Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Essential Courses

*MA 220 Introduction to Probability and Statistics is an acceptable substitute but NOT ND.SS 214 Stats for Social Sciences

Important Notes

• These courses reflect most but not all program requirements for veterinary schools in the U.S. Check the specific schools that you are considering. Strongly recommend physiology, genetics, psychology/behavioral sciences. Also recommend comparative anatomy, vertebrate zoology, comparative animal behavior, environmental science, developmental biology, immunology, invertebrate zoology, statistics, foreign language (especially Spanish), sociology, ecology, evolution, economics, accounting and business courses, communication courses, and ethics.
• This course list does NOT represent a POE, nor does it cover College requirements. Design a POE in consultation with your advisor.
• Make sure to have an advisor on the Health Professions Committee, preferably Dr. Darwin Kysor or Dr. Kathleen Jones.
• In addition to your course work you are urged to gain some experience in veterinary medicine either during the school year or over the summer.

Competitive credentials: Science and overall GPA of 3.5 or better; GRE scores in the 70th percentile.
Note: Take admission exams no later than October of the senior year

Helpful Websites

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges - http://aavmc.org
American Veterinary Medical Association - http://www.avma.org

Comprehensive resource site through the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association- http://www.projectpennsylvania.com/links.aspx

List of all pre-vet requirements http://aavmc.org/College-Specific-Requirements/College-Specific-Requirements_College-Specifications.aspx

VMCAS Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Veterinary-Medical-College-Application-Service-VMCAS/119971444705528?fref=ts

General Information: http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/home

Suggested Core Progression for Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Bolded courses are offered only in the indicated semester and/or require a specific sequence due to Juniata prerequisites. Non-bolded courses are either offered in both semesters or represent open-ended choices, making them more flexible in when they can be taken.

*Both semesters of the year that you plan to take the exam.

If you study abroad the SAFEST strategy is to take ALL prerequisite courses for professional school in the U.S., which may require you to take courses in the U.S. over the summer, preferably at a 4 year institution. However, if this is extremely difficult for your situation, check with the professional schools you wish to attend to see if they will accept courses taken abroad and if so, get their response in writing. Also if you have a Biology POE and will not have BI 207 by the time you go abroad, check with the Biology Department to see if there is a Cell and Molecular course you can take abroad that will enable you to take upper level biology offerings at Juniata your senior year that require BI 207 (ex. Physiology, Immunology, and Microbiology)

Be mindful of your POE courses, which are NOT indicated here. For example, if you have a Biology POE, you will need to take Freshman seminar the spring of your freshman year, Frontiers of Biology the fall of your sophomore year, and Biology 207 at your earliest opportunity after completing Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry.