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Academic preparation for Optometry
REQUIRED PREREQUISITES
| DEGREE AWARDED IN THIS FIELD: |
O.D. | |||
| Biology | 20A, 20B, 20C, 20L (With lab 1-2 years) |
100 (Lab optional) Bio-Chemistry |
119/L Microbiology | 130/L Human Physiology , 135/L (bio major) Human Anatomy |
| Chemistry | 1A, 1B/1M, 1C/1N (With lab 1 year) |
Organic Chemistry 108A/L, 108B/M, 108C* |
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| Math | 11A, 11B, 22 |
AMS 7 (can NOT use psychology statistics) | ||
| Physics | 6A/L, 6B/M, 6C/N (With lab 1 year) |
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| English | 2 courses | Composition and Rhetoric | ||
| Pyschology | 1 or 2 quarters |
* To satisfy all optometry schools students will have to take an additional lab to fulfill the year requirement.
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.
