ROLLING ADMISSIONS
This is the standard way most students apply. Decisions will be made as early as October and continue until the class is filled.
Though the Application deadline is March 1, applicants are advised to submit applications during the summer or fall the year prior to the class entering in August.
EARLY DECISION
This is designed for applicants with no more than 2 prerequisite courses outstanding and above average background who wish to obtain a commitment prior to entering their final undergraduate year. Completed application material must be submitted no later than July 15, a year prior to matriculation. Applicants must achieve an overall and a prerequisite math and science GPA of at least 3.2, with no prerequisite grade below C. Until all prerequisite courses are satisfactorily completed and a OAT total science score above 320, with no individual scores below 310, is achieved, a provisional acceptance will be given.
EARLY ASSURANCE
This is designed for applicants with above average backgrounds who wish to obtain a commitment at the end of their sophomore year of college but plan to complete four years of undergraduate school. Applications will be considered when the equivalent of 60 semester hours and 70% of the math and science prerequisites have been completed. An overall and a prerequisite math and science GPA of at least 3.2, with no prerequisite grade below C is required. Until all prerequisite courses are satisfactorily completed and a OAT total science score above 320, with no individual scores below 310, is achieved, a provisional acceptance will be given.
JOINT DEGREE (students should inquire with the Admissions Office of their undergraduate college or SUNY Optometry to see which undergraduate colleges offer this option)
This option allows students to attend SUNY Optometry after three years of undergraduate college and receive a BS degree from their undergraduate college after completing our first year. They then continue at SUNY Optometry for the full 4 years to receive the OD degree. Applicants with strong academic backgrounds can be accepted provisionally into the Joint Degree Program directly out of high school or anytime during their first two years of undergraduate college.
ADVANCED STANDING
This applies to applicants who have attended other colleges of optometry or similar health profession programs with curriculum similar to the optometry curriculum at SUNY.
Please forward any questions or suggestions to:
SUNY State College of Optometry
Office of Student Affairs
Room 1131
33 West 42nd St.
New York, New York 10036
(800) 291-3937