Pre-Optometry Requirements:

You must complete a major in addition to each schools’ pre-requisite courses. Many students choose a major that requires courses that are part of the list of pre-requisites.

Be sure to examine the specific pre-requisites for the each school to which you plan to apply.

• BIOL 111 - Organismal Biology I Credit Hours: 3 with labs And
• BIOL 107 - Biology Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1 with labs

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• BIOL 112 - Organismal Biology II Credit Hours: 3 with labs And
• BIOL 107 - Biology Laboratory I  Credit Hours: 1 with labs

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• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4 with labs And
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4 with labs

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• CHEM 213 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4 with labs And
• CHEM 214 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4 with labs

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• *For Pennsylvannia College of Optometry: 1 semester Organic Chemistry

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• CHEM 418 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 4 (this is required for Ohio State University) And
• CHEM 419 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3 (this is required for Ohio State University)

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• *For Pennsylvania College of Optometry: 1 semester of Biochemistry OR 1 semester Molecular Biology

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• PHEN 121 - Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4 with labs And
• PHEN 122 - Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4 with labs

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• BIOL 312 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4 with labs
• MATH 190 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4 (MATH 190  & MATH 200  are highly recommended)
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 232 - Behavioral Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 121 - Composition Credit Hours: 3 & an English Literature course
• Social science course
• Other humanities

The following courses are required by many Physician’s Assistant Programs:

• CHEM 213 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4 And
• CHEM 214 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4

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• CHEM 418 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 4

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• CHEM 419 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3