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Veterinary Medicine was established in 1970 and the Masters program started in 1982. From 1990, undergraduate student intake was increased to 70 per year and divided into two classes. The Doctorate program (Ph.D.) was incorporated in 1993. To enhance the clinical training of students and also to provide veterinary services to the public, the affiliated veterinary teaching hospital was built in 1980. The Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology was established in 1994 and the Graduate Institute of Veterinary Pathology in 1998.In 1999, the Ministry of Education of ROC approved the establishing of an independent College of Veterinary Medicine, the first in this country. Presently, The College comprises of one department, Department of Veterinary Medicine (including Master and Ph.D. programs), two graduate institutes. Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Pathology, and an affiliated unit; the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The permanent academic staff of the College as of Feb. 2004 stands at 35, and there are 106 graduate and 381undergraduate students. The ratio of the permanent faculty staff to the undergraduates is 1:13.9. We strive to train-qualified veterinarians and highly motivated researchers in veterinary and related fields.

The short and mid-term planning of the College is to remain a single veterinary department and to establish related institutes for graduate programs. The undergraduate education policy is basically clinics oriented with relevant support from the various graduate institutes. The training and curriculum of the undergraduate education are tailored to cope with the demands and expectations of the contemporary society in Taiwan. The faculty staff members strive to provide high quality veterinary education, maintain and advance their state-of-art level of research, and have been very active in promoting veterinary-related activities and providing veterinary services to the local farmers and the public at large. Considering the society’s need for in-depth veterinary care for pets and other companion animals as well as for animals for leisure and for appreciation, emphasis will be placed on the training in diagnosis and therapy of diseases of these animals.

The faculty staff also coordinate with each other to form teaching and research groups for enhancing their effectiveness. They also participate in animal health maintenance program of nearby farms, quarantine, prophylaxis and epidemiological control as well as therapeutic services to large, small, aquatic, exotic and wild animals. The College has not only the privilege but also the obligation to provide the best veterinary clinical training and research in this country, and be at par with the international standards.

International Cooperation Since 1971, our University has been active in establishing relationships with other universities abroad. Up to the present, we have cooperated with a great number of universities in the U.S., Germany, Australia, Japan, Austria, Korea, Denmark and other countries. Of these universities, over thirty are formally recognized sister universities of ours. We often exchange scholars and students. We often share academic results. We sometimes cooperate in projects. And we frequently visit each other.Since its establishment, this university has really had remarkable achievements in teaching, research, and service. Many of our alumni have indeed become the elite of our society. And many of them have distinguished themselves in foreign lands. We are surely happy to find so many of us working successfully in every corner of the world.

We work closely with the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. They have advised us that students should complete an undergraduate major before starting veterinary school. Most of our pre-vet students are biology majors.

The University of Minnesota accepts only a limited number of veterinary students, with residents of Minnesota as the largest group. They also accept a few students from Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota. If you are a legal resident of some other state, I suggest that you contact whatever college of veterinary medicine you plan to attend. Your pre-veterinary curriculum at MSUM can then be tailored to fit requirements of the veterinary school of your choice.

Our pre-vet curriculum (biology major) is based on a strong background in chemistry and physics and also meets certain minimum requirements in math. The first semester freshman typically takes English (Eng. 101), math (depending on previous preparation), Cell Biology (Biol. 111), and General Chemistry (Chem. 150 & 155). The pre-vet curriculum is essentially the same as that followed by other pre-professional students and would prepare one for a wide variety of alternatives.

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.

Our pre-veterinary program will prepare you to meet the admission requirements of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. To become a veterinarian, you must graduate from a four-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree and obtain a license to practice. All veterinary schools require a significant number of credit hours, ranging from 45 to 90 semester hours, at the undergraduate level. However, most schools prefer completion of the bachelor’s degree. Because the requirements vary from school to school, you should contact each school about their specific requirements. Twenty-eight schools in 26 states meet accreditation standards set by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

The Pre-Veterinary Medicine curriculum at Sul Ross State University is designed to meet or exceed the requirements for entrance into the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. Students who plan to attenda different veterinary school should contact that school to obtain admission requirements and application forms.

For current entrance requirements and suggested courses for the School of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University, go to their site and see the Pre-Veterinary Medicine curriculum advisor.

It is very important that your declared major at Sul Ross State University be Animal Health Management. You and your advisor will then incorporate the needed Pre-Vet curriculum into your degree plan.

The Veterinary Science Department provides advising services for students in the pre-veterinary medicine curriculum and offers courses in the biomedical sciences for undergraduate and graduate majors in related sciences. The department also offers several graduate research assistantship positions in microbiology, virology, and molecular biology for students majoring in other departments. Graduate training is supported by active research programs in diseases of food-producing animals.

