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Curriculum for
biology majors in the joint biology/optometry program
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The following program outline is for the students in the joint program with SUNY State College of Optometry. This program is available only to those admitted as freshmen. Transfer students are ineligible. This program requires that students complete three years (90 credits) of study at The University at Albany with a major in Biology, BS degree. Students attend SUNY-Optometry for the fourth year of study, (and pay SUNY-Optometry tuition) beginning the first year of the professional program. With the completion of the fourth year of study, The University at Albany will accept as transfer credits – twenty-four credits of Biology and six credits of Physics electives. Students in this program should take the Optometry Admission Test (OAT) in October or February of the third year at The University at Albany. A minimum OAT score of 320 is required. Students should prepare their Pre-Health file for evaluation by the Pre-Health Committee by the spring semester of their sophomore year. The file will include two (2) recommendations from the science and one (1) recommendation from the humanities and/or the social sciences. |
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FALL SEMESTER 1 A Bio 110F/N 4 crs. A Chm 120N 3 crs. A Chm 122a 1 cr. A Mat 112 4 crs. Gen-Ed 3 crs. Total 15 crs |
YEAR ONE |
SPRING SEMESTER 2 A Bio 111N 4 crs. A Chm 121N 3 crs. A Chm 122b 1 cr. A Mat 108 3 crs. Gen-Ed 3 crs. A chm 123b (opt.) 1 cr. (or other 1 cr. Course) Total 15 crs. |
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FALL SEMESTER 3 A Bio 212 4 crs. A Chm 216a 3 crs. A Chm 217a 1 cr A Phy 105N 3 crs. A Phy 106 1 cr. Gen-Ed 3 crs. Total 15 crs. |
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SPRING SEMESTER 4 A Bio (elective) 4 crs. A Chm 216b 3 crs. A Chm 217b 1 cr. A Phy 108N 3 crs. A Phy 109 1 cr. Gen-Ed 3 crs. Total 15 crs. |
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FALL SEMESTER 5 A Phy 101M 3 crs. A Eng E/L* 3 crs Two Bio Electives* 6 crs. Gen- Ed 3 crs. Total 15 crs. |
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SPRING SEMESTER 6 A 300 – 400 W.I. 3 crs. A Eng E/L* 3 crs. Two Bio Electives** 6 crs. Gen-Ed 3 crs. Total 15 crs. |
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*,** = Very Important Notes |
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*Since there are two writing intensive courses to be taken during the third year, students may wish to arrange a schedule which would include one writing intensive in each semester of the third year. |
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OTHER INFORMATION: |
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NINETY (90) credits of coursework MUST be on the University at Albany campus. Therefore, if a student wishes to use pre-freshman credit he/she must take other credits at The University at Albany in order that the total credits completed here equals 90. SUMMER coursework completed between the first and second year, or between the second and third year at The University at Albany is acceptable for this program. Because the number of general education courses a student is required to fulfill is dependant upon New York Regents Exam grades, a student may have to take summer school courses in order to complete all the general education requirements before transfering to SUNY-Optometry. |
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FOURTH YEAR AT SUNY-OPTOMETRY |
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SUNY-OPTOMETRY COURSES General Histology Physiology & Biochemestry I Geometric Optics I Gross Anatomy I Physiology & Biochemestry II Neuroscience I Geometric Optics II Gross anatomy II Neuroscience II Physical Optics |
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY EQUIVALENTS A Bio 406 4 crs. A Bio 410/411 5 crs. A Phy 10E 2 crs. A Bio 303 3 crs. A Bio 365 3 crs. A Bio 342 2 crs. A Phy 10E 2 crs. A Bio 325 4 crs. A Bio 341 3 crs. A Phy 10E 2 crs. |
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TOTAL CREDITS FOR FOURTH YEAR OF STUDY AT SUNY-OPTOMETRY: 30 crs |
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Students interested in making application to this program shall submit the necessary application materials to the Pre-Health advisor by the middle of the fall semester of the freshman year (transfer students are ineligible). The selection of joint degree students will be based on written application materials, academic progress, and a personal interview. A minimum of a 3.2 grade point average on a scale of a 4.0 on undergraduate courses completed at the time of application is required. |
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GPA required for the Biology BS degree: |
A minimum of 2.0 grade point average is required for all courses, including those within the major. Credit with the grade of "D" may be used to fulfill the requirements of the combined major and minor in Biology (BS) only if balanced at the same institution by credit with grades of "A" or "B" earned within the combined major and minor. |
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