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10/25/18 College of Optometry Prerequisites This four-year program does not require a specific undergraduate degree but students must complete the prerequisites and have at least 90 credit hours. Strong preference is given to students who will have completed a bachelor’s degree prior to entrance to the program. The applicant must submit transcripts showing a cumulative grade-point average of all course work attempted of at least 2.7, based on a 4.0 scale. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a “C” or higher. Students admitted to the NSUOCO who have not yet completed a bachelor’s degree must meet the general education requirements of NSU before graduating from the Doctor of Optometry program. Admissions into the program is competitive as only 28 students are selected for each class. Contact [email protected] for specific questions Minimum Minimum about prerequisite classes. Please include Semester Quarter course descriptions in the email message. Course Credit Hours: Credit Hours: AP credits will be accepted as long as it is listed Calculus 4 6 on official college transcript and accepted by Business calculus is not accepted. Most Calculus courses will be 4-5 credit hours.. undergraduate institution.
Statistics 3 4.5 Oklahoma residents can view the transfer Students will need to take Science/Health or guide through Higher Education: Psychology Statistics. www.okhighered.org/transfer-students/course- General Biology or Zoology (with lab) 4 6 transfer.shtml Course must be for science majors. Other areas of study strongly recommended Microbiology 3 4.5 include: Human Anatomy and Physiology, No lab required. Public Speaking, Experimental Psychology, Computer Science (especially data and General Chemistry I&II (with lab) 8 12 Inorganic Chemistry is accepted. word processing), Analytic Geometry and Courses must be for science majors. Basic Bookkeeping or Accounting. Students admitted to NSUOCO who have not yet Organic Chemistry (with lab) 4 6 completed a bachelor’s degree must meet Will not accept Survey of Organic Chem. or Organic Chem. for non-science majors. Course must be in 3000 level. the general education requirements of Northeastern State University. The student Biochemistry 3 4.5 must complete these requirements by the Organic II will not waive the Biochemistry requirement. end of their second year. The student is Physics I&II (with lab) 8 12 responsible for knowing and meeting the Calculus or Trigonometry based sequence accepted but general education requirements in existence needs to be for science majors. at the time of the student’s first enrollment at NSU. Students should refer to the NSU General Psychology 3 4.5 Upper division Psychology courses also counted. Undergraduate Catalog for a list of degree requirements for the bachelor of science English I and II (grammar/composition) 6 9 degree. More information can be Must have a progression of two English courses for academic writing. Public speaking or a theatre class will not count. found at: offices.nsuok.edu/advisingcenter/ GeneralEducation.aspx.
College of Optometry Kaitlin Napier 918.444.4036 | Sandy Patrick 918.444.4006 | [email protected] For more information on coursework, visit with your advisor.