The Pre-Optometry major is designed for those students who, after completion of their junior year, are admitted to a college of optometry. The Ohio Wesleyan degree is granted after successful completion of the second year in the professional program. Students who seek entrance to an optometry school after four years at Ohio Wesleyan should meet the requirements for any of the established departmental majors or approved interdisciplinary majors.
Admission requirements vary and may include a second semester of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in addition to courses within our general distribution requirements. Students are encouraged to meet with the pre-optometry advisor regarding specific entrance requirements of the different optometry schools.
Ohio Wesleyan can provide meaningful internships in health careers, such as: Emergency Department rotation at Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, the Chester Program at MetroHealth in Cleveland, programs at Case Western Reserve University including the Rainbow Babies Clinic and Summer Medical and Dental Education Program, and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Lindsay Sallecchia ’11 was a student intern at Truitt & Truitt Optometrists in Marysville, Ohio. She became proficient in the areas of frame adjustment, frame and material selections, and pre-testing including working with Optomap and using Officemate software.
Top-of-the-line instrumentation exists throughout the Schimmel/Conrades Science Center, including a scanning transmission electron microscope, enabling you to carry out advanced research that is often impossible at other liberal arts institutions.
Your OWU coursework equips you for the science sections of these crucial tests, and advisors offer guidance on test preparation.
The goal of the Pre-Health Club is to help undergraduates understand and overcome the challenges of entering medical school. The club aims to support and provide insight to students, which ultimately should make the preparation more manageable. They help educate the public about illnesses, preventative measure to take to remain healthy, and how to perform self-exams.
The role of the Health Professions Advising Office is to provide information and about the medical school application process personally. The office also offers advising and counseling, assists with their medical school choices, and prepares composite evaluation letters for students.
Dr. Sallecchia is an optometrist at ABBA Eye Care in Gunnison, Colorado. She earned her Doctorate of Optometry at the Ohio State University College of Optometry.
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