Letters of Recommendation
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Recommendation Type |
OptomCAS Institutions for 2021-2022 |
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Chicago College of Optometry, Midwestern University (CCO) |
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2 |
A |
A |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) |
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2 |
A |
A |
R |
R |
A |
A |
N/A |
A |
A |
N/A |
N/A |
Indiana University School of Optometry (IUSO) |
X |
3 |
A* |
A* |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry (IAUPR) |
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2 |
A |
N/A |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
MCPHS School of Optometry (MCPHS) |
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2 |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University (MCO) |
X |
3 |
A |
A |
R |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Midwestern University – Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT) |
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2 |
A |
A |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
New England College of Optometry (NECO) |
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2 |
A |
A |
R* |
A* |
A |
A* |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry (NSUOCO) |
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3 |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry (NOVA) |
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3 |
A |
A |
R |
R |
A |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
The Ohio State University College of Optometry (OSU) |
X |
3 |
A |
A |
R |
A |
A |
R |
N/A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Pacific University College of Optometry (PUCO) |
X |
2 |
A* |
A* |
R |
A* |
A* |
A* |
A* |
A* |
A* |
A* |
A* |
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University (PCO/Salus) |
X |
3 |
A* |
A |
A** |
A** |
A |
A |
A*** |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University (SCCOMBKU) |
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RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
Southern College of Optometry (SCO) |
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2 |
A* |
A |
R** |
A* |
A* |
A |
N/A |
R* |
A* |
A |
A |
State University of New York College of Optometry (SUNY) |
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3 |
RC |
A |
R |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UABSO) |
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3 |
A |
A* |
R |
R* |
A |
A |
N/A |
A* |
A |
A |
A |
University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry (UCB) |
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3 |
N/A |
* |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) |
X |
2 |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry (UIWRSO) |
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2 |
A |
A |
R |
A |
A |
A |
N/A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
University of Missouri at St. Louis College of Optometry (UMSL) |
X |
3 |
A* |
A* |
R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) |
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2 |
A |
A |
R* |
A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
A |
A |
R |
N/A |
Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry (WUCO) |
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2 |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
R: Required
RC: Recommended
A: Accepted
N/A: Not Accepted
*IUSO – Committee and composite letters only count as one letter of recommendation.
*KYCO – Only one letter from an Optometrist or Healthcare Professional is required. An O.D who is a member of the AOA is preferred.
*NECO – One letter must be from a non-relative optometrist. One letter must be from a faculty member (preferably in the sciences) who has taught you in a college-level course or supervised you in a lab setting.
*PUCO – Two letters of recommendations are required. One must be from a non-relative optometrist. A second letter must be from an instructor who has taught you in college. A committee or composite letter will be accepted for the academic letter of recommendation, as long it contains a letter or direct feedback from an instructor who has taught you in college. Applicants who have been out of school for more than 2 years may submit a letter of evaluation from a director supervisor or laboratory manager in lieu of a college instructor.
*PCO/Salus – Pre-professional committee letter fulfills entire letter requirement.
**PCO/Salus – These letters are preferred.
***PCO/Salus – Letter from Teaching Assistant needs to be co-signed by professor.
*SCO – Committee or Prehealth advisor preferred; letter from biology, chemistry or physics instructor acceptable.
**SCO – OD letter must be from a non-relative optometrist with whom you have shadowed or worked.
*UABSO – A committee letter is preferred. The academic letter should be written by a science faculty member or your pre-health advisor.
*UCB – Contact school regarding composite letter.
*UHCO – One letter should come from the applicant’s academic mentor (professor, advisor, coach, etc.); the second is recommended to come from an optometrist.
*UMSL – OD still required.