Pre-Veterinary Medicine Requirements

Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program

Minimal Requirements for Auburn University Veterinary School Entrance

Principles of Biology with lab and Organismal Biology with lab (8 hours)
General Chemistry with lab (8 hours)
Organic Chemistry with lab (8 hours)
Biochemistry with lab (4 hours)
General Physics with lab(8 hours)
Science Electives (minimum of 2 of the following)
- Comparative Anatomy, Embryology, Genetics, Histology, Immunology, Mammalian Physiology, Microbiology, Physics II, Parasitology, Reproductive Physiology
*Mathematics -Pre-Calculus-Trigonometry or Higher
*English Composition - 6 hours
Literature - 3 hours
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Humanities / Fine Art Elective - 6 hours
- Humanities include literature, philosophy, religious studies, speech and foreign languages
- Fine Arts include art, music, theater, and dance with an emphasis on history and appreciation rather than performance
*History- 3 hours
*Social and Behavioral Science Electives - 9 hours
- 6-hour sequence is required in either literature or history
- Social/ behavioral sciences include history, anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology
Completion of the equivalent of 150 hours of veterinary professional experience or veterinary research

*With a B.S. Degree, the above courses can be waived. There is a 6 year rule for courses in organic chemistry and physics.

Minimal Requirements for Tuskegee University Veterinary School Entrance

200 clinical contact hours with a licensed veterinary
Medical Terminology- 1 hour
English Composition- 6 hours
Humanities and Social Studies ( History, Economics, Psychology, Sociology)-6 hours
Liberal Arts (Arts, Any Language, Music, and others)- 6 hours
Mathematics (Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, Trigonometry)- 6 hours
Advanced Biology Courses (3000 level & above to include Anatomy, Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Physiology, or Zoology) - 9 hours
Biochemistry with lab - 4 hours
General Chemistry with lab - 4 hours
Organic Chemistry with lab - 4 hours
Physics I and Physics II with labs - 8 hours
Introduction to Animal Science - 3 hours
Physical Education (if no B. S. degree)- 2 hours
Applicants who have matriculated at non-US colleges and universities must comply with the above requirements and with those listed in the foreign applicants in the Tuskegee University Bulletin. These include evaluation of their transcripts by an independent agency and an appropriate test in English (TOEFL and/or TWE).

Veterinary Medicine Schools in Alabama

Auburn University
College of Veterinary Medicine
(334) 844-2685
Auburn University Veterinary School

Degree Awarded: DVM

Tuskegee University
School of Veterinary Medicine
(334) 727-8460

Degree Awarded: DVM

Education Required

Minimum requirement is 3 years of college; majority of applicants have a 4 year college degree. Candidates with a bachelor's degree are given preferential consideration.

Degree / Major

Any major is acceptable as long as you meet the minimal entrance requirements.

Admission Test

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Application Services

Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United States and Canada
Marcia James Sawyer
Betz Publishing Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 34631
Bethesda, MD 20817
(800) 634-4365
(301) 340-0030

Committee on Admissions
College of Veterinary Medicine
217 Goodwin Center
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849

Tuskegee University
School of Veterinary Medicine
Tuskegee, AL 36088
(205) 727-8460

Resource Materials

The accrediting agency for Schools and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the United States is the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA-COE).

Strategy for Success
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
P.O. Box 5017-A
Champaign, IL 61825-5017
(217) 333-0090
(217) 333-0122

Services

Association of American Veterinary Colleges
1023 15th St. N.W., Third Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 371-9195