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Pre-Veterinary Medicine Curriculum Guide

The suggested curriculum of courses for Pre-Veterinary Medicine is designed to ensure that the student both meets the admissions requirements and is on track to complete the bachelor's degree.  Students planning to apply to a college of veterinary medicine should check with that university and their advisor.

Recommended Courses

  Credit Hrs.
AGRI-170 Agriculture in Our Society 2
AGRI-172 Principles of Animal Science 3
AGRI-180 Animal Science and Industry 1
AGRI-290 Animal Nutrition and Feeding 4
AGRI-171 Principles of Ag Economics 4
AGRI-293 Principles of Meat Evaluation 3
BIOL-101 General Biology 5
CHEM-103 Principles of Chemistry I 5
CHEM-104 Principles of Chemistry II and Qualitative Analysis 5
MATH-105 College Algebra 3
MATH-106 Trigonometry 3
PHYS-203 College Physics I 5
PHYS-204 College Physics II 5

To complete an associate degree the program emphasis credit hours and the general education credit hours, which must be taken from the list approved by the General Education Committee, must total at least 64 credit hours.  Also see specific curriculum guide for program emphasis.  Certain general education courses are preferred for different programs.

Associate in Science

Most pre-veterinary medicine majors opt for the Associate in Science degree.  This degree is meant to transfer to a baccalaureate degree granting institution. The student must complete 64 semester hours with a grade point average of 2.00 (C) or above. There is a minimum cumulative general education requirement of 46 semester hours. A minimum number of semester credit hours will be required in each of the fields listed below. NOTE: No courses numbered below 100 apply.

Associate in Science Degree Requirements