• Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
  • Accredited Programs
  • Accreditation Resources and Guidance
    • Optometric Degree Programs
    • Optometric Residency Programs
    • Optometric Technician Programs
  • ACOE Accreditation Process
  • ACOE Membership
  • ACOE Upcoming Site Visits
  • Recent ACOE Accreditation Actions
    • Accredited with Conditions
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    • Archive of Accreditation Actions
  • Call for Comments on Proposed Changes
  • Contact ACOE
• Faculty Resources
  • AOA Faculty Relations Committee Members
  • Summary of Results: AOA Optometric Educator Faculty Opinion Survey
  • Faculty Resources
    • Creole Examination Phrases
    • Spanish Examination Phrases
• Financial Aid
  • Guide to Optometric Loans, Grants and Scholarships
    • Industry Scholarships
    • Non-State Scholarships
    • Schools Scholarships
    • State Residency Scholarships
    • Other Programs
  • Balance Sheet Preparation
  • Planning and Budgeting
  • The Resident's Guide to Resources in Research and Scholarship
    • The Resident's Guide to Resources in Research and Scholarship: Part 1
    • The Resident's Guide to Resources in Research and Scholarship: Part 2
  • NIH Loan Repayment Program
• Professional Transitions
  • Primer for Successful Practice
    • Status Post Graduation: Private Practice Success
    • Strategy and Human Resource Management Illustrated
    • Business Functions and Structure
    • It Is All in the Mind: a Paradigm Shift for Practice Success
    • Action Plan: Preparing for the Entrepreneurial World of Optometric Practice
    • Methods of Securing Practice Ownership
    • The Practice Prospecting Process
    • Buyer Beware
    • Making the Deal: A Guide to Successful Negotiation
    • Practice Management
  • AOA Membership After Graduation
    • Post-Graduate Membership
      • How Affiliated Association Membership Works
      • I've Graduated! Why Should I Continue My Membership?
    • Practice Management
      • Selecting Your Practice Mode and Location
      • Future Practice - Choosing Wisely
      • Obtain Your Licence
      • Optometric Practice Options
    • Residency Program Opportunities
      • Directors
    • President's Letter to New Graduates
  • Optometry's Career Center
• Career Advocate for the New Practitioner
  • Career Advocate 2009 Program
  • Career Options
  • Marketing Yourself
    • Sample Cover Letter
    • Sample Resume
  • Joining a Practice
  • Buying a Practice
  • Starting a Practice
  • Managing Practice Finances
  • Managing Your Personal Finances
  • Day-to-Day Practice Operations
  • Third Party Programs
  • Managing Personnel
  • Dispensing
  • Patient Communication
  • Marketing Your Practice
  • Opportunities for Practice Growth
• Library Services (ILAMO)
• Student Member Benefits
• Why Choose Optometry?
• American Optometric Student Association

Post-Graduate Membership

• How Affiliated Association Membership Works
• I've Graduated! Why Should I Continue My Membership?

As a non-practicing optometrist who is a full-time student in an accredited institution of higher education, you are eligible for direct membership in the AOA as a postgraduate member. Postgraduate membership is complimentary and continues until the end of the calendar year in which you complete your residency. Certification of your full-time status as a student must be made by an appropriate official of the institution and must be noted on the application. The postgraduate classification must be renewed annually.