Students admitted to the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) program without an undergraduate degree will receive the B.S. in Optometry upon successful completion of the first two years of the four-year professional degree program. The following requirements must be satisfied by the student seeking this degree:

1. A minimum of 122 credit hours in courses that may be counted toward the B.A., B.S., or higher degree of one or more degree-granting divisions of the university; that may include the allowable credits from the associate degree program of the School of Optometry (see 14 below).
2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00.
3. A minimum of 30 credit hours in courses at the 300 level or above.
4. At least 30 credit hours of V-lettered courses, which are regularly offered by the School of Optometry and/or the Vision Science Graduate Program and that may include allowable credits at the 200 level (see 14 below).
5. Mathematics or Psychology K300 (3 cr.) or an equivalent course in statistical techniques or experimental design.
6. A minimum of 60 credit hours at Indiana University, of which at least 26 credit hours, including not fewer than 10 credits in the V-lettered courses, must be completed in residence on the Bloomington campus.
7. Courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis can be applied only as electives in meeting the degree requirements. The limit is a total of 24 credit hours with one course allowed per semester.
8. Not more than 60 credit hours earned in accredited junior colleges may be applied toward the degree.
9. Not more than 10 credit hours earned through correspondence study and/or special credit examination may be applied toward the degree, except by special permission of the dean.
10. Work for a degree must be completed within six years from the time the student first registers in the university, except by special permission of the dean.
11. The English composition requirement is W131 or equivalent.
12. The foreign language requirement is 6-8 hours of college credit in a single foreign language or two years of a single foreign language in high school, with a minimum average grade of C (2.00). This requirement also may be met by a placement examination.
13. The required 6 credit hours of arts and humanities, 6 credit hours of social and historical studies, and 24 credit hours in natural and mathematical science should be taken from courses equivalent to those offered by the College of Arts and Sciences. (See "Approved Distribution Courses" in the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin.)
14. Students enrolled in optometry courses that include material also covered in courses of the optometry associate degree programs may earn credit in recognition of the partial overlap.