Optometry
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. Please visit Prerequisites to view specific courses that each optometry school requires.
Four Year Plans
Pre-Optometry
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | |
INTG 105 | College Success | 1 |
INTG 100 | Foundations | 4 |
LNGS 111 | 4 | |
BIOL 101 | Foundations of Biology | 4 |
CHEM 125 | Introduction to Chemical Structure and Properties | 4 |
CHEM 201 | Purification and Separation Lab I | 1 |
Hours | 18 | |
Spring | ||
CI | 4 | |
LNGS 112 | 4 | |
CHEM 250 | Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 1) | 4 |
CHEM 202 | Purification and Chromatography Lab II | 1 |
BIOL 201 | Intermediate Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
Hours | 17 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
LNGS 211 | 4 | |
PHYS 105 | Physics for the Life Sciences I | 4 |
TE | 4 | |
CHEM 251 | Intermediate Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 2) | 4 |
CHEM 203 | Synthesis Lab | 1 |
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 |
Hours | 13 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOL 307 | Biology of Microorganisms | 4 |
BIOL 3XX | 4 | |
SS | 4 | |
CS | 4 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
BIOL 317 | Biochemistry | 4 |
MATH 119 | Calculus I | 4 |
HE | 4 | |
Hours | 12 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
AE | 4 | |
MATH 120 or MATH 124 |
Calculus II or Probability and Statistical Inference |
4 |
BIOL 325 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
Hours | 12 | |
Spring | ||
BIOL 326 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
HM | 4 | |
Hours | 12 | |
Total Hours | 117 |
Pre-Optometry with Study Abroad
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | |
INTG 105 | College Success | 1 |
INTG 100 | Foundations | 4 |
LNGS 111 | 4 | |
BIOL 101 | Foundations of Biology | 4 |
CHEM 125 | Introduction to Chemical Structure and Properties | 4 |
CHEM 201 | Purification and Separation Lab I | 1 |
Hours | 18 | |
Spring | ||
CI | 4 | |
LNGS 112 | 4 | |
CHEM 250 | Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 1) | 4 |
CHEM 202 | Purification and Chromatography Lab II | 1 |
BIOL 201 | Intermediate Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
Hours | 17 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
LNGS 211 | 4 | |
PHYS 105 | Physics for the Life Sciences I | 4 |
TE | 4 | |
CHEM 251 | Intermediate Reactions of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (Reactivity 2) | 4 |
CHEM 203 | Synthesis Lab | 1 |
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 |
Hours | 13 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOL 307 | Biology of Microorganisms | 4 |
BIOL 3XX | 4 | |
SS | 4 | |
Hours | 12 | |
Spring | ||
Study Abroad | ||
GL | 4 | |
HE | 4 | |
EX | 4 | |
CS | 4 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
AE | 4 | |
MATH 119 | Calculus I | 4 |
BIOL 325 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
BIOL 317 | Biochemistry | 4 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
BIOL 326 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
HM | 4 | |
MATH 120 or MATH 124 |
Calculus II or Probability and Statistical Inference |
4 |
Hours | 16 | |
Total Hours | 125 |