ABDO College Prospectus 2012-13.pdf
ABDO College Prospectus 2012-13.pdf
ABDO College Prospectus 2012-13.pdf
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Access Courses<br />
Access Courses available from <strong>ABDO</strong> <strong>College</strong> are designed to help prospective dispensing<br />
optician students to meet the necessary entry requirements. They are also a useful refresher<br />
for those who have been out of education for some time.<br />
The entry requirements for the <strong>ABDO</strong> Fellowship Dispensing Diploma (FBDO) and the Canterbury<br />
Christ Church University Foundation Degree / BSc (Hons) in Ophthalmic Dispensing are five GCSEs<br />
at grade c or above, which must include English, maths and a science. Each passed access<br />
course is accepted in place of one GCSE.<br />
The access courses are available in the key subjects of English, General Science, Human Biology,<br />
Mathematics, Optics and Dispensing.<br />
Access Optics and Dispensing presents introductory level information to facilitate an initial<br />
understanding of these important disciplines. It is also therefore a particularly useful course for<br />
new staff induction and for practice reception staff.<br />
Access courses run once a year starting in February and each course takes approximately<br />
20 weeks. The timing is designed to align with entry to dispensing courses each September.<br />
Access Courses are currently assessed by continuous assessment only and students are<br />
required to achieve an average mark of 70 per cent in their coursework assignments in order<br />
to pass.<br />
ASSESSMENT<br />
All Access courses are currently based on continuous assessment.<br />
A minimum of 80 per cent of the coursework must be submitted<br />
in order for the course to be considered completed. The pass mark<br />
is an average assignment mark of 70 per cent.<br />
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