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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Pre-Optometry

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Completion of this three-year program meets the requirements for admission to most Optometry schools but does not guarantee entrance. Admission to any professional school is competitive.

Curriculum

Freshman Year

BIOL 1105 - Foundations of Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 1114 - General Zoology Credit: 4.
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit: 4.
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit: 4.
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
MATH 1730 - Pre-calculus Mathematics Credit: 5.
MATH 1910 - Calculus I Credit: 4.
UNPP 1020 - University Pre-Professional, First-Year Interactions and Advisement Credit: 1.

Total: 32

Sophomore Year

CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I Credit: 4.
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II Credit: 4.
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2230 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit: 3.
PHYS 2010 - Algebra-based Physics I Credit: 4.
PHYS 2020 - Algebra-based Physics II Credit: 4.
Electives Credit: 6.

Total: 31

Junior Year

BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit: 4.
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit: 4.
BIOL 3140 - Cellular Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 3230 - Health Science Microbiology Credit: 4.
Social Science Credit: 6.
PSY 2010 - General Psychology Credit: 3.
CHEM 4610 (5610) - General Biochemistry Credit: 3.

Total: 28

Note:

¹	For students intending to earn a Bachelor’s degree before entering professional school, it is recommended that elective hours be taken from core requirements or a selected degree program.

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