Pre-Optometry - Calvin College

Pre-Optometry from Calvin College is a Campus Bachelor Ophthalmology degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. While the pre-optometry program at Calvin College is small, graduating 1 or 2 students a year, it is highly successful. In the past ten years all pre-optometry graduates of Calvin have been accepted to optometry school. The biology department at Calvin enjoys a close relationship with the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI and with the Indiana University School of Optometry , which has an excellent eye research program. Pre-optometry requirements High school students considering a career in optometry should have a strong background in mathematics and science, including high school physics. Students wishing to become optometrists complete optometry prerequisites at Calvin before entering optometry school to complete four additional years of study culminating in the Doctor of Optometry (O. D.) degree . Requirements of the optometry schools vary, but all require the following: 8 semester hours general biology 4 semester hours microbiology 8 semester hours general chemistry 4-10 semester hours organic chemistry 8 semester hours physics 4 semester hours calculus 4 semester hours statistics 6 semester hours English 3-6 semester hours social science View more details on Calvin College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Ophthalmology courses.