What undergrad classes expire after so many years?

[spicykimchi]

Certain classes, such as biology, are only good for like seven years and then you have to retake them again for a vet school to accept them, is that right?

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[drwildlife]

Yes. It is my understanding that all required courses have to be taken within a set amount of years. Some vet schools will work with you if there's a good reason why - i.e. you only have two old courses...everything else is new...something came up in the family.

I would just check with whichever veterinary schools you're interested in to see their policies regarding it.

 

[Whyevernot55]

The "expiration" of classes is based on individual schools' policies, not on the class itself. Check with the schools you are interested in to see what your situation merits.

 

[twelvetigers]

Yeah, the shortest expiration period is probably 6 years, and some schools go to 8 or 10 years. Some only care about specific courses (not all pre-reqs, but just this or that) and some will waive the time limit if you can show that you've been continuing your education ever since or have been employed in a relevant field, etc...

And a couple schools give you the option to re-take a course after a certain amount of time and have the grade replace rather than average, but it's not required - just an option.

 

[StartingoverVet]

I used a few classes from 20+ years ago so in some cases there is no expiration.

 

[Cautionary Tail]

I've been taking classes since 2000, and I didn't run into any problems... Minnesota even accepted an algebra course I took at a community college while I was in HS- back in 1999.

That said, none of my "major" science prerequisites were terribly old, so I don't know if this is why the schools I applied to were so lenient in this regard. As others have said, this is one area where there's a lot of variability from school to school.

 

[LetItSnow]

I'm applying at only the UMN, so my experience is limited, but I do know that I used classes extending alllllll the way back to, ahem, the early 90's. As in, last century.

None of them were the more advanced science classes; I don't know if that matters.