O ptometry Contact Person Laura Hechtel, Pre-Health Professions Advising Coordinator Admission to any of the 15 optometry schools in the United States requires at least three years of undergraduate work.
Some schools give preference to applicants with a bachelor s degree.
While requirements vary among the different schools, the Augustana program satisfies the requirements of nearly all post-graduate schools in the country. Recommended supporting courses include composition courses and additional social science courses. The Augustana optometry program is not a graduation major, so a major in some other field must be completed if the student intends to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The choice of graduation major is not critical for acceptance by a school of optometry, though nationwide approximately 80 percent of all matriculating students have a major in biological science. Students interested in optometry should confer with the adviser early in the first year of study.