Badger150 said:
Maybe at a couple schools, but that's what I tried last year. I was going to apply last year, so I called a few schools (SCO and PCO) to see if they would take my AP cedits and let me in after 2 years of undergrad. Both said no, they require 3 years in college, even though I had 110 total credits. (I had 45 when I came into college from AP tests etc). So I am just finishing up my bachelors degree in three years and then going to optom school.
ppa93 might be right about some other schools though.
(Aside to ppa93, sorry bout that thread the other day, I was really pissed off at the world too!)
I dont know anything about SCO, I do not plan to go there regardless.
110 semester units or Quater units? PCO told me that they accept AP credits. I got an interview for PCO at least even tho I have been in COllege for about two years only. if u have 125 quater units or 90 semester units, u should have no problem. Did you take OAT during the second year?
"Optometry Program
Pre-requisite Coursework
An applicant must have completed a minimum of 90 semester hours or 125 quarter hours of credit from an accredited undergraduate college or university. Prerequisite credits completed ten or more years prior to the anticipated entrance date will be reviewed for approval on an individual basis.
These credits must include the following pre-optometry courses completed with a 2.0 (C) or better. An applicant need not have completed all prerequisites prior to filing an application but must be able to complete all outstanding prerequisites prior to enrolling:
It is recommended that students with less than a 2.5 (C+) grade point average consult the Office of Admissions prior to applying.
Biology, General or Zoology (with labs)1 year
Chemistry, General (with labs)1 year
Chemistry, Organic (with labs)1 year or Chemistry Organic(with lab)1/2 year and 1/2 year of either, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology (lab highly recommended)
English, Composition or Literature1 year
Mathematics1 year Calculus highly recommended1/2 year of Calculus fulfills Math requirement
Microbiology or Bacteriology (with lab)1/2 year
Physics, General (with labs)1 year
Psychology1/2 year
Statistics (Math, Biology, or Psychology)1/2 year"
http://www.pco.edu/acad_progs/Optometry/od_pre_req1.htm
read it please. THey didnt say u need to have a three years of pre requisites. You might be turned down due to the bad grades or bad OAT scores.
As for me, I only had 15 AP quater units and the rest are College units since I am taking at least 18 quater units a quater (21 units this quater), plus summer school.
Perhaps, u didnt fulfill the prerequisites.
"The Optometry Class of 2008 is made up of 156 students from 26 states and Canada. Thirty-one percent are natives of Pennsylvania. Ages ranged from 20 to 43 years old, with an average age of 23. The class is 65 percent female and 32 percent minority. Academically, 71 percent were biology or zoology majors at their undergrad institutions, while 17 percent were chemistry, physics or other sciences, seven percent were psychology, and 11 percent were other majors. Eight students entered as the second residential class for the School of Audiology. The class is 63 percent female and 25 percent minority."
ages range from 20. In other words, people who got into PCO had two years of undergrad only since people graduate high school by the age of 18
school, it would help you a little more.
) which kinda makes me mad. (Unless they somehow counted your summer work as an extra year??? I never did summer work, so...) Well then, glad I didn't apply there this year!!!
