CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS

R E C O M M E N D E D   C U R R I C U L U M   P A T T E R N

FOR STUDENTS INTENDING TO ENTER

SCHOOLS OF OPTOMETRY

 

(A minimum of 90 semester credits of pre-professional course work applicable to baccalaureate degree)

 

 

High School Preparation in Science and Mathematics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Algebra

2 units

Biology

1 unit

 

 

Geometry

1 unit

Chemistry

1 unit

 

 

Trigonometry

1/2 unit

Physics

1 unit

 

 

COURSEWORK

Required (*) and recommended by most schools

Check specific school catalogues for details

 

 

CSUS EQUIVALENT COURSES

 

  • ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS *

COMPOSITION, SPEECH AND CRITICAL THINKING REQUIREMENTS

(Minimum of 6 units)

  • COLLEGE BIOLOGY with lab (yr) *

BOTY 1050; ZOOL 1050

 

  • GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY with lab (yr) *

CHEM 1100; 1110

 

  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY with lab (yr) *

CHEM 3010/3012; CHEM 3020/3022

 

·    BIOCHEMISTRY *

CHEM 4400

 

·    COLLEGE PHYSICS with lab (yr) *

PHYS 2250/2252; PHYS 2260/2262

 

·      ALGEBRA and TRIGONOMETRY

·      STATISTICS and CALCULUS *

MATH 1070, 1080

MATH 1600, MATH 1410

 

·      PHYSIOLOGY with labs *

ZOOL 4280/4282

 

·      MICROBIOLOGY with lab *

MBIO 3010/3032

 

·      EMBRYOLOGY and/or COMPARATIVE ANATOMY

ZOOL 3130/3132, ZOOL 3150/3152

 

·      PSYCHOLOGY (INTRODUCTION) *

PSYC 2010

 

·      HUMANITIES AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES *

 

 

SUPPORTING COURSEWORK SUGGESTED BY VARIOUS SCHOOLS

                   Business Management,

Foreign language

       

                                                                         OAT Mandatory

 

                                                                      For Further Information Contact:

                                                                      Pre-health Professions Committee

                                                                    California State University, Stanislaus

                                                                     (209) 667-3483 or (209) 667-3476