Pre-Optometry

General Information

Bachelor’s Degree Required	Yes
Entrance Exam	OAT (Optometry Admission Test)
Entrance Exam Resources	What is on the OAT (Princeton Review) Seeing Through the OAT (Princeton Review) What is Tested on the OAT (Kaplan)
Patient Care Experience &/or Shadowing Hours	30+ Hours
Application Systems	OptomCAS
Application Timeline & Checklist	Program Application Deadlines (OptomCAS)
Program Directory	ASCO Member Schools & Colleges AOSA Schools
“Pre-Professional Resource Library”	Coming Soon!
Professional Associations & Accreditations	Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) National Optometric Association (NOA) American Academy of Optometry (AAOPT) American Optometric Association (AOA)
Additional Resources	Applicant & Prerequisite Information (ASCO)

Biology Courses	BIOL231 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Lab (4) BIOL232 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/ Lab (4) BIOL233 Human Anatomy & Physiology III w/ Lab (4) BIOL323 General Microbiology w/ Lab (5)
Chemistry Courses	CHEM204 General Chemistry w/ Lab (5) CHEM205 General Chemistry w/ Lab (5) CHEM206 General Chemistry w/ Lab (5) CHEM334 Organic Chemistry I (4) CHEM335 Organic Chemistry II (4) CHEM338 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1) CHEM336 Organic Chemistry III (4) CHEM339 Organic Chemistry II Lab (1) CHEM450 Structural Biochemistry (4) CHEM451 Metabolic Chemistry (4) CHEM454 Biochemistry Lab (2)
Physics Courses	PHYS201 General Physics w/ Lab (4) PHYS202 General Physics w/ Lab (4) PHYS203 General Physics w/ Lab (4)
Math/Statistics Courses	MATH241 Survey of Calculus (4) or MATH251 Calculus (4) STAT327 Statistics & Experimental Design (5) or STAT352 Statistics (4)
Social Science Courses	PSY201 General Psychology (4
English/Writing Courses	WR122 Argumentative Writing (4)
Strongly Suggested Electives/Additional Courses	N/A
Notes	The curriculum of the Pre-Optometry pathway is for those seeking admission to a school of Optometry to complete a Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree. Typically, students will complete a Bachelor’s degree in