• the Master of Science in Clinical
• Vision Research program is that it
• benefits both the students and their

• Clinical Research Ethics
• Fundamentals of Biostatistics
• Principles of Statistical Inference
• Epidemiology
• Clinical Research Design
• Information Science for Clinical
• Research
• Introduction to Research Funding and
• Proposal Development
• Presentation, Evaluation, Publication
• of Clinical Vision Research

• Optics
• Public Health
• Electrodiagnostics
• Pediatrics and Binocular Vision
• Cornea and Contact Lenses
• Low Vision Rehabilitation
• Ocular Motility
• Other Tracks Based Upon Demand

• Increase your career opportunities and
• earn a higher income.
• Study in the comfort of your home or
• office.
• Continue your career while you earn
• your degree.
• Earn an accredited degree within two
• years.
• Use multimedia state-of-the-art
• learning resources including the
• Internet, World Wide Web (WWW),
• and CD-ROMs.
• Work with knowledgeable
• academicians and distinguished
• practicing professionals who are
• experts in their fields.
• Receive personal guidance from
• teaching and advising faculty who
• work directly with you.

For additional information about the MS-CVR
program, please go to optometry.nova.edu/cvr or
call 954-262-4226.