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Professional Optometry Degree Program Preoptometry Requirements Indiana University School of Optometry |
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A total of 90 semester hours of college credit is required as a minimum for admission to the School of Optometry; however, a bachelor's degree is strongly recommended. Preoptometry requirements must be completed by the time the student enters the School of Optometry. Students who already have a bachelor's degree with a major in a science field are often fully prepared for admission to the School of Optometry. Those with degrees in nonscience fields may find additional course work required. Students must take their preoptometry course work at any accredited institution. Grades lower than a C in any preoptometry requirement will not be accepted. Each course meets just one requirement. All preoptometry requirements must have been completed within 10 years from the time when the student hopes to start the Doctor of Optometry program.
1A minimum SAT Verbal score of 670 or ACT English score of 32 will exempt the student (without credit) from the requirement. Other means of completing the composition requirement exist. Consult the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin for details on these options. 2Other means of completing the composition requirement exist. Consult the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin or an undergraduate advisor for details on these options. 3A minimum of two courses is required. 4A minimum of two courses is required. This requirement for a Bachelor of Science in Optometry may be met by placement examination. Students who have completed two or more years of a single foreign language in high school with an average grade of C or above, or have completed a bachelor's degree at another institution, are exempt from this requirement. (Note: Variation exists among academic divisions of the university in basic foreign language requirements and exemption policies. For a bachelor's degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, or from another division of the university, consult the appropriate bulletin for foreign language statements.) 5A minimum of two courses is required. For departments in this area, consult the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin. None of the specified courses may be taken on a pass/fail basis. The credit hours required in the individual subjects are considered absolute minimums, which must be met or exceeded. If the hours of credit in any subject total less than the minimum specified, the student should complete the next higher course in that subject. Quarter hours convert to semester hours by the following scale:
Transfer Admissions Students may lose credits transferring and, for this reason, transfer is generally not recommended. At the very least, 45 credit hours of optometry courses must be completed in residence at Indiana University. No deficiencies in the Indiana University preoptometry requirements may exist at the time of admission. Candidates for transfer must submit a statement of good standing from their current dean. Along with documents specific to the transfer request, the regular application for admission should be submitted.
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