The Graduate Program in Vision Science is designed for individuals holding a professional degree in a health science or a bachelor's degree in any discipline. Students in the graduate program may work towards either a Ph.D. degree or M.S. degree in Vision Science.
The Graduate Program is administered by the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. Recommendations concerning admissions, curriculum, tuition waivers and graduate assistantships, course and standing, curriculum, tuition waivers and graduate assistantships, course and standing, and student advisors are made by various Associate Dean's committees. Student records are maintained in the Office of Student Affairs.
Ph.D. in Vision Science Program
Doctoral students fulfill eighty semester-hour credits of seminars, tutorials and research as part of degree requirements. In addition, they are required to do two lab rotations in their first year and make a major oral presentation at the end of each year in the program. Intensive training in selected areas of research concentration forms the basis of the required graduate training. After students are advanced to Ph.D. candidacy, they must pass an oral specialty area examination and submit a dissertation proposal for approval. Upon completion of the Ph.D. dissertation, an oral defense must be taken and passed. Following this, the Ph.D. can be granted. Students accepted into the Ph.D. program are typically full-time students. However, a limited number of part-time students are also accepted. The Graduate Policy Document outlines all current policies including: Admissions, Financial Aid, Awards, and Assistantships, Advisors, Registration and Maintenance of Matriculation, Grades and Probation, and Dismissal, Graduate Courses and Credit, Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree.
M.S. in Vision Science Program
Students in this program receive a broad background education in a variety of areas of vision science as well as basic training in the concepts and methods of research. Students may become acquainted with both basic and clinical vision science research. Forty semester-hour credits of courses and research are required to fulfill degree requirements along with writing and submitting an M.S. research paper for publication. The Graduate Policy Document outlines all current policies including: Admissions, Financial Aid, Awards, and Assistantships, Advisors, Registration and Maintenance of Matriculation, Grades and Probation, and Dismissal, Graduate Courses and Credit, Requirements for the M.S. Degree.
Application Deadline
Completed applications for admission to the full-time or part-time graduate program in Vision Science can be submitted any time up to March 1 for Fall semester admission. Applicants are notified no later than April 1 and are required to respond with a decision no later than April 15.
Contact
For further information about Graduate Programs, please contact: Jerome Feldman, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, phone 212 938-5540, E-mail: jfeldman@sunyopt.edu
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