Deadlines and Other Information
Instructions to Schools: All information should apply to applicants participating in the OptomCAS 2023-2024 cycle, which would be for first-year entry into optometry school for the 2024-2025 academic year.
School | Supplemental Fee | Supplemental Application Deadline | OptomCAS Deadline | Tuition and Fees | Last OAT Test Date Accepted | Other Tests Accepted | Bachelors Required? |
AZCOPT | None | N/A | 4/1/24 | Please check school website | 5/1/24 | GRE, MCAT, DAT and PCAT are accepted. |
Yes |
CCO | None | N/A | 4/1/24 | Please check school website | 5/1/24 | GRE, MCAT, DAT and PCAT are accepted. |
Yes |
IAUPR | None | N/A | 5/23/24 | Please check school website | 6/30/24 | GRE | No |
ICO | None | N/A | 5/1/24 | Please check school website | 5/1/24 | MCAT, DAT, PCAT and GRE will be considered on a case-by-case basis. | No |
IUSO | $70 | 3/1/24 | 1/31/24 | Please check school website | N/A | Test optional GRE and MCAT | Preferred; offer ‘Early Admission’ to qualified candidates who meet certain criteria |
KYCO | None | N/A | 4/1/24 | Please check school website | 4/1/24 | MCAT, DAT and PCAT are accepted. |
Preferred, but not required |
MCO | None | 2/1/24 | 2/1/24 | Please check school website | 2/1/24 | Preferred, but not required | |
MCPHS | None | N/A | 5/1/24 | Please check school website |
6/1/24 | GRE | Preferred |
NECO | $30 (waivers available) | 3/31/24 | 3/31/24 | Please check school website | 5/15/24 | GRE, MCAT and DAT are accepted. | No |
NOVA | $50 | 5/15/24 | 5/1/24 | Please check school website | 5/1/24 | MCAT, DAT and PCAT are accepted. |
Preferred, but not required. |
NSUOCO | $75 | 2/1/24 | 2/1/24 | Please check school website | 2/1/24 | MCAT and DAT are accepted. | Preferred, but not required |
OSU | $60 domestic and $70 international | 3/15/24 | 3/1/24 | Please check school website | 3/1/24 | GRE, MCAT, DAT and PCAT are accepted. |
Completion of three or more years of undergraduate coursework (90+ semester hours) is required. Bachelor’s degree is strongly recommended and preferred. |
PUCO | None | N/A | 3/1/24 | Please check school website | Retake scores will be accepted if taken on or before 3/1/24. | GRE, MCAT and DAT are accepted. | Not required, but applicants without a bachelor’s degree must fulfill the prerequisite requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree Completion Option. Please check school website for more information. |
PCO/Salus | $60 (OD Traditional Program only) | 4/9/24 (OD Traditional Program only) | 3/31/24 | Please check school website | 6/1/24 | DAT, GRE, MCAT, PCAT | No (OD Traditional Program) Yes (OD Accelerated Scholars Program) |
RMU | None | N/A | 5/1/24 | Please check school website | 5/1/24 | DAT, MCAT, GRE, PCAT are accepted. | Yes |
SCCOMBKU | $50 | 3/15/24 (included in the OptomCAS application). Fee may be paid after this date. | 3/15/24 | Please check school website |
3/15/24 | OAT preferred. DAT, MCAT are accepted. | Bachelor’s degree is recommended but not required. |
SCO | $50 | 3/1/24 | 3/1/24 | Please check school website | 3/1/24 | GRE and MCAT may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. | Strongly recommended |
SUNY | $40 | 3/1/24 | 3/1/24 | Please check school website | 2/28/24 | GRE, MCAT, DAT, PCAT | No, but highly recommended |
UABSO | $75 | 4/1/24 | 4/1/24 | Please check school website | 4/15/24 | MCAT and DAT are accepted. Possible other exams are accepted on a case-by-case basis. | Strongly preferred |
UCB | $66 (domestic and international applicants) | 12/1/23 | 12/1/23 | Please check school website | 12/1/23 | GRE, MCAT, DAT and PCAT are accepted. Last test date accepted is 11/30/23. |
Yes |
UHCO | $50 | 2/28/24 | 2/28/24 | Please check school website | All documents must be to the UHCO’s Office of Student Services by 2/28/24 | MCAT, DAT, PCAT, and GRE are accepted. | Yes |
UIWRSO | None | N/A | 5/1/24 | Please check school website | 6/1/24 | GRE, MCAT, and DAT are accepted. |
Strongly recommended |
UMSL | $50 | 3/1/24 | 3/1/24 | Please check school website | 3/15/24 | OAT (preferred). MCAT, DAT, PCAT and GRE are accepted. | Not required |
WUCO | None | N/A | 5/1/24 | Please check school website | 5/1/24 | GRE, MCAT, DAT and PCAT may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. |
No, but preferred |