Animal and Veterinary Science, B.S. (Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration)

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This concentration is designed to prepare students for application to Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, graduate school, or other pre-professional opportunities. Emphasis is placed on biology/pathobiology, chemistry/physical, and biomedical sciences.

Degree Requirements

This degree requires 120 credits, 42 of which are upper-division credits.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

C 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
C 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
C 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3
FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

Animal and Veterinary Science Core - Pre-Vet

All students completing a degree in Animal & Veterinary Sciences will take the following courses as a core. These courses are designed to introduce shared animal science and pre-veterinary medicine disciplines and establish a strong baseline knowledge for students interested in animal fields.

Animal and Veterinary Science

ANSC 1010 - Introduction to Animal Science Credits: 4
ANSC 3010 - Domestic Animal Systems Physiology Credits: 4 *
ANSC 3100 - Principles of Animal Nutrition Credits: 3 *
ANSC 4120 - Principles of Mammalian Reproduction Credits: 4 *
ANSC 4630 - Topics and Issues in Animal Science Credits: 3 * OR PATB 4130 - Mammalian Pathobiology Credits: 3 *
PATB 4110 - Diseases of Food Animals Credits: 3 *

Supporting Math/Science

LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4 *
LIFE 2022 - Animal Biology Credits: 4 *
MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3
STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4

Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration

Required Courses

Students declaring the Pre-Veterinary Medicine concentration are required to take the following courses:

MICR 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4 OR MOLB 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
MOLB 3610 - Principles of Biochemistry Credits: 4
PATB 2220 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credits: 3

Pathobiology

Minimum of 6 Credits from the following:

PATB 3400 - Host Defenses Against Infect. Credits: 3
PATB 4300 - Microscopic Anatomy Credits: 3
PATB 4500 - Veterinary Parasitology Credits: 4
PATB 4710 - Medical Virology Credits: 3

Animal Science

Minimum of 3 Credits from the following:

ANSC 3150 - Equine Nutrition and Physiology Credits: 3
ANSC 4050 - Animal Growth and Development Credits: 3
ANSC 4132 - Equine Reproduction Credits: 3
ANSC 4260 - Mammalian Endocrinology Credits: 3
ANSC 4540 - Principles of Animal Breeding Credits: 3 *
FDSC 3060 - Principles of Meat Science and Muscle Biology Credits: 3 *

Supporting Math/Science/Chem

CHEM 1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 1030 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHEM 2420 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 2440 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
LIFE 3050 - Genetics Credits: 4
LIFE 3600 - Cell Biology Credits: 4 OR MOLB 4670 - Advanced Molecular Cell Biology Credits: 3
MATH 1405 - Trigonometry Credits: 3
PHYS 1110 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHYS 1120 - General Physics II Credits: 4
STAT 4015 - Regression Analysis Credits: 3 OR STAT 4025 - Design and Analysis of Experiments I Credits: 3

Notes

* = grade of C or better required for degree completion.