Pre-Optometry

Advisor: John Slovak, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 903-886-5378

After completion of the suggested program outlined below, the student should apply to a school offering a degree in optometry. The student should consult the catalog of the optometry school of interest in order to insure that all admission requirements to that school have been met.

Required courses in the major, minor or specialization
BSC 1406	US-Introductory Biology I	4
BSC 1407	US: Introductory Biology II	4
BSC 2401	US-Hum Anatomy/Physiology I	4
BSC 2402	US-Hum Anatmy/Physiology II	4
BSC 254	General Microbiology	4
BSC 305	General Physiology	4
Required support courses
CHEM 1411	General and Quantitative Chemistry I	4
CHEM 1412	General and Quantitative Chemistry II	4
CHEM 2323	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2325	Organic Chemistry II	3
PHYS 1401	College Physics I	4
PHYS 1402	College Physics II	4
PSY 302	Psychological Statistics: Descriptive and Inferential	4
Total Hours		50

The suggested pre-professional program is outlined below:

Freshman	Hours
US PE Activity	2
BSC 1411	4
BSC 1413	4
CHEM 1411	4
CHEM 1412	4
ENG 1301	3
ENG 1302	3
HIST 1301	3
HIST 1302	3
MATH 1314	3
MATH 142	3
	36
Sophomore	Hours
CHEM 2323	3
CHEM 2325	3
PHYS 1401	4
PHYS 1402	4
BSC 2401	4
BSC 2402	4
BSC 254	4
PSY 2301	3
PSY 302	4
	33
Junior	Hours
CHEM 351	4
CHEM 414	4
BSC 305	4
MATH 2413	4
MATH 192	4
ENG 2326	3
ENG 202	3
PSCI 2301	3
PSCI 2302	3
	32
Total Hours: 101