Veterinary Science

Jim Nestler, Academic Adviser.

The requirements below apply to the Washington-Oregon-Idaho (WOI) Regional Program in veterinary medical education. Since the basic requirements for entrance into other veterinary schools may be different, students should confer with the schools of their choice.

Required Courses:

BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
BIOL 250	Biostatistics	4
BIOL 381	Cell Biology I: Structure and Bioenergetics	4
BIOL 382	Cell Biology II: Genetics and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 383	Cell Biology III: Genomics and Regulation	4
BIOL 464	Animal Physiology	4
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 324	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 325	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 431	Foundations of Biochemistry	4
CHEM 432	Foundations of Biochemistry	4
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3
MATH 121	Precalculus I	4
MATH 122	Precalculus II	4
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
PHYS 212	General Physics	3
PHYS 213	General Physics	3
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 215	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 216	General Physics Laboratory	1
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4
	Humanities and Social Studies	15-20

Recommended Courses:

Electives highly recommended by the WOI Regional Program include:

BIOL 222	Microbiology	5
BIOL 435	Developmental Biology	4
CPTR 110	Principles of Computing	2
Total Credit Hours:		90

Nonacademic Requirements:

Graduate Record Examination (General Test)

Veterinary Medical Exposure and Animal Experience

Applicants must have a significant number of hours of veterinary medical exposure (may include biomedical research, academic medicine, or private practice) and experience with animals by November 1 of the year of application.