Eastern Illinois University Pre-Optometry Program

 
Recommended Course Sequence
 


 
First Year (Freshman)
 
 
Fall Semester Spring Semester
*BIO 1100 General Biology 4 *BIO 1300C Animal Diversity 4
*CHM 1310 Chemistry I 3 *CHM 1410C Chemistry II 3
*CHM 1315 Chem Lab 1 *CHM 1415C Chem Lab 1
*MAT 1400 or 
*MAT 1430
Precalculus or 
Precalc & Calculus
3
4
*MAT 1330 or 
*MAT 1440C
Trigonometry or 
Calculus
2
4
*ENG 1001C Comp & Lang 3 *ENG 1002C Comp & Lit 3
  SPC 1310C Speech 3   Elective   3
Total  Semester Hours 17 Total Semester Hours 16
 


 
Second Year (Sophomore)
 
 
Fall Semester Spring Semester
  BIO 1200C General Botany 3   BIO 3100 Molec & Cell Biology 3
*CHM 2430 Organic Chem I 4 *CHM 2840 Organic Chem II 3
*CHM 2435 Org Chem Lab 1 *PSY 1879C Psychology 3
*PHY 1151 Physics I 3 *PHY 1161C Physics II 3
*PHY 1152 Physics Lab 1 *PHY 1162C Physics Lab 1
*MAT 1441C Calculus 5 Elective   3
Total  Semester Hours 17 Total Semester Hours 16
 


 
Junior/Senior Years
 
 
  BIO 3200 Genetics 4   BIO 4984 Evolution 3
*BIO 3300 Microbiology 4 *BIO 4750 or 
*MAT 2250C
Biometrics or 
other Statistics
3
  BIO 3520 Animal Physiology 4   CHM 3450 Biochemistry 3
  BIO 3800 Ecology 4 *PSY 3680 Sensation or 
other Psych Elective
3
*BIO 2200 or 
  BIO 3620 or 
  BIO 3622
Human Anatomy or 
Compar Anatomy or 
Embryology
4 Concentration Electives 12
Total Semester Hours 44
 
* Required by most colleges of optometry.
 


 
Other Requirements:
 
     General Education Core Courses (31-37 hr):
          Some are fulfilled by courses required for biologial sciences or pre-optometry.
          Eight hours must be upper division (3000+) courses.

     Total hours required for graduation  --  120 hr.



 
For additional information, please contact:
 
Dr. Kip L. McGilliard  
Pre-Optometry Advisor  
Department of Biological Sciences  
Eastern Illinois University 
Charleston, IL 61920  
Phone:  (217) 581-6384  
E-mail:  klmcgilliard@eiu.edu
Dr. Judith M. James, Chairperson 
Medical Professions Committee 
Department of Biological Sciences  
Eastern Illinois University 
Charleston, IL 61920  
Phone:  (217) 581-6387 
E-mail:  cfjmj1@eiu.edu 
 

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Updated 6/01/99