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Has anyone taken science pre-reqs online (general bios)? Do most optometry schools accept it?
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I checked with PCO. They were fine with it.
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I took a few of my pre-reqs through correspondence and they were accepted. Just remember to keep in mind that general bio labs are also part of the requirements.
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That's definitely something you should check with all the schools you are applying to individually. In part because policies change every year. But also because every school will have a different policy. I think most of them I was applying to said you couldn't do any science pre-req's online - only classes like psychology, math, English, etc. Plus you won't be able to do any virtual labs - those must be in person. The schools that told me they didn't accept online stuff said that was because this is a people profession, so they want you to have that interaction experience in science classes before opt school. I don't necessarily think there's a whole lot of peer-to-peer interaction in big lecture classes, but that's their call not mine =)
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I have went to a CC and a university. When I took classes at CC that were online they were never designated as such on my transcript - so how could admissions tell? It may vary from school to school.
If you're going to take classes online, I strongly suggest speaking to the individual schools you're applying to and sending them a syllabus for the class. It's not worth taking a chance of delaying your admission or getting denied.
