University of Houston College of Optometry
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The University of Houston College of Optometry or UHCO is one of twelve academic colleges at the University of Houston
. The college provides master's level
and doctoral
degrees in the area of optometry
including a Doctor of Optometry degree. The college is one of only twenty optometry schools in the United States and the only one in Texas
.
The college was founded on April 23, 1951 as the "School of Optometry".
2009 Class Profile
Total Applicants: 371
Admitted Applicants: 104 (28%)
Texas Residents: 74 (71%) Out-of-State Residents: 25 (24%)
International Residents: 5 (5%)
Females: 60 (57.7%) Males: 44 (42.3%)
Average Age: 23 Overall GPA: 3.48
Average OAT Academic Average: 341 Average OAT Total Science: 346
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. The college provides master's level
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and doctoral
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
degrees in the area of optometry
Optometry
Optometry is a health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. Optometrists, or Doctors of Optometry, are state licensed medical professionals trained to prescribe and fit lenses to improve vision,...
including a Doctor of Optometry degree. The college is one of only twenty optometry schools in the United States and the only one in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
The college was founded on April 23, 1951 as the "School of Optometry".
2009 Class Profile
Total Applicants: 371
Admitted Applicants: 104 (28%)
Texas Residents: 74 (71%) Out-of-State Residents: 25 (24%)
International Residents: 5 (5%)
Females: 60 (57.7%) Males: 44 (42.3%)
Average Age: 23 Overall GPA: 3.48
Average OAT Academic Average: 341 Average OAT Total Science: 346