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[purduepreoptstu]

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Hey all-

I'll be graduating in May with my degree in Psychology with a concentration in Beh. Neuroscience, however, I do not meet the requirements to apply to Optometry school just yet. I still need orgo, micro bio, and bio chem. I've been working at a small optometry practice for almost 2 years now, and I know that I want to go to optometry school. My science gpa isn't the greatest, and I know that I'll need to take more science courses.

What are your thoughts of completing the rest of these requirements at a local community college, as well as more science courses? I know that it'll be at least a year until I can apply for optometry school because I need to take the OAT. I just don't know how the optometry school will look at me going from a University to completing these courses at a CC. It's just more economical at this point though.

Thanks!! 🙂 and good luck to you all!

 

[nc2tarheels]

Totally depends on the school that you want to go to. There are some schools that do not look at CC credits in a negative light at all. Some frown upon it a little. For the most part, they do not care though! Good luck

 

[purduepreoptstu]

I want to apply to ICO, SCCO, IU, OSU, and NOVA.

 

[nc2tarheels]

I've applied to NOVA and I have a couple of CC courses that I took early in my college career, so I'm not sure of their official view of them. SCCO encourages CC classes. As for the others, I'm not sure.

 

[ElaineC]

I went through the same thing and took actually most of my science classes at CC's and did well. I had no problem getting into SUNY and SCCO and maybe Berkeley? (I shall wait and hope). I know for sure that NECO frown on CC classes and SUNY doesn't like them either, however if you do well and have a good OAT score they will look past it

 

[Vanish]

What about PCO(Salus) do they care about CC courses? Also is algebra based physics ok? or does it have to be calc based?