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The preprofessional courses required for admission to the Indiana University School of Optometry are listed below along with the Franklin College courses which would meet these requirements. Most schools, including Indiana University, require a minimum of 90 semester hours of college credit prior to entering the four-year professional optometry program. Admissions requirements are slightly different for those students entering IU with and without a bachelors degree (see below). Many students attain a B.A. degree prior to beginning the study of optometry, but it is possible for Franklin College students who are accepted at an accredited professional school after three years to receive the B.A. from Franklin upon completion of the first year of the professional program (such as optometry, medicine, medical technology, etc.).

No particular major or area of concentration is required for the pre-optometry student, but the student should feel at ease with the science and mathematics courses that make up a large part of the preprofessional program. These courses are also required as background knowledge for the Optometry Admission Test, which is given year round at various test centers. The application deadline is January 1 and notifications will normally be completed by July 1. Applications received between January 1 and July 1 will be processed as received, and selections will be made as long as vacancies exist.