Optometry

Pre-optometry advising is available to current ECU students through the Center for Pre-Professional Advising.

You will be assigned a primary advisory who will guide you through your major and course selections. When you register with the Pre-Professional Advising Center and indicate that you plan to work towards optometry school, you will also be assigned a pre-professional advisor as a secondary resource. The pre-professional advisor will help you determine a timeline for completing the pre-optometry prerequisites and preparing for the optometry school application process. As ECU does not have an optometry program it is important that students research their options and specific requirements early.

Application Process

Students must first submit an application through OtpomCAS, the centralized application service for Optometry Schools.

Required documents:

  • Transcripts for all attended colleges and universities
  • OAT scores
  • Personal Statement
  • Letters of Evaluation

How to Apply on OptomCas

Common Prerequisites

  • Anatomy & Physiology w/labs – BIOL 2140, 2141 & 2150, 2151
  • Principles of Biology I & II with labs – Biol 1100, 1101 & 1200, 1201
  • Biochemistry – Chem 3770 or Biol 4880
  • Calculus – Math 2121 or 2171
  • General Chemistry with labs – CHEM 1150, 1151 &
    1160, 1161
  • Organic Chemistry with labs – CHEM 2750, 2753 &
    2760, 2763
  • General Physics I & II with labs – Phys 1250, 1251 &
    1260 & 1261
  • Microbiology – BIOL 2110, 2111 OR Biol 3220, 3221
  • Psychology – Psyc 1000 (some schools require an additional Psyc)
  • Statistics – Bios 1500, or Math 2228, or 2283

Compilation of specific prerequisites at all US Optometry Programs

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