Founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1932, Southern College of Optometry ranks as one of the nation’s leading institutions of optometric education. SCO’s students consistently outscore the national average in board scores and graduation rates. The college is committed to academic excellence and cutting-edge clinical training. Students and faculty enjoy the opportunity to learn and practice optometry in The Eye Center, one of the largest and most clinically advanced vision and eye care centers in the country. More than 60,000 patient encounters are recorded each year at The Eye Center.
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Optometry Down Under
Australian Optometry The Land Down Under Australia. What does that name bring to mind? Kangaroos, koalas, and emus? The Great Barrier Reef? Cricket games? How about optometry? If you are interested in practicing outside North America,...
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Twas the month before Part I
I Got Through Part 1 of the NBEO And so can you We have all taken a ton of tests throughout high school, college, and optometry school; but the biggest one, the test of mythical proportions, is Part 1 of the National Board of...
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Things I Learned on My Optometry Rotation (that I didn’t learn in school)
Things that I learned on my optometry school rotations (that I didn’t learn in school) The journey from third-year student, to fourth-year intern, to graduated optometrist is full of ups and downs. As much as I learned in school...
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Class of 2018: Graduating Writers
OptometryStudents.com prides itself on being by the students, for the students. We aren't students forever, though, and each year we have to bid farewell to our graduating writers and editors who have given so much of their...
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How Undergraduate Prepared Me for Optometry School
Pre-Requisite Classes: Why They Matter I got my undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Go Mocs!) and graduated in 2014 with a BS in Biology before starting optometry school in 2015. Before optometry...
