Pre-Veterinary Specialization

Completion of this specialization, along with introductory biology and chemistry sequences, will fulfill the core pre-veterinary science requirements.  Please note, however, that each veterinary school has its own list of required courses and students should check the requirements for each school of interest.  For example, several schools require animal physiology.  In addition, students should take a full year of writing-focused courses (FYS + one ENG course), social sciences and a year of math. Note that BIO-330 is highly recommended as a prerequisite for Biochemistry.

Required Biology Courses (11 Credits)

BIO-201 and lab (either BIO-201L or BIO-210L),  and BIO-202 with lab BIO-202L  as well as the general chemistry sequence (CHE-141 and CHE-142) are prerequisites for BIO-316 .

BIO-201	Molecules to Cells	3 credits
BIO-201L	Molecules to Cells Lab	1 credit
-	or
BIO-210L	Molecules to Cells Research-Based Lab	1 credit
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BIO-202	Organismal Biology	3 credits
BIO-202L	Organismal Biology	1 credit
BIO-316	Genetics	3 credits

Required Chemistry Courses (15 Credits)

CHE-141	General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHE-141L	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1 credit
CHE-142	General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHE-142L	General Chemistry Laboratory II	1 credit
CHE-301	Organic Chemistry I	3 credits
CHE-301L	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1 credit
CHE-412	Biochemistry	3 credits

Required Physics Courses (4 Credits)

Complete either PHY-231 or PHY-271 (with required labs).

Please note that PHY-231 requires MAT-150 or MAT-175 while PHY-271 requires MAT-175 .

PHY-231	General Physics I	3 credits
PHY-231L	General Physics I Lab	1 credit
-	or
PHY-271	Analytical Physics I	3 credits
PHY-271L	Analytical Physics I Lab	1 credit

Mathematics Requirements (4 Credits)

MAT-150 may be required for MAT-175 depending on Math Placement. Either MAT-150 or MAT-175 is a required for PHY-231 while MAT-175 is required for PHY-271 .

MAT-150	Applied Calculus: a Modeling Approach	4 credits
-	or
MAT-175	Single Variable Calculus	4 credits