Mission Statement
The primary purpose of Northeastern State University Oklahoma's College of Optometry's Optometric Student Association (OSA) is to promote the profession of optometry to students and encourage high professional standards within the student body. The OSA is there for the students to help contribute to and enhance the educational experience of its members. The OSA serves as a liaison to the optometric profession at the local, state and national level. As such, the OSA works closely with the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) to help achieve it's goals.
The OSA provides student oriented activities to establish good rapport among optometry students. The leadership of the OSA represents the student body to the faculty and administration of the College of Optometry through the Dean's Council. This is a forum for us to voice our concerns and ideas to the administration because anything the OSA does or sponsors directly affects the College of Optometry.
By paying one set of dues, students at NSUOCO become members of the OSA, AOSA, Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians (OAOP), and American Optometric Association Political Action Committee (AOA-PAC). These dues can also be paid by using points earned through participation in NSUOCO activities.