Pre-Veterinary Medicine

IMPORTANT: UCCS does not have a veterinary medicine program. Pre-Veterinary Medicine Prep is not a major or minor but a listing of requisite courses and recommendations needed to be eligible for admission to CSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences in Ft. Collins, CO. Other schools may have different requirements, so students should check admissions requirements for all schools to which they plan on applying.

NOTE: Completion of requisite coursework does not guarantee acceptance into any professional degree.

For more information on the pre-professional program, contact the Pre-Health advisor:

Bev Kratzer (719) 255-3745, bkratzer@uccs.edu

Pre-professional options offered at UCCS prepare students for candidacy into professional programs offered at other facilities. Well-prepared, highly motivated students may be able to complete all of the prerequisites within two years, although most successful applicants have completed four years of college. Students in the pre-veterinary medicine program are advised to major in general biology through the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. Note: Completion of requisite coursework does not guarantee acceptance into any professional degree.

Admission Requirements

Required Courses

Courses with * must be taken within 3-5 years prior to admission.

Requisite courses needed to apply to CSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine & Biological Sciences Program
BIOL 1300 - General Biology: Organismic Biology
BIOL 1310 - General Biology: Organismic Biology Laboratory
BIOL 3000 - Biostatistics or
MATH 3100 - Statistics for the Sciences
BIOL 3830 - Genetics *
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry II
CHEM 4211 - Biochemistry * or
CHEM 4221 - Biochemistry I *
ENGL 1310 - Rhetoric and Writing I: Academic Reading and Analytical Writing
PES 1010 - Physics for Life Science I - Algebra Based and
PES 1150 - General Physics Lab I Algebra Based
or
PES 1110 - General Physics I - Calculus Based and
PES 1160 - Advanced Physics Lab I - Calc Based
12 credit hours of social science, humanities, or foreign language courses

Recommended Courses

Note:

Many courses have prerequisites that fall outside of this list; be sure to check the catalog for course details. Upper-division science courses should be more current than 3-5 years. All requisite coursework should be completed with a grade of “C-” or better. Since most pre-veterinary medicine students will graduate before entering veterinary school, it will be necessary to complete an academic major and other College of Letters, Arts & Sciences degree requirements.

While no minimum number of animal care contact hours is required, it is highly recommended to have some animal care as well as experience volunteering with a vet prior to application.

Additional Resources for Pre-Veterinary Students

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has many in-depth resources available to prospective students: www.aavmc.org
For more information about CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences, requirements for admission and contact information, please visit: csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/dvm-program/Pages/default.aspx