PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION
Course at Ohio State
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Course at University of Akron
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BIOCHEM 4511
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Contact Departmental Transfer Credit Coordinator
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BIOLOGY 1113, BIOLOGY 1114
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BIOL 111 or BIOL 111, BIOL 112 = BIOLOGY 1113 BIOL 111, BIOL 112 or BIOL 112 = BIOLOGY 1114
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CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220
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CHEM 151, CHEM 152, CHEM 153, CHEM 154
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CHEM 2510
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CHEM 263 or CHEM 263, CHEM 264, CHEM 265, CHEM 266
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EEOB 2520 or PHYSIO 3200
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BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 203 or BIOL 200, BIOL 202
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ENGLISH 1110.01
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ENGL 110 or ENGL 111 or ENGL 113
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Humanities (7 semester hours)
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Basic courses in Literature, Classics, Theatre, History of Art or Music, Philosophy, etc.
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MATH 1151
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MATH 221 or MATH 221, MATH 222
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MICRBIO 4000
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BIOL 130
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PHYSICS 1200, PHYSICS 1201
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PHYS 160, PHYS 163, PHYS 164 or PHYS 261, PHYS 262
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PSYCH 1100
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PSYC 100
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Social Sciences (7 semester hours)
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Basic courses in Anthropology, History, Economics, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, etc.
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Special notes
**Starting with the 2016 application cycle, Optometry will only require one organic chemistry course.**
Please be advised that your institution may require more organic chemistry before enrollment in biochemistry is allowed.
Math courses studying pre-calculus with trigonometry and Calculus I or higher are required.
All science courses taken require a lab component.
The College of Optometry requires completion of the prerequisites or their equivalents from any accredited college or university. At least 30 semester hours of this preparatory work should be taken at a baccalaureate-granting institution. Most students admitted to the college have bachelor's degrees.
Due to continuous advances in the scientific field, the College of Optometry Admissions Committee requires applicants to demonstrate recent competence in science prerequisites. This is automatically demonstrated if all science prerequisites have been satisfactorily completed within 10 calendar years immediately preceding the year of application. If any science prerequisites are older than 10 years, the applicant must either repeat course work in that specific area or submit convincing evidence of current mastery in the appropriate science to the admissions committee.
The College of Optometry requires a comprehensive systems physiology sequence (emphasizing human structure and systems). Please be advised that many undergraduate physiology sequences have an anatomy prerequisite, and you will need to plan your schedule accordingly. For non-Ohio State students, human physiology requirement will fulfill this prerequisite. Contact Professional Admissions with any questions at 614-292-9444 or gpadmissions@osu.edu
In cases where anatomy and physiology are offered in a combined sequence course, both courses are required in order for credit to be awarded. For these courses Ohio State will award credit for EEOB 2510 (anatomy) and EEOB 2520 (physiology).
Optometry requires an overall GPA of 3.0.
This evaluation is valid for the current application cycle only. Evaluated courses and the transferability of these courses can change, at any time, due to course content and re-evaluation. After this date, it may be necessary to contact the Admissions Office for course or program changes. If you have any questions, please contact: Graduate and Professional Admissions at:
Graduate and Professional Admissions
Student Academic Services Building, 1st Floor
281 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1132
614-292-9444
gpadmissions@osu.edu
Thank you for your interest in Ohio State!