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We see you thriving in Cedar Crest’s collaborative program with Salus University, where you can complete an undergraduate major and a Doctor of Optometry degree and enter an exciting and important health profession one year sooner. There are reserved seats waiting for Cedar Crest students!
For the Doctor of Optometry degree program, Cedar Crest and Salus University’s Osborne College of Audiology have agreed that students who complete the 90 semester credit requirements with a 3.0 GPA or above may be eligible for admission to the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree program.
The educational pathway is referred to as a 3 + 4 Degree Program and includes two phases: Phase I is the pre-optometry curriculum at CCC; Phase II is the Doctor of Optometry Degree at Salus PCO.
In Phase I, Cedar Crest will admit those students who meet the admissions requirements of the program and will submit to the Salus Office of Admissions the name and contact information for each student who begins Phase I of the program. Salus will communicate with each student who advances through Phase I of the program. Relevant information about the program will be provided, and a visit to the Salus Office of Admissions for a pre-application appointment will be encouraged.
To complete Phase I of the program, a student must: (1) Complete the pre-optometry curriculum at Cedar Crest, which must consist of a minimum of 90 semester hours of undergraduate education, including the required prerequisites. Students who complete Phase I must then apply to the Doctor of Optometry program at Salus PCO by following the application procedures as described on the website no later than Dec. 1 of the intended year. The admission procedure includes the completion of a successful on-campus interview.
Salus PCO will reserve three seats in each class of the Doctor of Optometry program for Cedar Crest students who have completed Phase I of the program and Phase II of the application process. If there are more than three such qualified Cedar Crest students, the remaining students will be considered for admission along with all other applicants.
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Salus University – Graduate Partnerships in Health Professions
Take your future as a health professional to the next level with one of Cedar Crest’s masters or doctoral degree partnerships with Salus University. These cooperative programs, which prepare you for life and work in crucial fields and an ever-changing world, offer preferential admission to eligible Cedar Crest students in the following areas: Audiology, Blindness and Low-Vision Studies, Dentistry, and Physician Assistant Master of Medical Science.
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Audrey Ettinger
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- School of Adult and Graduate Education
- sage@cedarcrest.edu
- P: 610-740-3770
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- admissions@cedarcrest.edu
- P: 800-360-1222
- F: 610-740-3780