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For students interested in working towards this degree while in optometry school, CBU has agreed to accept 9 hours of transfer credit in practice management coursework towards this degree. Most students accepted for transfer are required to repeat all or most coursework and usually must begin as a first-year, first semester student. Once the application for transfer has been submitted along with all required documentation, the Vice President for Academic Affairs will determine if advanced standing is warranted and, if so, at what level in the program the student would be placed if admitted. It is also important to note that if advanced standing were approved, there must be an open seat at that level in the program for the transfer candidate to be eligible to be admitted with advanced standing. Deferment requests are considered on an individual basis. Approval is not guaranteed, and the number of deferments awarded for any one class is limited.