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Continuing Education

 

The next opportunity for all licensed opticians and apprentices to obtain their required education hours will be January 24, 2010 at the Embassy Suites in Columbia.

South Carolina Association of Opticians Education:

Columbia, SC - January 24,2010
Embassy Suites
200 Stoneridge Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210
Reservations - Ph 800-362-2779
Email -
www.embassysuites.com

Room Price - $127.00 + Tax Per Night
Rooms include cocktails Saturday pm and Sunday breakfast buffet cut off date on room reservation - January 2,2010
 

Registration Time - 7:00AM - 7:45AM
Classes Start - 8:00 AM
Courses - Optics - 4 Hours - Speaker Mark Hinton Courses - Contacts 1 Hour - Speaker Lee Buffalo

 

South Carolina Continuing Education Requirements

Eight (8) hours of continuing education credit is due at renewal time by October 1st of odd numbered years from every licensed optician. Two (2) hours of the eight (8) may be in practice management. If the optician holds a contact lens license, an additional two (2) hours are required in contact lens work. This makes a total of ten (10) hours due October 1st of odd numbered years from contact lens dispensing opticians. All education hours must be ABO or NCLE approved.
 


Special News:

The Winter Education meeting is January 24, 2010

 

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