Prerequisite Courses

A minimum of 55 SC is required from a regionally accredited college or university and must fulfill all College requirements regarding the acceptance of transfer credit. Students are strongly encouraged to complete all 55 SC preprofessional courses (general education and science and mathematics requirements) prior to enrollment.  Students lacking up to 8 SC of the 55 SC of preprofessional courses may be considered for admission to the program with the understanding that all preprofessional courses will be completed within one year of the entry into the ophthalmic medical technology program.

¹To include 3 SC of general psychology.

²To include at least one upper-level biological sciences course and not more than 4 SC of botany.

Biology/Health Science courses must be suitable for majors in those disciplines and must include laboratory credit in required courses. Other courses may fulfill the program's requirements. Contact the department for course approval. If completed seven or more years prior to application, knowledge should be updated by taking appropriate current courses in Microbiology. CLEP credits are not acceptable to fulfill biological science requirements.

Arkansas residency will be considered during selection for admission.

Marks of Pass/Credit will be considered grades of C and marks of Fail/No Credit will be considered grades of F for admission purposes.

Fulfillment of the pre-professional curriculum does not assure admittance into the professional program (please see Application Procedures and Deadlines).

Students entering with a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university must complete the following requirements for a CHP bachelor's degree: (a) 32 SC in residence; (b) all program-specific mathematics and biological and physical science prerequisites; (c) all program-specific professional requirements; (d) if not completed as part of a previous degree program, a 3 SC college/university course in American history or national government, a 3 SC course in college algebra or higher level mathematics, and a 3 SC course in humanities from a regionally accredited college or university. 

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