"General Biology" pre-req requirement?

[aspirations101]

Hey guys! So on a bunch of Optometry schools' websites it says two semesters of "general biology" are required. This is kind of vague, so I am not sure what biology courses would fall into that category. I have taken cell biology and genetics at this point, which are considered pretty general biology courses at my college. Are these considered general biology courses in terms of the pre-requisites required for Optometry schools? Thanks!

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[evorage]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be your standard 1 year general biology class. You could ask to see of those classes could be used instead.

 

[Lovebeds]

Check with admissions - I'm sure you can email most of them. I know that some require the standard 1-year as evorage said, and others (fewer?) require any type of biology course, or zoology.

 

[stoikiometry]

I have taken cell biology and genetics at this point

This sounds familiar... If 130 and 139, then yes, I used those since they are both first year.