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Revision as of 13:52, 15 March 2013
Contacts
Website: http://www.opt.uh.edu/
Phone: (713) 743-2040
Admissions e-mail: osa@optometry.uh.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Optometry (OD)
- 4 years in length
- Class of 2015: 103
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor’s Degree
- Required Courses
- Biology with lab (2 semesters)
- Chemistry with lab (2 semesters)
- Physics with lab (2 semesters)
- Advanced Biology (1 semester)
- Calculus (1 semester)
- Organic Chemistry with lab (1 semester)
- Biochemistry (1 semester)
- Microbiology with lab (1 semester)
- Statistics (1 semester)
- Psychology (1 semester)
For more information, click here
GPA
- Average entering GPA: 3.53 (4.0 scale)
For more information, click here
OAT
- Academic Average (2010) - 324
- Total Science: 329
- Quantitative Reasoning: 317
- Reading Comprehension: 319
- Physics: 320
- Biology: 327
- Chemistry: 335
- Organic Chemistry: 324
Only the scores from the four most recent attempts and the total number of attempts will be reported. For more information, click here
Application Process
- The online application consists of seven parts
- Student Personal Information
- Activities and Work Experience
- Academic History
- Essay
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (2 must be from an academic who have taught the applicant)
- School Designations
- Supplemental Application
For more information, click here
Interview
- The interview is meant for UHCO administrators and faculty to get to know the applicant and for the applicant to get to know more about UHCO.
Timeline
- July 2010: Application opens
- February 15, 2011: Online application and supplemental application deadline
- March 15, 2011: all application material must be received by this date
For more information, click here
Tuition 2010-2011
- First year tuition (non-residents): $32, 046
- First year tuition (Texas residents) - $ 19, 956
For more information on tuition, click here
