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==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==
 
'''Website:''' http://optometry.berkeley.edu/<br>
 
'''Website:''' http://optometry.berkeley.edu/<br>
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*Doctor of Optometry (OD)
 
*Doctor of Optometry (OD)
 
*4 years in length
 
*4 years in length
*Number of applications in 2010: 274
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*Number of applications in 2015: 284
*Number of students enrolled in 2010: 68
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*Number of students enrolled in 2015: 69
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
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*Bachelor's degree (or in the process of completing one) <br>
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
 
====Course and Degree Requirements====
 
*Degree: Bachelor's degree (does not require a specific undergraduate major)
 
*Degree: Bachelor's degree (does not require a specific undergraduate major)
 
*Required Courses  
 
*Required Courses  
**General Chemistry with Lab (1 semester)
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**General Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
**Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
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**Organic Chemistry with Lab (1 semester)
 
**Biochemistry (1 semester)
 
**Biochemistry (1 semester)
 
**General Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
 
**General Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
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**Human (or Mammalian) Physiology with Lab (1 semester)
 
**Human (or Mammalian) Physiology with Lab (1 semester)
 
**Microbiology with Lab (1 semester)
 
**Microbiology with Lab (1 semester)
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**Immunology (1 semester)
 
**Calculus/Advanced Mathematics (2 semesters)
 
**Calculus/Advanced Mathematics (2 semesters)
 
**Reading and Composition (2 semesters)
 
**Reading and Composition (2 semesters)
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**Psychology (1 semester)
 
**Psychology (1 semester)
 
*Recommended Courses
 
*Recommended Courses
**Genetics
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**Genetics, Business, Cell Biology, Perception, Pharmacology, Public Health, Speech
For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitpre.html here]
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For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/required-courses here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
*Minimum: 3.0 (4.0 scale)
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*Entering 2015 Class high GPA: 4.00
*Average entering GPA 2010: 3.44
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*Entering 2015 Class low GPA: 2.75
For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitprofl.html Here]
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For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/applicant-profiles Here]
  
 
====OAT====
 
====OAT====
-Average entering OAT score in 2010: 353
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*Entering Class of 2015 OAT Score High: 400
-For the 2010-2011 application cycle, only OAT scores from tests taken from July 15, 2008 until December 1, 2010 will be accepted
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*Entering Class of 2015 OAT Score Low: 310
For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitoat.html here]
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For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/applicant-profiles here]
  
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
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*Three essay questions
 
*Three essay questions
 
*Official transcripts from universities attended
 
*Official transcripts from universities attended
For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitregular.html here]<br>
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*OptomCAS Application
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For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/regular-status-students#AppReqs here]<br>
  
 
==Interview==
 
==Interview==
 
*Held by the Admissions Committee by invitation only
 
*Held by the Admissions Committee by invitation only
*Held in February 2011
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*Held in late January
For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitregular.html here]
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*Combination of traditional application-based and MMI interviews
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For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/regular-status-students here]
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
*December 1, 2010: deadline for application (note: no rolling admissions)
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*Late June: OptomCAS and Berkeley Optometry's supplemental application launch
*December 1, 2010: deadline to take the OAT
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*Early December: Deadline for application (note: no rolling admissions)
*February 2011: Interviews are held
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*Applicants must take the OAT by early December for the following fall admissions cycle
 
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*Scores from at most two years old are valid.
For more information, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitregular.html here]
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*Late January: Interviews invitations sent via email
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*February: Interviews held by invitation only
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For more information, click [[http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/timetable-for-admissions here]
  
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==Tuition 2012-2013==
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*Non-resident tuition fee (for one semester): $17,327.25
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*Non-resident total fees (for one semester): $23,038.75
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For more information on tuition, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/expenses-student-aid here]<br>
  
==Tuition 2010-2011==
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[[Category:University of California, Berkeley|Optometry]]
*Non-resident tuition fee (for one semester): $6,122.50
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[[Category:Optometry|California, Berkeley]]
*Non-resident total fees (for one semester): $19,162.25
 
For more information on tuition, click [http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitexp.html here]<br>
 
  
[[Category:University of California Berkeley|Optometry]]
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 4 March 2016

Contacts

Website: http://optometry.berkeley.edu/
Phone: 1-510-642-9537
Admissions e-mail: optometry-admissions@berkeley.edu

Program Information

  • Doctor of Optometry (OD)
  • 4 years in length
  • Number of applications in 2015: 284
  • Number of students enrolled in 2015: 69

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (or in the process of completing one)

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: Bachelor's degree (does not require a specific undergraduate major)
  • Required Courses
    • General Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters)
    • Organic Chemistry with Lab (1 semester)
    • Biochemistry (1 semester)
    • General Biology with Lab (2 semesters)
    • General Physics with Lab (2 semesters)
    • Human (or Comparative) Anatomy with Lab (1 semester)
    • Human (or Mammalian) Physiology with Lab (1 semester)
    • Microbiology with Lab (1 semester)
    • Immunology (1 semester)
    • Calculus/Advanced Mathematics (2 semesters)
    • Reading and Composition (2 semesters)
    • Statistics (1 semester)
    • Psychology (1 semester)
  • Recommended Courses
    • Genetics, Business, Cell Biology, Perception, Pharmacology, Public Health, Speech

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Entering 2015 Class high GPA: 4.00
  • Entering 2015 Class low GPA: 2.75

For more information, click Here

OAT

  • Entering Class of 2015 OAT Score High: 400
  • Entering Class of 2015 OAT Score Low: 310

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • Three Letters of Recommendation:
    • an optometrist who can state through documented experience that you know what the profession of optometry entails.
    • a professor with whom you have done personal work or with whom you took a prerequisite course.
    • an employer or extracurricular activity advisor who can comment about your maturity, diligence, and conscientiousness.
  • Three essay questions
  • Official transcripts from universities attended
  • OptomCAS Application

For more information, click here

Interview

  • Held by the Admissions Committee by invitation only
  • Held in late January
  • Combination of traditional application-based and MMI interviews

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • Late June: OptomCAS and Berkeley Optometry's supplemental application launch
  • Early December: Deadline for application (note: no rolling admissions)
  • Applicants must take the OAT by early December for the following fall admissions cycle
  • Scores from at most two years old are valid.
  • Late January: Interviews invitations sent via email
  • February: Interviews held by invitation only

For more information, click [here

Tuition 2012-2013

  • Non-resident tuition fee (for one semester): $17,327.25
  • Non-resident total fees (for one semester): $23,038.75

For more information on tuition, click here