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; 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 plus one English course), social sciences and a year of math. Note that BIO-330 is highly recommended as a prerequisite for CHE-412 Biochemistry.

Requirements

34 credits

Biology (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 and labs), 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 Lab	1 credit
BIO-316	Genetics	3 credits

Chemistry (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

Physics (4 credits)

Complete either PHY-231 and lab or PHY-271 and lab. Please note that the prerequisite for PHY-231 is MAT-150 or MAT-175 . The prerequisite for PHY-271 is 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 (4 credits)

MAT-150 may be required for MAT-175 depending on Math Placement. MAT-150 OR MAT-175 is 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