Pre-Veterinary Medicine Certificate Requirements

Certificate Requirements 1, 2, 3, 4
BIOLOGY 251INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS4
CHEM 251ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I3
CHEM 454BIOCHEMISTRY OF MACROMOLECULES3
or BIOLOGY 456 BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM AND SIGNALING
or CHEM 456 BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM AND SIGNALING
PHYSCS 141PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II5
or PHYSCS 181 PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II
Select one of the following:3
BIOLOGY 303
BIOSTATISTICS
PSYCH 215
BASIC STATISTICAL METHODS
STAT 230
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS
The following courses may be required prerequisites for admission to veterinary medicine school. Review admission requirements for the program(s) where you intend to apply.
BIOLOGY 311
MICROBIOLOGY
BIOLOGY 340
COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY
BIOLOGY 345
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
CHEM 252
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II
CHEM 261
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
CHEM 262
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY - INTERMEDIATE
Total Units18
1

Veterinary Medicine schools will only accept coursework that is completed with a C or better. Schools of veterinary medicine may also have a cumulative GPA requirement. There is no grade or GPA requirement to earn this certificate.

2

This certificate does not encompass all possible pre-requisite courses for admission to Veterinary Medicine (DVM) school. Students are encouraged to proactively identify required prerequisite courses for admission to the schools where they intend to apply. Additionally, most veterinary medicine schools require many hours of experience job shadowing with both large and small animal veterinarians and a standardized admission test such as the GRE or CASPer.

3

Schools of veterinary medicine may not require completion of a bachelor's degree prior to admission. Students opting to apply without completing a degree will need to ensure they meet any English, humanities, and social science requirements as those are not included in this certificate.

4

Completion of this certificate does not guarantee admission to veterinary medicine school. Each school of veterinary medicine makes its own admissions decisions based upon its own requirements.