Pre-Optometry Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The BioHealth Sciences major combined with the Pre-Optometry option is designed to meet most or all of the requirements for admission to optometry programs across the U.S. Satisfactory completion of the pre-optometry option facilitates, but does not guarantee, admission to an optometry program; applicants are selected on a competitive basis. Students are urged to carefully check admission requirements at their schools of interest and work closely with admission representatives in order to make sure they are meeting all current requirements.
Students may not combine the Pre-Optometry option with any other option offered with the BioHealth Sciences major (Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant).
Courses may be used to meet requirements for the BHS core and/or bacc core. For the Pre-Optometry option, MTH 251 *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and MTH 252 INTEGRAL CALCULUS meet the BHS core requirement of two MTH courses at MTH 111 *COLLEGE ALGEBRA or higher. ST 201 PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS meets the BHS core requirement for a statistics course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BI 331 & BI 332 & BI 333 | ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 9 |
| BI 341 & BI 342 & BI 343 | ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | 6 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| PH 332 | *LIGHT, VISION, AND COLOR | 3 |
| or BB 360 | INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE | |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| ST 202 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Total Hours | 34 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
Option Code: 603