Veterinary Degrees Online

This degree is designed for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree in areas of animal breeding and genetics, livestock production,
animal health and nutrition, animal behavior, companion animals, or zoology.
First Year Second Year
FALL SEMESTER Credit
Hours
FALL SEMESTER Credit
Hours
AGR 101 Career Concepts in
Agriculture
1 CHE 114 General Chemistry I 5
BIO 111 Introduction to Biology 4 ENG 112 English Composition II 3
COM 111 Business Computer
Systems
4 FOS 116 Nutrition 3
ENG 111 English Composition 3 AGR 115 Introduction to Animal
Science
4
MAT 116 College Alegebra 4 Social Science Elective 3
SEM 111 College Orientation 1 TOTAL HOURS 18
TOTAL HOURS 17
SPRING SEMESTER Credit
Hours
SPRING SEMESTER Credit
Hours
AGR 116 Introduction to
Economics of Food
Fiber and Natural
Resources
3 BIO 112 Biology 4
MAT 118 Trigonometry 2 BIO 216 Introduction to Animal
Kingdom
4
SPC 111 Speech 3 MAT 110,
MAT 113,
MAT 117,
or MAT
210
General Education
Mathematics, Quantitative
Literacy, Calculus I, or
Elementary Statistics
4/5
Fine Arts Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3
Humanities Elective 3 Social Science Elective 3
Social Science Elective 3 TOTAL HOURS 18/19

Arcadia University offers several routes for completion of the requirements for admission to schools of veterinary medicine. Majors in Biology or Chemistry are most commonly taken by students interested in veterinary medicine, but schools will accept students with excellent records in other majors, provided they have adequate preparation in the basic sciences and mathematics. The pre-professional adviser assists students with the application process and choice of schools.
Minimum Recommended Courses

All schools of veterinary medicine recommend the following courses:
BI 101, 102 General Biology I, II
BI 211 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
CH 101, 102 Modern Chemical Concepts I, II
CH 201 Organic Chemistry I
PH 201, 202 Fundamental Concepts of Physics I, II or PH 211, 212 Conceptual Physics I, II
MA 201 Calculus I

Some schools require additional Mathematics or Chemistry as well as Biochemistry and/or Microbiology. These requirements may be met with the following courses:
CH 202 Organic Chemistry II
CH 303 Biochemistry
MA 141 Elementary Statistics
MA 202 Calculus II
BI 323 Microbiology
BI 325 Cell Biology

Students are advised to check with the schools at which they intend to apply to determine which of the Mathematics, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Microbiology courses are pre-requisites for admission.

Satisfactory performance on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for admission. The GRE may be taken in the spring or summer of the junior year or the fall of the senior year for students who plan to enter veterinary school immediately following graduation.

In addition to prerequisite coursework, students are expected to have gained practical experience with veterinary medicine by either working or volunteering in facilities where veterinary medicine is practiced, such as veterinary clinics, zoos or animal husbandry facilities. Some schools may have specific hour requirements for these experiences.
A strong background in liberal arts and study abroad experiences are considered favorably.
Other courses recommended as electives include the following:

BI 327 Histology
BI 332 Animal Behavior
BI 335 Neurobiology
BI 337 Immunobiology