Pre-Optometry

Note - Pre-Professional Preparation Programs

These are recommendations based on requirements for professional schools in South Dakota or in this region. Students are advised to contact any particular schools of interest to identify particular prerequisites for that institution. Much of this information is available from Dr. Charles Lamb (JS-150, 642-6026, CharlesLamb@BHSU.edu).

Program Requirements

90 credit hours with the following:

• OAT Exam

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab
• BIOL 325 - Physiology
• BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab
• BIOL 331 - Microbiology
• BIOL 331L - Microbiology Lab
• BIOL 381 - Vertebrate Anatomy
• BIOL 381L - Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab
• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab
• CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab
• CHEM 464 - Biochemistry I
• CHEM 464L - Biochemistry I Lab
• ENGL 101 - Composition I
• ENGL 201 - Composition II
• MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus
• MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics
• PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I
• PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
• PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II
• PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• PSYC 451 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech