Optometry School Pre-requisite Courses
The following list presents the pre-requisite courses required for most optometry schools.
Biology Courses Required |
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| *BISC 160/160 Biological Science I with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| *BISC 162/163 Biological Science II with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| **BISC 333 Microbiology | 4 credit hours |
| **BISC 160 Series with a grade of “C” or better required before enrolling | |
Chemistry Courses |
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Inorganic Chemistry |
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| *CHEM 105/115 General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| *CHEM 106/116 General Chemistry II with Lab | 4 credit hours |
Organic Chemistry |
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| CHEM 221/225 Organic Chemistry I with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| CHEM 222/226 Organic Chemistry II with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| Note: The above courses (minus Microbiology) should be completed before taking the DAT. | |
Biochemistry |
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| CHEM 373 Intermediate Biochemistry 3 credit hours or CHEM 471 Biochemistry I | 3 credit hours |
Physics Courses Required |
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| PHYS 213/223 General Physics I with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| PHYS 214/224 General Physics II with Lab | 4 credit hours |
| Note: You may substitute PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 | |
Mathematics |
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| MATH 261 Calculus | 3 credit hours |
| MATH 115, OR PSY 202 Statistics | 3 credit hours |
*Requires a minimum ACT Math subscore of 24 (SAT Math subscore of 560 or SATR 580); or minimum of B earned in MATH 125; or MATH 121 & 123; or CHEM 101.