To this end, there are five specific objectives. Recruitment - specific activities for recruiting students with disadvantaged backgrounds and partnerships with other universities. Texas Southern University and the University of Texas-Pan American.
Plans are now underway to extend the program to the high school level.
Few African American and Hispanic students actually seek admission to optometry schools. Hispanic students were enrolled in optometry programs across the country as part of a total enrollment of 5314 students. UHCO is committed to increasing the diversity of its student body and has continued over the years to attract qualified minorities to apply. UHCO is the only optometry school in Texas and one of two in the Southwest. Compare, for example, the number of minority graduates between 1955 and 1979 to the number of graduates between 1988 and 1999.