College of Health and Science
Pre-Optometry
Students intending to apply for admission to a graduate program in optometry would be best prepared by completing a Biology B.S.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| These are the generally required courses for entrance into optometry school. 1 | ||
| Biology with lab (1 year) | ||
| General Biology I (4) | ||
| General Biology II (4) | ||
| General Chemistry with lab (1 year) | ||
| General Chemistry I (4) | ||
| General Chemistry II (4) | ||
| Organic Chemistry with lab | ||
| Organic Chemistry I (4) | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology with lab (1 year) | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) | ||
| Physics with lab (1 year) | ||
| Introductory Physics for Biological and Health Sciences I (4) | ||
or PHS 221 | General Physics I (Calc Based) (4) | |
| Introductory Physics for Biological and Health Sciences II (4) | ||
or PHS 222 | General Physics II (Calc Based) (4) | |
| Other required courses | ||
| Microbiology (4) | ||
| Immunology (4) | ||
| Biochemistry I (4) | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3) | ||
| Calculus I (4) | ||
| Introduction to Psychology (4) | ||
| 1 | Students should look into specific requirements for each school they plan to apply to. |