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 1200 - General Biology I: Organismic Biology
BIOL 3830 - Genetics
CHEM 1030 - General Chemistry I
BIOL 4810 - General Biochemistry I or
CHEM 4810 - Biochemistry I
OR
BIOL 4830 - Biochemistry Principles or
CHEM 4830 - Biochemistry Principles
PES 1010 - Physics for Life Science I and
PES 1150 - General Physics Lab I Algebra Based
OR
PES 1110 - General Physics I - Calculus Based and
PES 1160 - Advanced Physics Lab I
MATH 3100 - Statistics for the Sciences
ENGL 1310 - 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.