PRE-OPTOMETRY
PROGRAM INFORMATION 

PRE-OPTOMETRY PROGRAM AT MSUM:

The pre-optometry program at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is designed to prepare students for their professional education at a college of optometry.  Most pre-optometry students complete a B.A. Degree in Biology with a Health and Medical Sciences Emphasis before going on to the professional school.  Generally the admission requirements for the colleges of optometry include a year each of English, mathematics (to include calculus and statistics), biology, general chemistry and general physics with additional requirements in psychology, organic chemistry, biochemistry and advanced biology.

Requirements for the B.A. Degree in Biology with a Health and Medical Sciences Emphasis

Sample Four-Year Schedule for the Pre-Optometry Program

Optometry Admission Test (OAT) - Information
(required exam for college students applying to optometry school)
 

LINKS TO OPTOMETRY SCHOOLS / ORGANIZATIONS:

American Optometric Association

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

Illinois College of Optometry

Indiana University School of Optometry

Michigan College of Optometry Ferris State University

New England College of Optometry

Northeastern State University College of Optometry

Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

Ohio State University College of Optometry

Pacific University College of Optometry

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Southern California College of Optometry

Southern College of Optometry

State University of New York College of Optometry

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

University of California Berkeley School of Optometry

University of Houston College of Optometry

University of Missouri St. Louis School of Optometry 
 
 

CONTACT PERSON:  Robert Weibust - weibust@mnstate.edu

LAST UPDATE:  3/8/04

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