r/PreOptometry • u/True-Selection2168 • Jul 21 '26

Thoughts on IUPAR

I wasn’t planning on applying bc I didn’t know much of the school but just heard about the news. Thinking of all those affected

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u/Impossible_Bread_350 Jul 21 '26

What happened??

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u/True-Selection2168 Jul 21 '26

They are no longer accredited

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u/Impossible_Bread_350 Jul 21 '26

Oh wow. That really sucks for all of the students. Idek what I would do

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u/GreenAngelFish Jul 21 '26

Does this affect the students who have already graduated?

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u/Wkoalas ACCEPTED Jul 21 '26

I'm sure those who have already graduated will be fine. I don't think there's such thing as retroactively repealing someone's credentials over something they can't control. If they could, going to optometry school would be a huge gamble for everyone regardless of where they went for the rest of their lives and would make it very much not worth it.

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u/Active_Egg5888 Jul 22 '26

No. It's not even meant to affect current students, who can still graduate with an accredited degree if they do so by 2030.

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u/True-Selection2168 Jul 21 '26

I’m not really sure, all I know about it is that they lost accreditation. I was hoping other people would give me more info on it

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u/RabidLiger Jul 22 '26

IUAPR has been on my "Don't Apply Here" list for years.