Pre-Optometry

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The Pre-Optometry curriculum includes the coursework necessary to enter Colleges of Optometry that are members of the American Optometry Association. This curriculum is intended only as a guide. It indicates those courses needed for the OAT exam. For information about Schools and Colleges of Optometry, write to the American Optometry Association, St. Louis MO, 63141, or the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, Washington DC, 20036. The school closest to northwest Louisiana is the College of Optometry, University of Houston, 4913 Calhoun, Houston TX, 77004.

Requirements

BIOS 120 - BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES II 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 120L - BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES II LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 222 - GENERAL ZOOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 222L - GENERAL ZOOLOGY LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 320 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 320L - GENERAL MICROBIO LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 372 - COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES 2 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 372L - COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES LABORATORY 2 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 387 - GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 387L - GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 121 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 121L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 124 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 124L - INORGANIC AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 265 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 265L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 105 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 115 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 121 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 122 - PLANE TRIGONOMETRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 141 (was 260) - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 221 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 251 - GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 251L - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I 1 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 252 - GENERAL PHYSICS II 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 252L - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II 1 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 152 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCL 105 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 68+

⁺Also courses needed to meet requirements of student’s anticipated transfer university
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES: Social Science: Psychology, Sociology, History, Political Science