Optometry School Requirements
Course Requirements for Selected Optometry Schools
SUNY College of Optometry
Minimum GPA: 3.2 recommended
Admission Exam: OAT required
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Website: https://www.sunyopt.edu/admissions/od-admissions-requirements/
New England College of Optometry
Minimum GPA: 3.00
Admission Exam:
OAT or GRE required
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Website: https://www.neco.edu/admissions/prerequisites-requirements/
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Minimum GPA: 3.2 recommended
Admission Exam: OAT required
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Illinois College of Optometry Program
Minimum GPA: 3.15
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Website: https://www.ico.edu/admissions-policy
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Optometry Program
Minimum GPA: 3.0
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Website: https://www.mcphs.edu/academics/programs/optometry-od/admission-requirements
Nova Southeastern University Doctor of Optometry Program
Minimum GPA: 2.8
The College of Optometry requires students to earn a grade of 2.0 or better in each of the following courses.
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They encourage, but do not require, additional upper level science coursework in such areas as Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Cell Biology, Genetics and Experimental and Physiological Psychology.
Website: https://optometry.nova.edu/od/admissions/index.html
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Minimum GPA: No specified minimum
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They encourage, but do not require, additional upper level science coursework in such areas as Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Cell Biology, Genetics and Experimental and Physiological Psychology.
Website: https://optometry.osu.edu/admissions-requirements
The list of Hunter College Courses is meant as a catalogue of courses in selecting appropriate and corresponding courses to an allied health professions school's admissions requirements. This catalogue of courses is not meant to detail pre-requisites for admission to all health professions schools. Again, this catalogue of courses is listed to assist students in their course planning.
Course Pre-Requirements for each individual school are listed within the school's text box; students may refer to the individual school's requirements and compare to the corresponding Hunter College course.
disclaimer: This information is an overview and should in NO WAY substitute for personally reviewing requirements for each school.
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Corresponding Science Courses for the
Health Professions at Hunter College:
- BIOL 100 General Biology I (with Lab) (spring and summer)
- BIOL 102 General Biology II (with Lab) (fall)
- BIOL 120 Anatomy and Physiology I (fall)
- BIOL 122 Anatomy and Physiology II (with lab) (spring)
- BIOL 203 Genetics (spring)
- BIOL 230 Microbiology (spring)
- BIOL 270 Intro to Neuroscience (fall)
- BIOL 300 or CHEM 376 Biochemistry
- CHEM 102 General Chemistry I Lecture
- CHEM 104 General Chemistry II Lecture
- CHEM 106 General Chemistry Lab I and II
- CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
- CHEM 223 Organic Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM 224 Organic Chemistry II Lecture
- CHEM 225 Organic Chemistry II Lab
- PHYS 110 General Physics I (with Lab)
- PHYS 120 General Physics II (with Lab)
- MATH 150 Calculus I
- MATH 155 Calculus II
- STAT 213 Statistics
- ENGL 120 Expository Writing
- ENGL 220 Introduction to Writing about Literature (or any writing-intensive course)
- Medical Terminology—no corresponding course at Hunter. You must ePermit the course.
Social Science Courses
- ECO 100 Introduction to Economics
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
- PSYCH 100 Introduction to Psychology (or introduction to any of the behavioral sciences)
- PSYCH 150 Developmental: The Development of the Life Span (or introduction to any of the behavioral sciences)
- Public Speaking—any course where you are required to give classroom presentations
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