Pre-Veterinary Medicine
The Pre-Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Vet) curriculum emphasizes coursework in the natural and physical sciences, giving you the academic background and hands-on experience necessary for admission to a professional veterinary medicine program. The Pre-Vet curriculum is not a specific degree program, so you are encouraged to pursue a program of study, such as the Agriculture-Animal Science option, while you take the Pre-vet course sequence.
Coursework Information
The pre-professional program that prepares students for admission into the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University emphasizes science, math, and communication. The minimum coursework requirements for the pre-veterinary program are:
- COMM 100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- ENG 101 English Composition I (3 Credit Hours)
- ENG 102 English Composition II (3 Credit Hours)
- PHYS 111/11L Physics I/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- PHYS 112/112L Physics II/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- CHEM 120/120L University Chemistry I/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- CHEM 122/122L University Chemistry II/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- BIOL 180/180L Principles of Biology/Lab (4 Credit Hours) -OR-
- BIOL 260/260L Introductory to Zoology (4 Credit Hours)
- BIOL 490/490L Microbiology/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- CHEM 304/304L Essentials of Organic Chemistry/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- CHEM 360/360L Essentials of Biochemistry/Lab (5 Credit Hours)
- AGRI 615 Genetics of Livestock Improvement (3 Credit Hours) -OR-
BIOL 325/325L Genetics/Lab (4 Credit Hours) - Arts & Humanities -AND-OR-
Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives (12 Credit Hours)
Additional recommended coursework includes:
- INF 101 Intro to Computer Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
- AGRI 111 Animal Science (3 Credit Hours)
- MATH 122 Plane Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)
- AGRI 214 Principles of Feeding (3 Credit Hours)
- AGRI 616 Reproductive Physiology of Domestic Animals (4 Credit Hours)
The pre-veterinary medicine coursework listing does not lead to any individual degree; therefore, it is recommended that students pursue a 4-year discipline degree program while completing this coursework.
NOTE: Completion of the pre-veterinary medicine coursework does not guarantee admission into the professional veterinary medicine program.