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Preparation for Veterinary Medicine
Biological
Sciences, 503 Life Sciences, 419-372-8361
Chemistry, 209 Physical Sciences, 419-372-8293
Arts and Sciences, 205 Administration Building, 419-372-2015
Colleges
of veterinary medicine require four years of preveterinary
preparation for admission. The preveterinary 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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