2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog

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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 120Biological Principles I (NS)

4
BIOL 121Biological Principles II

4
BIOL 150Human Anatomy

4
BIOL 354Biological Chemistry (W)

4
CHEM 116General Chemistry I (NS)

4
CHEM 117General Chemistry II

4
MATH 151Calculus I (MT)

4
ENGL 200The Literary Experience (W) & (LT)

3
PSYC 115General Psychology (SS)

3
PSYC 270/ECON 270Statistics (MT)

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 225Human Physiology

4
BIOL 366Advanced Human Physiology

4

One Microbiology course

Take one microbiology course.
BIOL 250Introductory Microbiology

4
BIOL 344General 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 145Survey of Organic and Biochemistry

4
CHEM 201Organic Chemistry I

4
CHEM 202Organic Chemistry II

4

Take one Physics course sequence

Take PHYS 201 and 202 or PHYS 221 and 222.
PHYS 201Physics for Life Sciences I (NS)

4
PHYS 202Physics for Life Sciences II

4
PHYS 221General Physics I (NS)

4
PHYS 222General Physics II

4