Pre-Veterinary Medicine

  What is Pre-Veterinary Medicine?

Veterinarians diagnose, treat and prevent animal diseases. Veterinarians also guard public health, conserve livestock and wildlife resources, and promote the bond between humans and animals. Veterinarians serve to advance medical knowledge through research, serve as a resource for the biomedical community, and provide both general and specialized care to animals and their owners.

  Success Factors

For information about success factors for veterinarians, please visit the Web site of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, www.aavmc.org.

  Career Possibilities

Veterinary medical practice is constantly changing and many new opportunities are available, including private practice, public health, education and research.

Some veterinarians in private practice become specialists in a certain species, such as horses or dogs, or in a discipline such as surgery or cardiology.

Many zoos employ veterinarians to supervise the preservation, health and care of wildlife and exotic animals. New horizons in aquatic medicine, genetic and bio-engineering, and embryo transfer are available to a licensed veterinarian. Some veterinarians also write and edit professional publications or serve on the boards of professional associations.

  Majoring in Pre-Veterinary Medicine

This major is the prerequisite curriculum required for application to most veterinary schools.  It includes English, chemistry, biology, math, physics and elective courses and can be completed in two years by a full-time student.  Upon completion of this curriculum, students can apply to veterinary schools or transfer the courses to a four-year institution to apply toward a bachelor's degree.

  Curriculum

This curriculum information is intended as a general information guide for students considering enrollment in this program. These online tools are designed to assist you, but are not a substitute for planning with an academic or faculty advisor.

If you are currently confirmed or enrolled, you can check your degree requirements online. If you are considering transferring to this major from another school use the Course Applicability System (CAS) to see how credits you have earned will apply to this major at UC. For course descriptions by college, click here.

Prerequisite: RWC placement test.

FIRST YEAR^1,2

Fall Quarter

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
English Composition I	28ENGL101	3
College Algebra I	28MATH173	3
Biology I	28BIOL101	5
First Year Chemistry I	28CHEM101	4
First Year Chemistry Lab I	28CHEM111	1
TOTAL		16

Winter Quarter

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
English Composition II	28ENGL102	3
College Algebra II	28MATH174	3
Biology II	28BIOL102	5
First Year Chemistry II	28CHEM102	4
First Year Chemistry Lab II	28CHEM112	1
TOTAL		16

Spring Quarter

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
Trigonometry	28MATH181	3
Biology III	28BIOL103	5
First Year Chemistry III	28CHEM103	4
First Year Chemistry Lab III	28CHEM113	1
Elective3		3
TOTAL		16

SECOND YEAR^1,2

Fall Quarter

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
College Physics I	28PHYS101	4
College Physics Lab I	28PHYS111	1
Organic Chemistry I	28CHEM201	4
Elective3		3
TOTAL		12

Winter Quarter

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
College Physics II	28PHYS102	4
College Physics Lab II	28PHYS112	1
Intro to Biochemistry I	28CHEM205	4
Organic Chemistry II	28CHEM202	4
Genetics	28BIOL302	4
TOTAL		17

Spring Quarter

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
Microbiology	28BIOL281	5
Intro to Biochemistry II	28CHEM206	4
Intermediate Composition	28ENGL289	3
Elective3		3
TOTAL		15

¹A minimum of twenty quarter credit hours of Humanities/Social Sciences electives are required for application to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in addition to the program listed here.

²No more than one prerequisite course may remain to be completed after the end of the autumn quarter preceding the desired autumn quarter of admission to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

³Elective courses are at the student's discretion after consultation with the program advisor. Recommended electives include Animal Husbandry I, II (Veterinary Technology Department) and Anatomy and Physiology.

  Special Programs

A solid foundation to build upon is important to achieving success in pharmacy.  RWC's small classes and well-qualified, dedicated faculty will help you get a good start on your education and provide a firm basis for future learning.

  Admission Requirements

Admission to the College

You may enroll in Raymond Walters College if you graduated from an accredited high school or preparatory school, or have a GED certificate (minimum composite score of 45).  The college's rolling admissions policy allows you to start any quarter: fall, winter, spring or summer.

High school students who are considering RWC should take either the SAT or ACT college entrance examination for use in guidance and counseling.  All students entering a degree program must also take the college's placement test prior to registering for classes.  This test is given on the RWC campus.

The RWC Admissions Office provides an application for admission and all the information you will need to enroll in the college.

Admission to the Program

In addition to the college admission requirements, applicants to this program must also meet these prerequisites:

• Placement at the level of college algebra I on the mathematics portion of the college's placement test.
• Three years of college-preparatory mathematics, high school chemistry and biology, all with grades of "C" or better.
• Students lacking these prerequisites may take them as part of the program.

  Transferring to UC Requirements

Transferring to Raymond Walters College

A student wishing to transfer to Raymond Walters College from another accredited college or university should be guided by the following statement of policy:

1. Transfer applications are individually reviewed, and acceptance is based on receipt of application materials, as well as official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. An official evaluation of transfer credit from other colleges will be processed after the student's file is complete.
2. Credits are accepted from any institution currently accredited by any of the six regional accrediting agencies. Enrollment Services shall have discretionary authority to accept credits from other institutions in consultation with program directors or department chairpersons.
3. Only grades of "C" or better are accepted. Special exceptions may be granted at the discretion of Enrollment Services in consultation with program directors or department chairpersons.
4. There is a 10-year expiration limit for acceptance of transfer credits. Exceptions can be made by Enrollment Services in consultation with the appropriate program directors or department chairpersons.
5. For all situations not covered by the above, the decision will be referred to the department involved when appropriate.

  Changing Majors within UC Requirements

Students changing majors from other programs or colleges within UC will be considered based on the same criteria as outside transfers.

  International Student Requirements

Students who did not graduate from a high school in the United States of America must take an ability-to-benefit test and achieve the minimum specified score to be eligible for admission to a degree or certificate program at Raymond Walters College.  The scores will be used for placement in English courses and general advising for all courses.

  Application Deadlines

Students may enter the program during any quarter.  Many courses are sequential, however, and are offered only one quarter per academic year.  Entering during winter or spring may extend the length of the program.

  Accreditation

The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.