School of Optometry

Selection Procedure

The Student Selection Committee will review the candidate’s complete application portfolio once all application materials have been submitted and after the personal interview has been conducted. Acceptances will be offered to the most qualified candidates on a rolling basis.

Those applicants who receive letters of acceptance will have two weeks to either accept or decline their place in the entering class. Those who accept their place must do so by submitting a matriculation form along with a $500 matriculation fee, $400 of which will be applied towards the student’s tuition. This fee is non-refundable. Therefore, accepted students are advised to send their matriculation fee only after they have made a final decision about attending UIWSO.

Matriculants are required to forward official transcripts to UIWSO from all colleges or universities attended, prior to the first day of classes, fall term, first year. One official copy of your academic transcript from each college or university that you have attended must be submitted. The school seal must be imprinted or embossed on the transcript and should be in a sealed envelope in order to be considered an official transcript. Photocopies and facsimiles will not be accepted. A transcript is required for each college or university even though transfer credit from one college may appear on another college’s transcripts.

Students must notify the Director of Admissions and Student Services if they wish to relinquish a reserved place in the entering class. Acceptances may be designated as conditional upon successful completion of requirements.