South Dakota does not have a professional College of Veterinary Medicine. A pre-veterinary medicine curriculum is offered which allows students to obtain prerequisites for application to Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in other states. Students may meet requirements in two or three years of pre-veterinary study. Many students complete a major for the Bachelor of Science Degree before entering the professional curriculum of Veterinary Medicine. Many degree options are available to students in the pre-veterinary medicine curriculum, but popular choices include Animal Science, Biology, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or others. Students typically select a BS option late in their freshman year or during their sophomore year.

Entrance into the professional curriculum in a College of Veterinary Medicine rests with the individual applicant, and is based upon many factors including their academic record and experience. The applicant should be aware of the difficulties involved in being accepted to a College of Veterinary Medicine. Keen competition should be anticipated.

Integrated within the Department of Veterinary Science is the South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL). The ADRDL is one of 36 full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the U.S. that is accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The ADRDL is a reference lab that investigates naturally occurring animal health problems. The lab receives over 20,000 submissions and conducts over 400,000 test procedures annually. The lab is the official test center for the SD Animal Industry Board and promotes animal agriculture commerce by performing required export testing. The lab is also integral to national disease eradication programs and serves public health by tracking zoonotic diseases.

The College of Veterinary Medicine was
established in 1905. Since then more than
6,000 men and women have been granted
the doctor of veterinary medicine degree.
Departments within the College of Veterinary
Medicine are anatomy and physiology,
clinical sciences, and diagnostic
medicine/pathobiology.
The college’s nationally recognized
instructional and research programs provide
the highest standards of professional
education. A rich, varied, and extensive
agricultural program in the area surrounding
the college, a city with many pets and
a zoo, and referrals from surrounding
states provide a wealth of clinical material
for professional education in veterinary
medicine.

Students are selected from qualified applicants
after completion of the required
64 semester hours of pre-professional
requirements. To be eligible for an interview,
applicants must attain at least a
2.8 in the pre-professional requirements
and in the last 45 hours of undergraduate
college work. Any grade less than C in
a required course is not accepted.
Personal interviews are required of some
applicants. Applicants are evaluated on
motivation, maturity, communication
skills, experience with and knowledge of
animals and veterinary medicine, general
knowledge, career awareness, goals, and
leadership potential. To demonstrate to the
admissions committee an understanding
of the profession, all students interested
in applying to the College of Veterinary
Medicine are encouraged to have broad
animal experience and to have related veterinary
work experience.
Only those students who can complete the
required 64 semester hours of pre-professional
courses by the end of the spring
term of the year in which they are seeking
admission will be considered for admission
to the professional curriculum.
An application can be requested from July
1 to September 15. All materials, including
official transcripts and GRE scores,
must be received by October 1 for the
application to be considered.

The College of Veterinary Medicine was
established in 1905. Since then more than
6,000 men and women have been granted
the doctor of veterinary medicine degree.
Departments within the College of Veterinary
Medicine are anatomy and physiology,
clinical sciences, and diagnostic
medicine/pathobiology.
The college’s nationally recognized
instructional and research programs provide
the highest standards of professional
education. A rich, varied, and extensive
agricultural program in the area surrounding
the college, a city with many pets and
a zoo, and referrals from surrounding
states provide a wealth of clinical material
for professional education in veterinary
medicine.

Skillful veterinary technicians may perform many of the same duties for a verterinarian that a nurse would do for a physician, including routine laboratory and clinical procedures. This program provides training in veterinary health and the handling of a variety of animals from the domestic to the exotic, as well as laboratory animals encountered in a veterinary practice or biomedical research setting. While veterinary technicians serve as important paraprofessional members of the veterinary medical team, veterinary technicians do not diagnose animal illnesses, prescribe treatment or perform surgery.

The program’s curriculum includes such topics as anatomy and physiology, radiology, parasitology, surgical nursing and assisting and other related scientific areas of veterinary health or related skills areas. The curriculum is not intended to provide admission to a college of veterinary medicine.

A critical component of the program is student participation in clinical internships.

To enter the program, students must meet the following admission requirements:

Completion of a high school diploma or GED.
Achievement of indicated assessment scores or completion of preparatory coursework.
Completion of ENG 131 – Technical Writing or ENG 121 – English Composition I with a grade of “C” or better.
Completion of BIO 111 – General College Biology with a grade of “C” or better (no more than 7 years old).
Completion of HPR 178 – Medical Terminology, with a grade of “C” or better.
Complete an Intent to Enroll (application) form available at the Larimer Campus.

Admission to the program is limited to the first 24 students (each fall and spring) who have submitted the appropriate admission materials. It is strongly recommended students complete the required general education courses prior to beginning the program.