Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Note - Pre-Professional Preparation Programs

These are recommendations based on requirements for professional schools in South Dakota or in this region. Students are advised to contact any particular schools of interest to identify particular prerequisites for that institution. Much of this information is available from Dr. Taija Hahka-Vermeulen (Taija.hahkavermeulen@bhsu.edu).

Program Requirements

60 credit hours with the following:

GRE/MCAT Exam

BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 semester hours
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 1 semester hours
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 semester hours
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 1 semester hours
BIOL 325 - Physiology 3 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab 1 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 331 - Microbiology 3 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 331L - Microbiology Lab 1 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 343 - Cell and Molecular Biology 3 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 343L - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 1 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 371 - Genetics 3 semester hours
BIOL 371L - Genetics Lab 1 semester hours
BIOL 381 - Vertebrate Anatomy 3 semester hours
Recommended
BIOL 381L - Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory 1 semester hours
Recommended
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 semester hours
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 semester hours
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I 3 semester hours
CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II 3 semester hours
CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 464 - Biochemistry I 3 semester hours
CHEM 464L - Biochemistry I Lab 1 semester hours
ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 semester hours
ENGL 201 - Composition II 3 semester hours
HLTH 422 - Nutrition 3 semester hours
Recommended
MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 semester hours
MIS 105 - Introduction to Computers 3 semester hours
Recommended
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 3 semester hours
PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory 1 semester hours
PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 3 semester hours
Recommended
PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory 1 semester hours
Recommended
CMST 101 - Foundations of Communication 3 semester hours