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Pre-Optometry

College preparatory courses for pre-optometry training should place emphasis on the basic sciences. A minimum of 60 semester hours of pre-optometry training is required for admission to optometry school, which requires completion of an additional four years of advanced optometry study. Students should choose electives in consultation with their academic advisor and based on the catalog of the college/university to which they plan to transfer.


Freshman Year
First Semester CR Second Semester CR
ORI 1011 New Student Orientation 1 ENG 1213 English Comp II 3
ENG 1113 English Comp I 3 CHM 1214 General Chemistry II 4
CHM 1114 General Chemistry I 4 ZOO 1114 General Zoology 4
CIS 1113 Computer Concepts & Applications or   MTH 1513 College Algebra 3
CIS 2113 Computer Application Packages 3 PE 1112 Personal Health or  
PHY 1114 General Physics I 4 PE 2212 First Aid 2
Total Hours 15 Total Hours 16

Sophmore Year
First Semester CR Second Semester CR
HST 1483 U.S. History to 1865 or   GVT 1113 American Federal Government 3
HST 1493 U.S. History since 1865 3 PHY 1214 General Physics II 4
MTH 1613 Plane Trigonometry 3 Science Elective or  
Humanities Elective 3 Honors Research Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3
Program Electives 5 Program Electives 3
Total Hours 17 Total Hours 16

Program Electives (9 hours):
Choose Electives from college-level courses in Science, Math, and Computer Programming.