Pre-Optometry

The 威斯康星大学欧克莱尔分校's pre-optometry curriculum provides a pathway to graduate school for students interested in a career in optometry. 威斯康辛大学欧克莱尔分校不是验光预科专业, but rather a declaration of your intention to continue your education and become an optometrist. 

Good eyesight is an integral part of everyday living, making optometry an important element of professional health care. Optometrists examine the eye for disease and determine vision health. They are also able to write prescriptions and even identify symptoms of serious illness. 

No specific undergraduate major is required for a career in optometry, 但是某些课程, skills and experiences are favored — especially when applying for graduate school. 例如, health professional schools often require a high GPA, a competitive Optometry 招生 Test (OAT) score, 推荐信, optometrist shadowing hours and a completed Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS) application. Science aptitude and strong communication skills are also expected.

Our exceptional faculty and career advisors are aware of these requirements and will ensure that you gain the knowledge and experiences necessary for acceptance into graduate school.

After earning your undergraduate degree from 澳门葡京网赌送彩金, your next step toward becoming an optometrist is earning your doctor of optometry (O.D.)学位. There are currently around 19 accredited schools and colleges of optometry in the U.S. 和加拿大.

The majority of UW-Eau克莱尔 graduates go on to attend institutions like the Illinois College of Optometry, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University, Indiana University and the Southern College of Optometry.

我能用O做什么.D.?

以O开头.D. you will be qualified to become an optometrist. 验光师是独立的, 初级卫生保健提供者检查, diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system. 作为验光师, you'll measure for and prescribe glasses and contact lenses; diagnose and treat eye coordination and focusing issues; treat eye diseases, such as glaucoma; and detect systemic diseases, 比如糖尿病和高血压. You may also perform noninvasive surgical procedures.

大多数验光师都是私人执业的, but there is a growing trend toward working in partnerships and groups. Graduates may also find themselves opening their own clinic or working with larger, 完善的卫生保健机构.

The pre-optometry curriculum at 澳门葡京网赌送彩金 will prepare you for the Optometry Admission Test (OAT), which is required for admission to all optometry schools. The exam consists of four parts: a survey of the natural sciences (biology, 普通化学及有机化学), 阅读理解, 物理与定量推理. It is often taken in the spring semester or summer following the junior year. 

验光预科学生上什么课?

Students interested in a career in optometry may focus on these topics during their undergraduate career:

• 数学
• 心理学
• 人类发展
• 有机与无机化学
• 物理
• 生物学
• 微生物学

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