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 21 cr. hrs.
ENGL 100, 200 (6 cr.)
SCTA 101 or 116 (3 cr.)
Humanities/Fine Arts courses selected from art, literature, music and theatre (6 cr.)
Social/Behavioral Sciences courses selected from Anthropology, Economics, Environmental
Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology (6 cr.)

B. Science and Math 63-69 cr. hrs.
MATH 146, 147 (4-10 cr.)
ANSC 341, Biometrics, or MATH 216, Elementary Statistical Concepts (3 cr.)
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 cr.)
PHYS 151, 152, 156, 157 (10 cr.)
ANSC 111, 121, 231, 345 (6-10 cr.)

C. 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.

Derived from: 2007-08 UWRF Undergraduate Catalog

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