Applicants for admissions to the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine must have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale and have completed 60 semester credits by the end of the spring term of the year in which the applicant seeks to be admitted to the Professional Program. Repeated course grades will be averaged.
All but two of the required science courses must be completed by the end of the fall term in which the applicant applies. Up to two required science courses may be taken the spring term prior to matriculation. Other non-science required courses must be completed by the end of the spring term prior to matriculation. All required coursework must be completed with a grade of "C'" (2.00) or better to fulfill the requirement. A "C-minus" or lower is not acceptable.
Required courses must be taken from an accredited college or university on a graded A-F basis. No required course may be taken under the Pass/Not Pass or Satisfactory/Fail grading system or similar options.
Advance Placement (AP and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credits must meet ISU College of Veterinary Medicine's minimum requirement in the appropriate subject area. CLEP credits may be accepted only for arts, humanities and social sciences.
Applicants must complete the following coursework. You can find more information on identifiying course equivalencies from other institutions at http://admissions.unl.edu/tequiv.
| Course Requirements |
UNL Courses Meeting These Requirements |
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| English Composition One year of composition or writing emphasis courses. May include business or technical writing. |
6 sem | ENGL 150 or 151 or JGEN 120,& JGEN 200 or 300 |
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| Oral Communication May include public speaking, interpersonal communication, group or organizational communication or speaking emphasis courses. |
3 sem | COMM 209 or 212 or 283 or 311 |
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| General Chemistry* One year series for biological science majors with one semester lab |
7 sem |
CHEM 109 & 110 with labs |
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| Organic Chemistry* One year series with one semester lab |
7 sem | CHEM 251 &, 252, & 253 or 254 | ||
| Biochemistry* One semester (no lab required) |
3 sem | BIOC 321 or 431 | ||
| Physics* First semester of a two-semester series with lab. Must include mechanics, fluids, heat and thermodynamics, vibrations, waves and sound. |
4 sem | PHYS 141 | ||
| General Biology* Two semester series with lab each semester. A Bachelor's degree in Biology fulfills this requirement. |
8 sem |
OPTION ONE (preferred) |
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| One sem organismic biology (103† or 112+112L); one semester cellular (102+314 lab or 101+101L) |
OPTION TWO |
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| Genetics* Must include both Mendelian and molecular genetics. (no lab required) |
3 sem | BIOS 206 or AGRO 315 |
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| Mammalian Anatomy and/or Physiology* (no lab required) |
3 sem | ASCI 240 or BIOS 213 & 214 | ||
| Arts, Humanities and/or Social Sciences | 8 sem | |||
| Electives | 8 sem | |||
| * Science Requirement † Course includes laboratory |
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Nebraska resident students attending institutions other than UNL, work with your adviser or contact Kathy Kuehl, ISU CVM Coordinator of Admissions, phone: (515) 294-6808, kkuehl@iastate.edu, to ensure your coursework meets the requirements.
