Optometry

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Biology/Toxicology Pre-Optometry Program

This track will prepare students for admission to a college of optometry after at least three years of undergraduate preparation, and for the OAT test which is required by schools of optometry. Students should maintain a 3.5 GPA and score in the upper 50% on the admissions test to be considered competitive for admission. Many optometry schools also recommend or require a number of hours of observation/volunteer work with a practicing optometrist.


Links to Optometry Programs in Ohio

The Ohio State University http://optometry.osu.edu/


Courses to take to prepare for admission to a School of Optometry For the Pre-Optometry track leading to a B.S. with a major in Biology, students should:

• Choose Math 205/206 The Calculus or Math 201/202 Calculus for their math requirement

• Choose the following courses as part of their 19 elective Biology credit hours:• Bio 225/226 Anatomy and Physiology, • Bio 340 Microbiology, • Bio 429 Biochemistry

• Take Chem 308 Organic Chemistry (2nd semester)

• Take Math 208 Elementary Statistics

• Take Physics 205/206 Engineering Physics or Physics 201/202 General Physics

• Take Psych 101 General Psychology

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