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The following is a list of recommended courses at this institution that will fulfill the minimum prerequisites for Berkeley Optometry. Advanced upper-division courses in these subjects may be substituted for any of the lower division courses listed below. Courses have to be taken for a letter grade. Courses for which AP credit was received may be counted as long as they are listed on your college transcript. Our office has updated these courses to the best of our knowledge based upon the school catalog. Please contact us if you find discrepancies with our articulation; for instance, a change in the course number and title.

  • General Chemistry (Lecture and Lab): CHEM 1500, 1501, 1510, 1511, 1520*
  • Organic Chemistry (Lecture and Lab): CHEM 2500, 2501
  • Biochemistry (Lecture only, Lab preferred): CHEM 3600
  • General Biology (Lecture and Lab): BIOL 1610, 1611, 1620, 1621, 1630, 1631
  • General Physics (Lecture and Lab): PHYS 1050, 1051, 1060, 1061, 1070, 1071 or PHYS 1210, 1211, 1220, 1221, 1230, 1231
  • Anatomy (Lecture only, Lab strongly recommended): BIOL 2200**, 2210** or BIOL 3250
  • Human Physiology (Lecture and Lab): BIOL 2200**, 2210** or BIOL 3880
  • Microbiology (Lecture only, Lab optional): BIOL 2220 or BIOL 3100
  • Calculus: MATH 1334
  • Statistics: MATH 2310 or PSYC 3030
  • Reading & Comp: ENGL 2100, 2110, 2120 or Equivalent
  • Psychology: PSYC 1200 or Equivalent

*Note: One more semester of Chemistry lab is required
**Note: BIOL 2200 and BIOL 2210 must both be completed in order to fulfill the Anatomy and Physiology requirements