Applicants should satisfy the Admissions Committee that they are well prepared academically for entry to the School of Optometry. Successful applicants must have attended University for at least three years (15.0 credits ) prior to acceptance into the OD program.
The following courses represent the required prerequisites for admission to the School of Optometry:
General Biology (with lab) – two terms, BIOL 130/130L, Cell Biology; BIOL 211, Vertebrate Zoology; General chemistry (with lab) – one term, CHEM 120/120L, Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter; Physics (with labs) – two terms, PHYS 111/112, 111L/112L, or 121/122, 121L/122L, General Physics; Calculus – one term, MATH 127, Calculus; Introductory Psychology – one term, PSYCH 101, Introductory Psychology; English – one term, any one term course; Physiology (Human or Mammalian) or (Human Anatomy & Physiology) – two terms, BIOL 273 Principles of Human Physiology 1; BIOL 373 Principles of Human Physiology 2; Introductory Ethics – one term, PHIL 105 Introduction to Ethics and Values, PHIL 218 Ethical Theory; PHIL 219J Practical Ethics; PHIL 220 Moral Issues; PHIL 221 Ethics 1 or PHIL 226 Ethics and the Life Sciences suggested; Organic Chemistry – one term, CHEM 266, Organic Chemistry; Microbiology – one term, BIOL 140, Fundamentals of Microbiology; Biochemistry – one term, CHEM 237, Biochemistry; Statistics – one term, STAT 202, Statistics.
The following are recommended courses:
Human Anatomy – one term BIOL 301, Human Anatomy; Embryology – one term, BIOL 303, Embryology; Genetics – one term, Biol 139 Genetics; Histology – one term, BIOL 302, Functional Histology; Immunology - one term, BIOL 441, Immunology; Linear Algebra or Geometry and Trigonometry – one term, MATH 114 Linear Algebra For Science, MATH 115 Linear Algebra for Engineering, MATH 125 Applied Linear Algebra 1.
The number of recommended courses successfully completed will be considered by the Admissions Committee. Missing recommended courses could affect the competitive level of the candidate's application.