Pre-Optometry

Pre-optometry advising is available to current ECU students through the Center for Pre-Professional Advising.

ECU  students are assigned a primary advisory who will guide them through  their major and course selections. When students register with the  Pre-Professional Advising Center and indicate that they plan to work  towards optometry school, they will also be assigned a pre-professional  advisor as a secondary resource. The pre-professional advisor will help  the student determine a timeline for completing the pre-optometry  prerequisites and preparing for the optometry school application  process. As ECU does not have an optometry program it is important that  students research their options and specific requirements early.

Common Prerequisites

Anatomy & Physiology w/labs  - BIOL 2140/2141, 2150/2151

Biochemistry – Chem 2770/2771

Calculus – Math 2121 or 2171

General Chemistry with labs  - CHEM 1150, 1151 / CHEM 1160, 1161

Organic Chemistry with labs - CHEM 2750, 2753 / CHEM 2760, 2763

Microbiology -- BIOL 2110, 2111

Psychology – Psyc 1000 (some schools require an additional Psyc)

Statistics – Bios 1500, or Math 2228, or 2283

The OAT (Optometry Admission Test) is required for admission: http://www.opted.org

Optometry Application Portal -- http://www.optomcas.org