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Revision as of 21:41, 15 March 2013
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)
For more information, click here
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 (Canadian student) - $ 31 700
- Total first year fees (Canadian student) - $ 35 890
For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission scholarships, click here