Optometry Pre-Professional Program
Advisor: David Mitchell
Saint Benedict's and Saint John's offer a pre-professional program in optometry. The curriculum for the pre-optometry program includes the following general prerequisites:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- English
However, optometry schools may different prerequisites. General information about optometry, the OAT exam or school specific requirements can be found at www.opted.org
Suggested Plans of Study
Pre-Optometry
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| INTG 105 | The Lookout | 1 |
| INTG 100 | Learning Foundations | 4 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| BIOL 100 | Principles of Biology 1: Fundamentals of Living Things | 4 |
| CHEM 125 | Introduction to Chemical Structure and Properties | 4 |
| CHEM 201 | Purification and Separation Lab I | 1 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Integrations Requirement (CI) | 4 | |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| CHEM 250 | Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 1) | 4 |
| CHEM 202 | Purification and Chromatography Lab II | 1 |
| BIOL 200 | Principles of Biology 2: Biological Response to Challenge | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| PHYS 105 | Physics for the Life Sciences I | 4 |
| CHEM 251 | Intermediate Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 2) | 4 |
| CHEM 203 | Synthesis Lab | 1 |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 106 | Physics for the Life Sciences II | 4 |
| PSYC 111 | Introductory Psychology | 4 |
| CHEM 255 | Macroscopic Chemical Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 205 | Chemical Measurement Lab | 1 |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 307 | Biology of Microorganisms | 4 |
| BIOL 3@@ | 4 | |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (CS) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 317 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| MATH 119 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Theological Integrations (T!) | 4 | |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 120 or MATH 124 |
Calculus II or Probability and Statistical Inference |
4 |
| BIOL 325 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 326 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 133 | |
Pre-Optometry with Study Abroad
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| INTG 105 | The Lookout | 1 |
| INTG 100 | Learning Foundations | 4 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| BIOL 100 | Principles of Biology 1: Fundamentals of Living Things | 4 |
| CHEM 125 | Introduction to Chemical Structure and Properties | 4 |
| CHEM 201 | Purification and Separation Lab I | 1 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Integrations Requirement (CI) | 4 | |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| CHEM 250 | Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 1) | 4 |
| CHEM 202 | Purification and Chromatography Lab II | 1 |
| BIOL 200 | Principles of Biology 2: Biological Response to Challenge | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| PHYS 105 | Physics for the Life Sciences I | 4 |
| CHEM 251 | Intermediate Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 2) | 4 |
| CHEM 203 | Synthesis Lab | 1 |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 106 | Physics for the Life Sciences II | 4 |
| PSYC 111 | Introductory Psychology | 4 |
| CHEM 255 | Macroscopic Chemical Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 205 | Chemical Measurement Lab | 1 |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 307 | Biology of Microorganisms | 4 |
| BIOL 3@@ | 4 | |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Study Abroad with CS, GE, EX, HE | 16 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 119 | Calculus I | 4 |
| BIOL 325 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 317 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| Major or Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 326 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Theological Integrations | 4 | |
| MATH 120 or MATH 124 |
Calculus II or Probability and Statistical Inference |
4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 133 | |