Application Process

Optom CAS Application

Supplemental Application Fee of $75
1. Payment instructions will be sent through email once OptomCAS application is received. Files will not be reviewed for interviews until the payment of $75 is received and the file is complete/verified on OptomCAS.
2. If an applicant has submitted their OptomCAS file and not received a payment instruction email, please contact us at NSUOPT@nsuok.edu.
3. No additional documents are required for the supplemental application fee.
Optometry Admissions Test (OAT)
1. Register for the OAT exam.
2. Scores are due by Feb. 1st. We encourage students to complete their exam no later than Nov. 1st.
3. OAT scores are valid for two years. If students want to re-take the exam, a 90 day wait period is required.
4. Average OAT score of last year s class was a 310 overall score. We encourage all applicants to re-take if the score is below our average or if any sub section is below a 270.
Interview process
1. If selected for an interview, applicants will be contacted by email or telephone.
2. Interviews will be held on our main campus at 1001 N. Grand Ave. in Tahlequah, OK.
3. We request a photo be submitted before an interview to NSUOPT@nsuok.edu
4. NSUOCO s interview process includes three individual interviews, an essay and campus tour. Students should expect to be on campus for 2.5 hours for the interview. Parents and/or guests are invited to join the tour at the end of the interview process.
Accepted Students
1. Only 28 spots are available. Not all qualified applicants will be accepted due to limited seats. Admission is competitive.
2. If accepted into the program, students must submit the following documents.
  1. Deposit of $1,000
  2. Proof of immunizations (MMR, Hepatitis b, and Tetanus)
  3. NSU application
  4. Official transcripts proving that all pre-requisite classes are completed with passing ( C and above) grades along with degree confirmation.

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