Barbara May, Ph.D.

College of St. Benedict/St. John's University

Department of Biology

pre-veterinary medicine

Different schools have different requirements, but here are some general guidelines to be aware of.  Please be aware that every year the director of admissions at the Unversity of Minnesota veterinary school comes for a visit to discuss requirements and provide advice on the application process and what it takes to get into the U of M vet school.  This will be publicized when it is scheduled.

classes to take:

• you don't have to be a biology or chemistry major, but you will end up taking numerous courses in each of these fields.  These courses are recommendations.  Please check with the school you are interested in attending to see what their exact requirements are.

• Biology:

                        -Biology 121 and 221: these are the introductory courses in biology that are required

                        for most schools

                        -BIOL316: genetics

                        -BIOL307: biology of microorganisms            

• Chemistry:

                        -CHEM123 and 124: these are the introductory inorganic chemistry courses and    

                        are required for most schools

                        -CHEM235: this is the first semester of organic chemistry (check to make sure a second

                        semester is not necessary-some schools require this)

                        -BIOL317/CHEM331: this is biochemistry

• Physics:

                        -PHYS105 and 106: this is physcis for the life sciences

websites of interest:

• Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS): this is the central application that you will need to fill out when you begin your application process
• GRE: most schools require the basic GRE
• University of Minnesota veterinary school home web page