Preparation for Veterinary
Medicine
Biological
Sciences, 217 Life Sciences, 419-372-2332
Chemistry, 141 Overman Hall, 419-372-2031
Arts and Sciences, 205 Administration Building,
419-372-2015
Colleges
of veterinary medicine require four years of
pre-veterinary preparation for admission. The
pre-veterinary medical program which follows
meets the requirements of the College of Veterinary
Medicine at the Ohio State University. Students
should obtain information as early as possible
about the requirements of the school where they
plan to apply. A list of accredited colleges
of veterinary medicine in the United States
can be obtained from the American Veterinary
Medical Association, 1931 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumberg,
IL 60173 (http://www.avma.org/).
In
the first year at BGSU, students may enroll
as "pre-health professional." They
may change to "pre-veterinary medicine"
when they have completed at least 30 hours of
coursework, have declared a major, and have
completed BIOL
205, CHEM
125, and CHEM
127-128.
These courses must be taken for a grade. Upon
completion of 30 hours of coursework and the
above-mentioned courses, students must have
BOTH an overall 3.25 GPA and a 3.25 Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Math
GPA. Upon meeting these criteria, students may
contact their college office to replace the
label of "pre-health professional"
with "pre-veterinary medicine." If
students do not meet these criteria after 30
hours, they may keep their "pre-health
professional" label for up to 60 hours.
If a student has met the above criteria after
60 hours of coursework, then he or she may change
to "pre-veterinary medicine." Once
students have changed to "pre-veterinary
medicine," they will be expected to meet
with their advisors regularly to plan their
coursework for subsequent semesters. If, after
60 hours, the above criteria still have not
been met, students must drop the "pre-health
professional" label and must also meet
with an advisor to re-evaluate future goals.
Transfer students must enroll as "pre-health
professional" for the first semester at
BGSU; if, after one semester at BGSU, the student's
overall and Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Math GPA
are a 3.25, then he/she may change to "pre-veterinary
medicine."
Recommended
course sequence
(62 hours)
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