Pre-Veterinary Medicine

A pre-professional veterinary medicine curriculum prepares students to apply to a professional veterinary medicine program. In Colorado, a program is available at Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins.

Admission Requirements

A minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed before admission to the veterinary program at CSU, including:

BIOL 120 - General Biology I: Organismic Biology
BIOL 383 - Genetics (Prerequisites include BIOL 121 General Biology II, and BIOL 302 Cell Biology)
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I
BIOL 481 - General Biochemistry
or
CHEM 481 - Biochemistry I
or
BIOL 483 - Biochemistry Principles
or
CHEM 483 - Biochemistry Principles (Prerequisites include CHEM 106, 331, 332, 333, & 334)
PES 101 - Physics for Life Science I
or
PES 115 - General Physics Lab I Algebra Based
MATH 310 - Statistics for the Sciences (Prerequisite MATH 135)
ENGL 131 - Rhetoric and Writing I: Academic Reading and Analytical Writing

Note:

12 hours of social science, humanities, or foreign language courses

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, and Sciences degree requirements.

Further information regarding the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Colorado State University may be obtained from their Web site at www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/cvmbs/pvmpro, or by e-mailing PrevetAdvisor@colostate.edu.