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Preoptometry

Baylor offers prerequisite coursework that prepares students for application to Optometry school. Students should incorporate the prerequisite classes into whatever major they choose to pursue. Optometry schools do not have a preference for a certain major.  

Admission requirements are a bachelor's degree (or a minimum of 90 semester hours), satisfactory (C or better) completion of the following preprofessional course work, an acceptable Optometry Admission Test (OAT) score, and a preprofessional evaluation.

**The student should determine any specific course requirements and recommendations of the professional schools where they plan to apply.

Course

Semester hours

Biology

8

General Chemistry

8

English Composition

8

English Literature

6

Human Anatomy, Biology

4

Mathematics

6

Microbiology & Advanced Physiology

8

Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry

8

Physics

8

Psychology

3

Statistics

3

Recommended Courses for Preoptometry:

Biology

Chemistry

English

Mathematics

Physics

Psychology

Statistics

1305-1105 1306-1106 1402 or 4401; 2401 or 3429; 3422 1301-1101 1302-1102  3331 3332* 3238 4341 1302 or 1304 or 3300; 2301; 2304 or 2306 1321 1304 or 1322

1420 and 1430 or 1408 and 1409

1305

Statistics 1380 2381 3381; or Psychology 2402; or Sociology 3402.
*Although not required by all schools, this course is a corequisite for Chemistry 3238 and a prerequisite to Chemistry 4341.