Optometry School Requirements
The College of Optometry requires students to earn a grade of 2.0 or better in each of the following courses.
Prerequisite Coursework:
- 3 Semester Hours of Mathematics: Calculus
- 8 Semester Hours of Physics with Lab
- 8 Semester Hours of Biology with Lab
- 8 Semester Hours of General Chemistry with Lab
- 4 Semester Hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab
- 3 Semester Hours of Microbiology
- 3 Semester Hours of Biochemistry
- 3 Semester Hours of Anatomy and Physiology
- 15 Semester Hours of Social/Behavioral Sciences/Humanities
- 6 Semester Hours of English (composition, literature, etc.)
Required Application:
- Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS)
They encourage, but do not require, additional upper level science coursework in such areas as Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Cell Biology, Genetics and Experimental and Physiological Psychology.
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Minimum GPA: No specified minimum
Prerequisite Coursework:
- English Composition (1 course)
- Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (usually 2 courses)
- Organic Chemistry, no Lab required (1 course)
- Biochemistry (1 or 2 courses)
If your institution divides biochemistry into a two
series course, you need to take both courses.
- Physics with Lab (2 courses)
- Mathematics—Calculus (1 course)
- Biology with Lab (2 courses)
- Physiology (1 or 2 courses)
Physiology course work must cover all of the systems
of the body.
- 15 Semester Hours of Social/Behavioral Sciences/Humanities
- Microbiology with Lab (1 course)
- Introductory Psychology (1 course)
- Humanities (2-3 courses)
- Social Sciences (2-3 courses)
Required Application:
- Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS)
They encourage, but do not require, additional upper level science coursework in such areas as Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Cell Biology, Genetics and Experimental and Physiological Psychology.
The list of Hunter College Courses is meant as a catalogue of courses in selecting appropriate and corresponding courses to an allied health professions school's admissions requirements. This catalogue of courses is not meant to detail pre-requisites for admission to all health professions schools. Again, this catalogue of courses is listed to assist students in their course planning.
Course Pre-Requirements for each individual school are listed within the school's text box; students may refer to the individual school's requirements and compare to the corresponding Hunter College course.
disclaimer: This information is an overview and should in NO WAY substitute for personally reviewing requirements for each school.
Corresponding Science Courses for the
Health Professions at Hunter College:
- BIOL 100 General Biology I (with Lab) (spring and summer)
- BIOL 102 General Biology II (with Lab) (fall)
- BIOL 120 Anatomy and Physiology I (fall)
- BIOL 122 Anatomy and Physiology II (with lab) (spring)
- BIOL 203 Genetics (spring)
- BIOL 230 Microbiology (spring)
- BIOL 270 Intro to Neuroscience (fall)
- BIOL 300 or CHEM 376 Biochemistry
- CHEM 102 General Chemistry I Lecture
- CHEM 104 General Chemistry II Lecture
- CHEM 106 General Chemistry Lab I and II
- CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
- CHEM 223 Organic Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM 224 Organic Chemistry II Lecture
- CHEM 225 Organic Chemistry II Lab
- PHYS 110 General Physics I (with Lab)
- PHYS 120 General Physics II (with Lab)
- MATH 150 Calculus I
- MATH 155 Calculus II
- STAT 213 Statistics
- ENGL 120 Expository Writing
- ENGL 220 Introduction to Writing about Literature (or any writing-intensive course)
- Medical Terminology— no corresponding course at Hunter. You must ePermit the course.
Social Science Courses
- ECO 100 Introduction to Economics
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
- PSYCH 100 Introduction to Psychology (or introduction to any of the behavioral sciences)
- PSYCH 150 Developmental: The Development of the Life Span (or introduction to any of the behavioral sciences)
- Public Speaking— any course where you are required to give classroom presentations
