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Academic preparation for VETERINARY SCHOOL

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 year
BIO 20A, 20B, 20L

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 year
CHEM1A, 1B/M, 1C/N

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 year
108A/L 108B/M, 108C or
112A/L, 112B/M, 112C/N

BIOCHEMISTRY
Bio 100 or
Bio 100A, Bio 100B

NUTRITION

PHYSICS labs not required
5A, 5B or
6A, 6B or
7A, 7B

BIOLOGY
120/L DEVELOPMENT USE FOR VERTEBRATE EMBRYOLOGY
119/L MICROBIOLOGY
105 GENETICS
110 CELL

PHYSIOLOGY
BIO 131/L

PUBLIC SPEAKING

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Intro Class

ENGLISH 12 quarter units
Composition and Lit 1
Proficiency-oral, written

STATISTICS

TECHNICAL /SCIENTIFIC WRITING

MACROECONOMICS

ART/HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES 12 quarter units (history, sociology, language, music, art, psychology, ethnic studies, anthropology)

MATH CALCULUS

 

DEGREES AWARDED IN THIS FIELD:
D.V.M

The courses listed above are minimum preparation. Please note that some of these courses, especially the sciences, may have other prerequisites such as mathematics. 

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL PREPARATION

ANIMAL SCIENCE

BUSINESS

COMPUTER LITERACY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Courses that contribute to professional and cultural background.

For general information, check http://www.aavmc.org/ or Veterinary medical School Admissions Requirements in the United States and Canada. For specific requirements, check each school (catalog or web site).

Summary of Course Prerequisites for all U.S. veterinary medical school institutions:  http://aavmc.org/prereqs.htm

Pre-veterinary newsletter: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions

REMEMBER: YOU WILL BE APPLYING TO VETERINARY SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 9 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE MATRICULATION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

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