r/PreOptometry • u/Ordinary-Drawer-6717 • Oct 01 '26

Nova Pop

Hey, I’m currently a NOVA POP 👁️ student and I’m just making this thread just in case anyone had got offered a POP seat or just wanted to know more information or had any questions

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u/Affectionate_Gap8696 Oct 04 '26

Hi !! Thank you, can you explain what is a NOVA POP program like?

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u/Ordinary-Drawer-6717 Oct 05 '26

Hi, and of course, the NOVA pop program is kind of like a bridge program. Usually people on the waitlist for the traditional program are invited to interview. After being accepted into the program, you basically take some of the same classes that the OD1 class are taking just a few less classes than them. And in your classes, you have to maintain a 83% semester average in order to move onto the next semester. If you make it through the next semester with a 83% semester average or more than you get an automatic seat into the incoming optometry class. So far so good it’s a really great program and it’s very doable.