Overview

College of Optometry / College of Optometry is located in St. Louis, MO, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Professional Program in Optometry

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Optometry (OD)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam OAT (for OD) preferred, may substitute MCAT, DAT, GAT Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

374

Applied

119

Accepted

46

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	OAT (for OD) preferred, may substitute MCAT, DAT, GAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	90 hours of undergraduate course work (for OD)
Additional Entrance Requirements	3 recommendation letters; minimum competitive GPA of 3.0; essay. Centralized Application Service https://www.optomcas.org/

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

171

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.17%
Black or African American	2.92%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.17%
Two or more races	0.58%
Unknown	40.35%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 20

Part-time - 3

Male (7)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Clinical optometric research, theoretical and applied optics, theoretical and applied psychophysics, eye movement, binocular vision
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address One University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO  63021
United States

Contact Dr. Keshia Elder
Dean
Email: optometry@umsl.edu
Phone: -516-5606
Fax: 314-516-6708

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