Salus University Optometry

Contacts

Website: http://www.salus.edu/optometry/index.html
Phone: 800-824-6262
Admissions e-mail: admissions@salus.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)
• 4 years in length

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study (90 semester hours)
• Required Courses
  • Biology/Zoology with laboratory (6 credits)
  • General Chemistry with laboratory (6 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry laboratory (6 credits) OR Organic Chemistry (3 credits) Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • English (6 credits)
  • Mathematics (6 credits)
  • Microbiology OR Bacteriology (3 credits)
  • Physics with laboratory (6 credits)
  • Psychology (3 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: 2.5 (applicants below 2.5 average should consult Office of Admissions)
• A minimum of 2.0 in all prerequisite courses is required
• Mean GPA (2012): 3.38

OAT

• Mean average OAT (2012): 310

Supporting Documents

• OptomCAS application
• 3 Letters of evaluation
• Optometry Admissions Test (OAT) score
• Transcripts from universities attended
• Immunization records for Hepatitis B
• TOEFL scores (where applicable)

Timeline

• July 1, 2012: Application by OptomCAS opens
• August 1, 2012: Student application reviews begin

September 1, 2012: Interviews are scheduled and initiated For more information, click here

Tuition 2010-2011

• First year tuition - $33,960

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For information on financial aid, click here