College of Optometry (CO) 2025–2026 126 E. Dress Code Students must maintain a neat and clean appearance befitting those attending a professional program. Therefore, attire should convey a professional appearance whenever the student is on campus for classes, laboratories, clinic, or on external clinical rotations or attending program events, presentations, or CO events. Long hair should be pulled back or otherwise confined so as not to create an unprofessional appearance or interfere with the patient examination or simulation. Monitoring the standards of dress is the responsibility of students, faculty members, and administrators. Faculty members, residents, and administrators are expected to model exemplary behavior, appearance, and dress. ID badges (SharkCards) will be issued by NSU and must be always worn visibly when the students, faculty and staff members, and residents are on campus or in clinic. Dress Code for Lectures and Labs Students must maintain a neat and clean appearance befitting those attending a professional program. Therefore, attire should convey a professional appearance whenever the student is on campus for classes, laboratories, clinic, or on external clinical rotations or attending program events, presentations, or CO events. Long hair should be pulled back or otherwise confined so as not to create an unprofessional appearance or interfere with the patient examination or simulation. Monitoring the standards of dress is the responsibility of students, faculty members, and administrators. Faculty members, residents, and administrators are expected to model exemplary behavior, appearance, and dress. ID badges (SharkCards) will be issued by NSU and must be always worn visibly when the students, faculty and staff members, and residents are on campus or in clinic. Dress Code for Lectures and Labs Professional attire includes • slacks • button-down shirt with necktie • blouses • dresses or skirts of appropriate length (no more than 3 inches above knee) • socks • closed-toed, neutral-colored shoes Standard health colleges attire includes • scrubs and white consultation jacket for students and lab coat for faculty members and residents − Students must be in optometry-colored scrubs. − Faculty members and residents must be in navy blue-colored scrubs. − Plain-colored undershirts may be worn under scrubs. − Same-color scrub jackets may be worn over scrubs. − Approved NSU jackets with NSU Florida logo may be worn over scrubs.
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