SUNY College of Optometry

Contacts

Website: http://www.sunyopt.edu/
Phone (admissions office): 1-212-938-5500
Admissions e-mail: ADMISSIONS@SUNYOPT.EDU

Program Information

• Doctor of Optometry (OD)
• 4 years in length
• Size of Class of 2009: 72

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Minimum of three years (90 credits) of undergraduate study, but a Bachelor’s degree is recommended
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
  • Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
  • General Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
  • General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
  • Calculus (1 semester)
  • English Composition & Literature (2 semesters)
  • Social Science (2 semesters)
  • General Psychology (1 semester)
  • Statistics (1 semester)

Note: Biochemistry can be substituted for one General Chemistry or one Organic Chemistry semester

• Recommended Courses
  • Microbiology (1 semester)

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GPA

• Average entering GPA for Class of 2013: 3.49
• For early admission, applicants must have an overall and a prerequisite math and science GPA of at least 3.5

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OAT

• For the 2010-2011 application cycle, OATs written after February 28, 2011 will not be accepted

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Supporting Documents

• A letter of recommendation must be prepared and sent by the Pre-professional Committee at the undergraduate school where you completed the majority of your pre-professional courses
  • If there is no such committee at that undergraduate school, you must then also submit up to 3 letters of recommendation of your choice. Two of them must assess academic performance in the science areas.
• Official report of all Optometric Admissions Test (OAT) scores
• Official transcripts from universities attended
• Official report of all scores achieved on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT), if taken in high school, are to be submitted directly to SUNY optometry.

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Interview

• Held by the Admissions Committee by invitation only

Timeline

• July 1, 2010: Regular application opens (rolling admissions)
• March 1, 2011: deadline for regular application
• January 6, 2011: Open House for SUNY College of Optometry

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Tuition 2010-2011

• Out-of-State Tuition Fee: $33,370.00
• First-year Books: $1100
• First-year Room & Board: $11,000
• First-year Intstruments: $1,950

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