Student and Advisor Information - School Specific Prerequisites

2005 SCHOOL SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES --- Updated 10/14/05
(*See note below regarding General Requirements)

SCHOOL	CALC	ANAT	PHYSIO	ORGAN CHEM	BIO CHEM	MICRO	STATS	PSYCH
ALABAMA University of AL at Birmingham www.uab.edu/optometry	1 course	SR	SR	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 course	1 course	1 course	1 course
CALIFORNIA Southern CA College of Optometry www.scco.edu	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	Rec.	Rec.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	Rec.	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	2 sems.
CALIFORNIA University of California Berkeley School of Optometry http://optometry.berkeley.edu/	2 sems. or 3 qtrs.	1 sem. or 1 qtr. w/lab	1 sem. or 1 qtr. w/lab	2 sems. or 3 qtrs. w/lab	1 sem. or 1 qtr. lab Rec	1 sem. or 1 qtr. w/lab	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	1 sem. or 1 qtr.
FLORIDA Nova Southeastern Univ. College of Optometry optometry.nova.edu	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs. w/lab	1 sem. or 2 qtrs. w/lab		1 sem. or 2 qtrs. w/lab	1 sem. or 2 qtrs. w/lab	SR	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.
ILLINOIS Illinois College of Optometry www.ico.edu	1 course	Rec.	Rec.	1 course	Rec.	1 course w/lab	1 course	1 course
INDIANA Indiana University, School of Optometry www.opt.indiana.edu	Required	SR	SR	Required	SR	Required	Required	Required
MASSACHUSETTS The New England College of Optometry www.neco.edu	2 sems. or 3 qtrs.	Rec.	Rec.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	Rec.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs. Rec.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.
MICHIGAN Michigan College of Optometry www.ferris.edu/mco	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	Rec.	Rec.	1 yr. w/lab	Rec.	1 course w/lab	1 sem.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.
MISSOURI University of Missouri-St. Louis www.umsl.edu/~optometry	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	Rec.	Rec.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs. w/lab	SR	1 sem. or 1 qtr. w/lab	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	2 sems. or 2 qrts.
NEW YORK State University of New York www.sunyopt.edu	1 sem. or 1 qtr.			1 yr.**	Rec. **	Rec.	1 sem. or 1 qtr.	1 sem. or 1 qtr.
OKLAHOMA Northeastern State University http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~optometry	Rec.	SR	SR		1 sem.	1 sem.	1 sem.	1 sem.
OHIO The Ohio State University www.optometry.ohio-state.edu	1 course	SR	1 sem. or 2 qtrs./intermed. level	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 course	1 sem. w/lab	Rec.	1 course
OREGON Pacific University www.opt.pacificu.edu/opt/index.html	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. w/lab	1 sem. w/lab	1 yr. w/lab	SR	1 sem. w/lab	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.
PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania College of Optometry www.pco.edu	Rec.	Rec.	Rec.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs. w/lab	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.
PUERTO RICO Inter American University www.optonet.inter.edu	1 sem.			1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.	1 sem. or 2 qtrs.
TENNESSEE Southern College of Optometry www.sco.edu	1 course	Rec.	Rec.	1 course w/lab	1 course ++	1 course w/lab	1 course	1 course
TEXAS University of Houston www.opt.uh.edu	1 course	1 course	1 course Jr. or Sr. Level Only	1 course	1 course	1 course	1 course	1 course

*General requirements for all schools include: at least a year of Biology or Zoology, General Chemistry, General Physics, English, and College Mathematics. Contact the school or college of your choice to confirm a list of required courses.
** One course in Biochem can substitute for one course of either General or Organic Chemistry
*** One course in Biochem w/lab can substitute for one course of Organic Chemistry
Two sem. in General Chem. and one sem. in Org. Chem. are required
++ Molecular Biology can substitute for Biochem
One sem. of Org.Chem. I and one sem. of Org. Chem. II or Biochem or Molecular Bio required

Rec = Recommended
qtr = quarter
SR = Strongly Recommended
sem = semester