REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ELECTIONS
UPDATES TO BERKELEY DIVISION MANUAL
May 1, 2014
Pursuant to Senate Bylaw 80.C, Legislative Ruling 12.93A, and Berkeley Division Bylaw 26.A, the Committee on Rules and Election approved the following updates to the Berkeley Division
Manual as conforming changes. The appropriate committees of the Division and systemwide
Academic Senate have approved these degree program changes.
The Berkeley Division Manual is available at: http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/manual .
TITLE XII. SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY (Am. 3.83; CC 7.1.03; EC 12.13)
900. ADMISSIONS
Admission to the School of Optometry is limited to students who hold a Bachelor's
Degree, or equivalent appropriate professional degree, who have established their eligibility for graduate standing at the University of California, including such special requirements in preparation for courses in the professional curriculum of the School of
Optometry, as may be prescribed by the Faculty of that School.
902. DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY DEGREE
The Degree Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) will be granted on the following conditions. The candidate must have:
A. Completed with a B average (3.00) or better, all of the required courses and clinics in the four-year professional curriculum prescribed by a faculty committee appointed by the Faculty of the School of Optometry;
B. Demonstrated suitability for a career in health care by complying with the
School of Optometry’s policies and procedures related to professional conduct;
C. Passed a clinical proficiency qualifying examination conducted by a committee of the clinical faculty;
D. Indicated the capacity to make a substantial positive contribution to the health and welfare of the general public by having provided thorough and competent vision care to patients examined under the supervision of the School of Optometry faculty, both while serving as a clinical intern in the School of Optometry’s clinics and during clinical externships.