Minor in Pre-Veterinarian Studies
The minor in Pre-Veterinary Studies requires 57-58 semester hours. The minor contains commonly required prerequisites for veterinary schools. Individual veterinary schools determine their own prerequisite course requirements. This minor does not guarantee that students will fulfill all prerequisites courses for all veterinary schools. Visit the admissions websites for veterinary schools you are interested in to ensure you meet all their requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology/ Genetics | 15-16 | |
| Functional Biology and Functional Biology Laboratory | ||
| Organismal Biology and Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Genetics | ||
or AG 3301 | Principles of Livestock Genetics | |
| Chemistry | 19 | |
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Principles of Biochemistry | ||
or CHEM 4375 | Biochemistry | |
| Physics | 8 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory (OR PHYS 1335 & PHYS 1115) | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory (OR PHYS 1325 & PHYS 1125) | ||
| Animal Nutrition | 3 | |
| Animal Nutrition | ||
or AG 4325 | Feeds and Feeding | |
| English | 6 | |
| Choose 6 hours from the following: | ||
| College Writing I | ||
| College Writing II | ||
| Writing for Sustainable Change | ||
| British Literature before 1785 | ||
| British Literature since 1785 | ||
| World Literature before 1600 | ||
| World Literature since 1600 | ||
| US Literature before 1865 | ||
| US Literature since 1865 | ||
| U.S. Literature: Writing Identities | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Scientific Writing | ||
| Writing to Change the World | ||
| Writing Yourself into Academia: Creating Portraiture | ||
| Statistics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | ||
or AG 3352 | Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics | |
| Communication | 3 | |
| Small Group Communication | ||
or COMM 2338 | Public Speaking | |
| Total Hours | 57-58 | |
