Ohio States Pre-Optometry requirements...

[geronamo26]

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Why does Ohio State's Optometry school have soo many more re-req classes then any of the other schools? I wanted to go to that school, but the amount of classes I would have to take would take me forever and cost me too much money to complete. I have since looked into other schools. Is anyone else having the same problem?

 

[kiwi5frog]

Why does Ohio State's Optometry school have soo many more re-req classes then any of the other schools? I wanted to go to that school, but the amount of classes I would have to take would take me forever and cost me too much money to complete. I have since looked into other schools. Is anyone else having the same problem?

I'm pretty sure Berkeley has the most pre-reqs actually. I feel like more schools are heading towards that trend. Just goes to show the increase in competitiveness over time. Different programs also have different curriculum. If they require it as a pre-req, it is a possibility that the material will be only breifly covered in first year, if at all.

If money is a concern, i do recommmend taking pre-rereqs at community college. just make sure the courses transfer and be aware if your opto school of choice has certain views about cc classes.

 

[geronamo26]

Did you even look at Ohio State's requirements? Ohio State has way more than Berkley.

 

[Mewcakes]

The only difference I can see is that OSU wants 15 quarter units of physics (which is like...1 year + 1 quarter of physics..I think the conversion is stupid), and they want Trig/geometry. But they probably accept that from highschool. And OSU doesn't seem to require physiology lab in conjunction with the lecture. The rest of it seems very standard.

 

[NorthernStar13]

I went to an undergrad institution on the semester system and only had to take two semesters of physics. I didn't even think about trig/geometry - then again I took precalculus my freshman year. I really didn't take any other classes to satisfy OSU's pre-req requirements; my biology degree sufficed. Maybe you didn't get started on classes in your major soon enough?