Angelo State University has an impressive acceptance rate of students applying to Veterinary School. The Pre-Veterinary Curriculm is based on the requirements for entry into Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Majors of Interest:
Agribusiness, BS
Animal Science: Pre-Vet/Science, BS
Animal Science: Production Management, BS
Pre-Vet/Science (Animal Science), BS
Environmental Science: Natural Resource Management, BS
Natural Resource Management (Environmental Science), BS
Veterinary (Animal Science; Pre-), BS
The Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Over the past four years, 100% acceptance rate into Veterinary School with a degree in Animal Science.
Rhoden Farm located eight miles from campus, provides students access to a cattle feedlot, confinement swine unit, crop land, and range and pasture land.
Smith Ranch in View, TX is a research and application lab.
Experiential learning in brush and range management, soil & water conservation, and wildlife management.
Career Preparation
There are more than 55,000 veterinarians in the United States. Their
primary responsibility is protecting the health and welfare of animals
and people. Veterinarians diagnose and control animal diseases, treat
sick and injured animals, prevent transmission of animal diseases to
people and advise owners on proper care of pets and livestock. They
ensure a safe food supply by maintaining the health of food animals.
Veterinarians also are involved in wildlife preservation and conservation.
Veterinarians provide a wide variety of services in clinical practice,
teaching, public health, military service, private industry and other
areas. In addition, veterinarians are becoming more involved in
aquaculture, comparative medical research, international disease
control and food production programs.
Academic Program
There are presently 28 schools of veterinary medicine in the United
States, graduating about 2,100 persons a year. With few exceptions,
residents of Missouri need only consider applying to the College
of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Students interested in a career in veterinary medicine should have
a strong science, math and biology program in high school. To be
considered for admission to a college of veterinary medicine, a student
must first complete undergraduate pre-veterinary medical course work,
which usually involves three to four years of college study. Completion
of a Pre-Veterinary program does not guarantee admission to a college
of veterinary medicine. Successful applicants usually have grades of “B”
or better, especially in the sciences. The average acceptance rate varies
from year to year but is approximately 45 percent nationally.
Courses
The pre-professional curriculum in veterinary medicine can be
completed at Missouri State. The Pre-Veterinary program is easily
compatible with programs in agriculture, biology and chemistry.
Please consult the Missouri State Catalog online at www.missouristate.
edu/catalog for specific course information.
To apply to the University of Missouri College of Veterinary
Medicine, students must take the following:
English (6 hours may include Writing and Public Speaking)
College Algebra or more advanced math
Inorganic Chemistry- 8 hours
Organic Chemistry- 5 hours
Biochemistry
Physics I and II
Biological Sciences-10 hours
Social Sciences-10 hours
Students should carry full loads of 15 to 17 hours each semester,
so other courses should be chosen to maintain that course load.
Students should check with the veterinary college to which they
plan to apply to be sure they take all required courses.