Southern California College of Optometry

mbku is now home to the southern california college of optometry and the school of physician assistant studies. named after the founder of the optometric institution in 1904, the change to a university structure addresses the growing demand for highly skilled health care professionals. scco confers a four-year, professional degree, doctor of optometry (o.d.) and a master of science in vision science (m.s.) degree. mbku's school of physician assistant studies awards a master of medical sciences (mms) degree. mbku has recently announced plans to establish a college of pharmacy and plans to welcome its first class in the fall of 2016. the university's superior 110-year-old optometric clinical education program provides patient care experiences in community optometric clinics; exposure to the delivery of optometric care in multi-disciplinary settings; and experiences in practices serving a wide variety of ethnic and socio-economic patient groups. marshall b. ketchum university owns and ope