Pre-Optometry

Suggested Program of Study

These are general admission requirements. Students should refer to specific admissions guidelines for each optometry school and consult with their academic advisor and the Coordinator.

Required Courses

BIOL 120	Biological Principles I (NS)	4
BIOL 121	Biological Principles II	4
BIOL 150	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 354	Biological Chemistry (W)	4
CHEM 116	General Chemistry I (NS)	4
CHEM 117	General Chemistry II	4
MATH 151	Calculus I (MT)	4
ENGL 200	The Literary Experience (W) & (LT)	3
PSYC 115	General Psychology (SS)	3
PSYC 270/ECON 270	Statistics	4

Other recommended courses for some schools include work in Business/Accounting, Computer Science, Communication Studies, Sociology, as well as additional Psychology courses.

One Human Physiology course

Take one human physiology course.

BIOL 225	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 366	Advanced Human Physiology	4

One Microbiology course

Take one microbiology course.

BIOL 250	Introductory Microbiology	4
BIOL 344	General Microbiology	4

One or two Organic Chemistry courses

*NOTE: Organic Chemistry requirement depends on the Optometry School. About half require just one semester (CHEM 145 is sufficient). The other half require two semesters (CHEM 201 AND CHEM 202).

CHEM 145	Survey of Organic and Biochemistry	4
CHEM 201	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 202	Organic Chemistry II	4

Take one Physics course sequence

Take PHYS 201 and 202 or PHYS 221 and 222.

PHYS 201	Physics for Life Sciences I (NS)	4
PHYS 202	Physics for Life Sciences II	4
PHYS 221	General Physics I (NS)	4
PHYS 222	General Physics II	4