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Pre-Veterinary Medicine Advising Program Requirements

BSCI   10110 Biological Diversity

4
    10120 Biological Foundations

4
    30140 Cell Biology

4
    30156 Elements of Genetics

3
    30171 General Microbiology

4
CHEM   10060 General Chemistry I

4
    10061 General Chemistry II

4
    10062 General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
    10063 General Chemistry Laboratory II

1
    30284 Introductory Biological Chemistry

4
  * 30481 Organic Chemistry I

3
    30482 Organic Chemistry II

3
ENG ** 11011 College Writing I

3
MATH *** 11010 Algebra for Calculus

3
    11022 Trigonometry

2
    30011 Basic Probability and Statistics

3
PHY   13001 General College Physics I

4
    13002 General College Physics II 

4
    13021 General College Physics Laboratory I

1
    13022 General College Physics Laboratory I

1
Choose from the following:

7
BSCI   30518 Vertebrate Anatomy (4)  
    30519 Vertebrate Embryology and Developmental Anatomy (4)  
    40143 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3)  
    40174 Immunology (3)  
    40430 Animal Physiology (3)  
    40433 Mammalian Physiology I (3)  
    40444 Mammalian Physiology Laboratory I (1)  
    40515 Animal Behavior (3)  
    40556 Vertebrate Zoology (4)  
    40581 Animal Parasitology (4)  
Humanities and Social Sciences

14
 (Courses in Communication Studies, Economics, History, Psychology and/or Sociology)  
     

Total     

 80

   * The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine recommends an organic chemistry laboratory, but it is not required. However, 
      organic chemistry laboratory course are required by other veterinary schools.

 ** The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine required one semester of writing/composition. Other veterinary schools 
     require two semesters; ENG 21011 College Writing II is recommended.

***Additional mathematics courses are recommended but nor required.