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Academic preparation for OPTOMETRY

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

BIOLOGY w/ lab 1-2 years
BIO 20A, 20B, 20C, 20L

MICROBIOLOGY w/lab
BIO 119/L

GENERAL CHEMISTRY w/lab 1 year
CHEM 1A, 1B/1M, 1C/1N

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY w/lab 1 year
108A/L, 108B/M, 108C (to satisfy all optometry schools students will have to take an additional lab to fulfill the year requirement)
OR
CHEM 112A/L, 112B/M, 112C/N

BIOCHEMISTRY 1 quarter
BIO 100 100L(optional)

PHYSICS w/lab 1 year
5A.L, 5B/M, 5C/N
Or
6A/L, 6B/M, 6C/N

MATH 1 year
MATH 11A, 11B, 22
Or
MATH 19A, 19B, 22

ENGLISH 2 courses

Composition and Rhetoric
2 Writing Classes

ANATOMY
BIO 135/L (Bio major)

PHYSIOLOGY
BIO 130/L

STATISTICS
AMS 7 (can not use psychology statistics)

PSYCHOLOGY 1 or 2 quarters

DEGREES AWARDED IN THIS FIELD
O.D.

The courses listed above are minimum preparation. Please note that some of these courses, especially the sciences, may have other prerequisites such as mathematics. 

Suggested additional preparation

BUSINESS CLASSES

COMPUTER LITERACY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

For general information, check http://www.opted.org/ or Schools and Colleges of Optometry:  Admission Requirements.  For specific requirements, check each school (catalog or web site).

REMEMBER: YOU WILL BE APPLYING TO OPTOMETRY SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS BEFORE MATRICULATION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

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