21 NCAC 42B .0101. GRADUATE OF APPROVED SCHOOL

(a)  The Board may grant recognition and approval to a school or college of optometry, deny or rescind recognition and approval, or make any recognition and approval granted by the Board conditional or probational, based on the Board's determination of the quality of the educational programs and offerings of the school or college of optometry.  Their optometric educational programs having been accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and recommended to the Board by the Association of Regulatory Boards in Optometry as worthy of approval, the following accredited schools and colleges of optometry are recognized and approved in accordance with the provisions of this Rule:

(1)           University of Alabama at Birmingham

School of Optometry

1716 University Boulevard

Birmingham, AL  35294-0010

(2)           University of California, Berkeley

School of Optometry

350 Minor Hall MC 2020

Berkeley, CA  94720-2020

(3)           Southern California College of Optometry

2575 Yorba Linda Blvd.

Fullerton, CA  92631

(4)           Ferris State University

Michigan College of Optometry

1310 Cramer Circle

Big Rapids, MI  49307-2738

(5)           University of Houston

College of Optometry

505 J. Davis Armistead Bldg.

Houston, TX  77004-2020

(6)           Illinois College of Optometry

3241 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL  60616

(7)           Indiana University

School of Optometry

800 East Atwater

Bloomington, IN  47405-3680

(8)           New England College of Optometry

424 Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02115

(9)           State University of New York

State College of Optometry

33 West 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036-8003

(10)         The Ohio State University

College of Optometry

338 West Tenth Avenue

Columbus, OH  43210-1280

(11)         Pacific University

College of Optometry

2043 College Way

Forest Grove, OR 97116

(12)         Pennsylvania College of Optometry

at Salus University

Elkins Park Campus

8360 Old York Road

Elkins Park, PA  19027

(13)         Southern College of Optometry

1245 Madison Avenue

Memphis, TN 38104

(14)         University of Waterloo

School of Optometry

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 CANADA

(15)         Inter American University of Puerto Rico

School of Optometry

500 Carretera Dr John Will Harris

Bayamon, PR  00957

(16)         University of Missouri, St. Louis

College of Optometry

One University Blvd.

331 Marillac Hall

St. Louis, MO  63121-4400

(17)         University of Montreal

Ecolo d'Optometrie

3744 Jean-Brillant, Suite 260-7

Montreal, QC H3T 1P1 CANADA

(18)         Northeastern State University

Oklahoma College of Optometry

1001 N. Grand Avenue

Tahlequah, OK  74464

(19)         Nova Southeastern University

College of Optometry

3200 S. University Drive

Ft. Lauderdale, FL  33328

(20)         Midwestern University

Arizona College of Optometry

19555 N 59th Ave

Glendale, AZ  85308

(21)         University of the Incarnate Word

School of Optometry

4301 Broadway, Box 373

San Antonio, TX  78209-6397

(22)         Western University of Health Sciences

College of Optometry

309 E Second St.

Pomona, CA  91766-1854

(b)  The Board may request a copy of the Council of Optometric Education's accreditation report on each school or college recognized and approved by the Board and for each school or college which has requested recognition and approval or for which the Board is considering recognition and approval.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-117.5; 90-118(a),(b);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981.