Optometry Admission Test
The Optometry Admission Test is a test used to determine applicants' for admission to a school of optometry. All colleges of optometry in the United States and the University of Waterloo in Canada use scores from the exam, in addition to work done at the undergraduate level of study, to decide whether to accept candidates. The test is administered by the American Dental Association on behalf of the .
Administration
The OAT is a multiple-choice examination offered year round at Prometric centers. The registration fee is $465 as of July 1st, 2019 and there may be additional fees for rescheduling and requesting score reports.The test consists of four sections:
;* Survey of the Natural Sciences
;* Reading Comprehension
;* Physics
;* Quantitative Reasoning
The test lasts, at most, for a total of 4 hours and 50 minutes. This time estimate includes 3 optional components: a 15-minute pre-test tutorial, a 30-minute mid-test break, and a 15-minute post-testing survey.
Test Content
The Survey of the Natural Sciences is composed of 100 questions total broken up into three subsections of Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry. The Biology subsection consists of 40 questions and the General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry subsections consist of 30 questions.The Reading Comprehension, Physics, and Quantitative Reasoning each have 40 items. Reading Comprehension will consist of three reading passages and tests one's ability to understand the passage and analyze scientific information. The Quantitative Reasoning section includes both mathematical problems and applied mathematical problems.
| Section | Questions | Minutes |
| Survey of Natural Sciences | 100 | 90 |
| Reading Comprehension | 40 | 50 |
| Physics | 40 | 50 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 40 | 45 |