Hunter College Optometry Information & Course Pre-Requisites
Be sure to contact your Pre-Health Advisor and to ask about the 3+4 Articulation Agreement with SUNY Optometry.
Remember: When a school admissions office says, "Recommended," many applicants will opt to complete the "recommended" requirement in order to present a more competitive application and to better contend for a seat in the class.
Hunter College Course Requirements
Not all schools of optometry require a Committee Letter from the Hunter College Pre-Health Advising Office; however, SUNY Optometry does require a Pre-Health Advising Office Committee Letter, or an explanation detailing why a Committee Letter has not been submitted on your behalf. In order to earn our Committee Letter, pre-optometry students must complete all requirements for a Pre-Health File, Committee Letter Application and complete the courses listed here.
Detailed below are the Hunter College courses the Pre-Health Advising Office requires for a Committee Letter to be completed on your behalf and to be sent to an optometry graduate program:
| Calculus I | Math 150 |
| Statistics | Stats 213 |
| Psychology | Psych 100 |
| General Chemistry I |
Chem 102 (Lecture) |
| General Chemistry II | Chem 104 (Lecture) |
| General Chemistry Lab | Chem 106 (Lab I & II) |
| General Biology I |
Biol 100 (Lecture & Lab) |
| General Biology II | Biol 102 (Lecture & Lab) |
| Anatomy & Physiology I |
Biol 120 |
| Anatomy & Physiology II | Biol 122 |
| Microbiology | Biol 230 |
| Biochemistry | Biol 300 |
| Organic Chemistry I Lecture | Chem 222 |
| Organic Chemistry I Lab | Chem 223 |
| Organic Chemistry II Lecture | Chem 224 |
| Organic Chemistry II Lab | Chem 225 |
Personal Statement and Experiences Workshop