Pre-professional Veterinary Medicine

Pre-veterinary Medicine

The program shown exceeds the minimum requirements for admission to some veterinary colleges, including UW-Madison and the University of Minnesota. Based on the experiences of its many successful pre-veterinary students, the university recommends that students complete the full program in order to be better prepared for veterinary school.

A. General Education 15 cr. hrs.
ENGL 100, 200 6 cr.
CSTA 101 or 116 3 cr.
Electives selected from art, literature, music and theatre 6 cr.

B. Science and Math 63-69 cr. hrs.
MATH 146, 147 4-10 cr.
ANSC 341 Biometrics 3cr.
or MATH 216 Elementary Statistical Concepts
BIOL 150, 230, 240, 324, 350 (ANSC 257
will substitute for BIOL 350) 16 cr.
CHEM 121 (or 120), 122, 231, 232, 236, 237, 361 21
PHYS 151, 152, 156, 157 10 cr.
ANSC 111, 121, 231, 345 6-10 cr.

C. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 cr. hrs.
Select from Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology

D. Electives
Variable number of credits selected to meet requirements of specific veterinary colleges and/or to fulfill academic major and minor requirements for a degree.

TOTAL 84-90 cr. hrs.

Most pre-veterinary students major in Animal Science, Biology or Chemistry because of the number of courses required in these areas but keep in mind that other majors are possible.

Students have the greatest success in applying to a veterinary school in the state in which they reside. For most River Falls students these schools include the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. 

These schools have similar course requirements for admission. Application to other Schools of Veterinary Medicine is also possible.

Dr. Larry Baumann
Animal & Food Science Dept.
206a Agricultural Science
(715) 425-3187
larry.baumann@uwrf.edu

Dr. Kim Mogen
Biology Dept.
406 Agricultural Science
(715) 425-3363
kim.l.mogen@uwrf.edu