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The '''Optometry Admission Test''' (
== Administration ==
▲The '''Optometry Admission Test''' (O.A.T.) is a test used to determine applicants' [[wikt:qualification|qualification]] for admission to a school of [[optometry]]. All twenty colleges of optometry in the [[United States]] 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]] (A.D.A.).
The OAT is a multiple-choice examination offered year round at [[Prometric]] centers.<ref>{{cite web | title = ASCO Optometry Admissions Test | publisher = American Dental Association | url = https://www.ada.org/oat }}</ref> The registration fee is $465 as of July 1, 2019, and there may be additional fees for rescheduling and requesting score reports.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
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 three 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|General Chemistry]], and [[Organic chemistry|Organic Chemistry]]. The Biology subsection consists of 40 questions and the General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry subsections consist of 30 questions.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
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. <ref>{{cite web | title = Optometry Admissions Test 2019 Program Guide | publisher = Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry | url = https://www.ada.org/oat/oat_examinee_guide.pdf }}</ref>
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| Survey of Natural Sciences || 100 || 90
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| Reading Comprehension || 40 || 50
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| Physics || 40 || 50
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| Quantitative Reasoning || 40 || 45
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===Scoring===
Scoring of the OAT ranges from 200 to 400 with the 50th percentile being set at 300.<ref>{{cite web | title = What's Tested on the OAT | publisher = Kaplan, Inc. | url = https://www.kaptest.com/study/oat/whats-tested-oat/ }}</ref> Test results are not a raw score of correct answers. Rather, the raw score is converted to a scale score between 200 and 400 provided in increments of 10.<ref>{{cite web | title = Optometry Admissions Test 2019 Program Guide | publisher = Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry | url = https://www.ada.org/oat/oat_examinee_guide.pdf }}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.ada.org/
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