Another Pre-Requisite Thread...I Think this One Will be Helpful

[selfhealer]

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So I know there are several threads here which ask about the pre-reqs required of pre-vet students who wish to be considered as applicants to various vet schools. Invariable people answer that each vet school has different requirements, which is of course true.
However, what Im hoping is that in this thread people can list what they feel is the "standard" list of requirements for vet school. Again, I accept that each school is different, but I really do think that there is a "general list" of requirements that are shared by many schools.
The same issue comes up regarding med school requirements, and while each med school is also unique in its requirements, a general list can be made for them.
For instance, MOST med schools list
2 semesters Bio with lab
2 semesters Phys with lab
2 semesters Gen Chem with lab
2 semesters Organic Chem with lab
-additionally, about 10% of med schools also require calculus, while others merely recommend it, still others dont even mention it.

And basically thats it. If you take 2 semesters of each of those 4 courses, and in some cases calculus, you are in good to go for the vast majority of med schools regarding pre-reqs.

So, can we come up with a similar list for Vet school? Is it essentially the same list, or are there additional or alternative classes required by most vet schools.
Basically Im just hoping this thread will offer a simple list of requirements that while not being totally exhaustive and take into account every schools particular requirements, it will hopefully serve as a rough list of courses which if fulfilled, will satisfy the requirements of most, or at least the "average" vet school. Is this possible?? THanks-SH

 

[VeganChick]

Actually, there is a spreadsheet on the aavmc.org site already that is what I think you are looking for:

http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/documents/PrereqChartUpdated2010.pdf

Hope that helps!

 

[selfhealer]

Thanks for the link. However, I am having a bit of trouble making sense of the graphs. Let me ask a more specific, and simple question.
If one wished to apply to Medical School, he would qualify for MOST schools if he had complted:

2 semesters Bio w/lab
2 semesters Gen Chem w/lab
2 semesters Physics w/lab
2 semesters Orgo w/lab

Of course some schools require a few extra courses, and many schools SUGGEST taking a few additional courses, but if a pre-med student completed the courses listed above, he would qualify for most medical schools.

Now my question is, is this the same case with vet schools. If a student were to complete the courses listed above, is that sufficient for most vet schools, or do most (or all) vet schools have additional required pre-reqs, aside from the ones listed above? Thanks-SH

 

[rileyroo]

Thanks for the link. However, I am having a bit of trouble making sense of the graphs. Let me ask a more specific, and simple question.
If one wished to apply to Medical School, he would qualify for MOST schools if he had complted:

2 semesters Bio w/lab
2 semesters Gen Chem w/lab
2 semesters Physics w/lab
2 semesters Orgo w/lab

Of course some schools require a few extra courses, and many schools SUGGEST taking a few additional courses, but if a pre-med student completed the courses listed above, he would qualify for most medical schools.

Now my question is, is this the same case with vet schools. If a student were to complete the courses listed above, is that sufficient for most vet schools, or do most (or all) vet schools have additional required pre-reqs, aside from the ones listed above? Thanks-SH

i am familiar with the prerequisites for 8 specific vet schools and that list wouldn't qualify you for any of those..most vet schools require additional courses like biochemistry, genetics, and microbiology.

this link will give you links to the individual course requirements for most of the veterinary schools. just in clicking through several of the schools you will see that additional courses are required beyond the list you provided.

 

[meadow36]

Thanks for the link. However, I am having a bit of trouble making sense of the graphs. Let me ask a more specific, and simple question.
If one wished to apply to Medical School, he would qualify for MOST schools if he had complted:

2 semesters Bio w/lab
2 semesters Gen Chem w/lab
2 semesters Physics w/lab
2 semesters Orgo w/lab

Of course some schools require a few extra courses, and many schools SUGGEST taking a few additional courses, but if a pre-med student completed the courses listed above, he would qualify for most medical schools.

Now my question is, is this the same case with vet schools. If a student were to complete the courses listed above, is that sufficient for most vet schools, or do most (or all) vet schools have additional required pre-reqs, aside from the ones listed above? Thanks-SH

I believe this is NOT the case with most vet schools. Yes, most (if not all) vet schools require the above courses, but almost all of them require other courses in addition. I think all require Microbiology and Biochemistry, about half require one semester of calculus, about 2/3'rds require genetics, about 1/3 require statistics, about 1/4 require animal science/nutrition, and they all have some combination of upper division sciences that they require (a certain number of credits of cell biology, immunology, virology or other upper level science requirements).

The best way is to go to the AVMA website and pull up each school you are interested in, marking off which requirements they have, and working your way through the list that way. There is no general statement that can be made about vet school like there is with med school. Sorry, it's all part of why it's so hard to get into vet school. They are all very different.

 

[sumstorm]

And, realisticly, it isn't like you have to sort through hundreds of schools. There just aren't that many! The spreadsheet is excellent, and if you need a different 'version' you could buy the book.

 

[bunnity]

Penn actually doesn't require OChem 2 or BioChem😍 but I think it's the only one that doesn't require two semesters of OChem.

A lot of schools require public speaking.

 

[rugbychick16]

Penn actually doesn't require OChem 2 or BioChem😍 but I think it's the only one that doesn't require two semesters of OChem.

A lot of schools require public speaking.

KS doesn't require Ochem2, neither does CSU or Washington. (The 3 schools I applied to...I hate OChem!).

Anyway so even among those basic requirements there are differences. I know at least a couple schools only require one semester of physics too.

 

[georgie339]

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[buckeye4runner]

And bear in mind that no school wants applicants that just do the bare minimum courses... unless of course you have a flawless GPA, outrageous GRE score, glowing rec letters, and thousands of diverse experience hours... then you could maybe get away with it.

The more upper division science classes you take the better prepared you are and the more motivated you seem to go to vet school. Especially if these are classes/topics you'll be seeing again (histo, cell bio, pharmacology etc.) You've already proven you can handle them, so adcoms have more confidence in your abilities.

 

[bunnity]

Schools also say to major in whatever you want and to be strong in humanities since vet school is all science. So if you're not a Bio / AnSci major or a superhero, you might only have time to fit the pre-req's into your graduation plan. I think doing well in upper level science can be an advantage, especially if some of your intro science classes had sketchy grades, but I think there can be a different advantage to having a non vet major because schools want diverse classes.