The Optometry Admission Test is required of all applicants to ICO. The OAT will assess general reading comprehension, quantitative analysis, biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics.

Only OAT scores reported within the last two years are acceptable. For application to the entering class of 2009, scores including and since August 2006 are valid.

ICO will accept results from both the written and computerized tests. (The last administration of the written OAT was October 15, 2005.) Your test must be completed by the Preliminary Application deadline of March 15th.

The OAT may be repeated after a 90-day waiting period. If the test is taken multiple times, ICO will evaluate the most recent score for admission purposes.

Information about the OAT is available online at www.opted.org. You may register for the test and view the information booklet. You may contact the testing program via mail or phone at:

Optometry Admission Testing Program
211 East Chicago Avenue, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
(800) 232-2159

The following links may be helpful in preparing for the OAT:

OAT Study Resources
Strengthening Your OAT Scores