Associate degree in Pre-Optometry at Adams State College

Adams State College offers pre-professional training to prepare students for admission to optometry schools. Typically, these institutions admit students who have completed a bachelor’s degree. It is recommended that students plan to complete either the BS degree in biology (cellular and molecular biology) or BS degree in chemistry (biochemistry), with attention to the completion of the following suggested course list. Prerequisites vary among optometry schools. Students should check with the schools for specific requirements, preferably early in their undergraduate career.
Students should consult with the Adams State pre-optometry advisor early in their program for information and schedule planning.
BIOL 205 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
BIOL 206 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
BIOL 203 General Biology 5
BIOL 204 General Biology 5
BIOL 447 Microbiology 4
CHEM 131 General Chemistry 4
CHEM 131L General Chemistry Lab 1
CHEM 132 General Chemistry 4
CHEM 132L General Chemistry Lab 1
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry 4
CHEM 321L Organic Chemistry 1
CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry 4
CHEM 322L Organic Chemistry Lab 1
MATH 120 Single Variable Calculus I 5
MATH 205 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3
Either of the following sequences in physics:
Phys 225 College Physics I 5
Phys 226 College Physics II 5
OR
PHYS 230 General Physics I 4
PHYS 231 General Physics I Lab 1
PHYS 232 General Physics II 4
PHYS 233 General Physics II Lab 1
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
SOC 201 The Sociological Imagination 3