New OD Graduate Members

A new graduate of an accredited school or college of optometry accredited or pre-accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education, who is a member in good standing of the American Optometric Student Association upon graduation, may continue membership until the end of the same calendar year in which such member has graduated and been licensed to practice, or until he or she has completed a qualified residency or internship, provided that such membership shall not continue for a new graduate who is not a resident or intern and who has not been licensed as an optometrist for more than eighteen (18) months after graduation. New OD graduates may fill out the “residency membership form” or contact an AOSA Trustee at the respective school or college of optometry for a membership application.