Overview

Rosenberg School of Optometry / Rosenberg School of Optometry is located in San Antonio, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Optometry (OD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Vision science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	53

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam OAT Clinical contact hours

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

103

Applied

69

Accepted

67

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	OAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	90 credit hours of prerequisite course work; letters of recommendation; interview

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 83

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

254

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	26.38%
Black or African American	2.76%
White or Caucasian	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.39%
Asian	30.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.79%
Unknown	3.94%

Gender

Male (30%)

Female (69%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 20

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Macular pigment and visual performance, normal and abnormal color vision with cone specific veps, binocular facilitation of cone specific visual evoked potentials for color deficiency, efficacy of mibo thermoflo in treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4301 Broadway
San Antonio, TX  78209-6397
United States

Contact Dr. Timothy Wingert
Dean
Email: twingert@uiwtx.edu
Phone: 210-883-1195
Fax: 210-283-6890

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