pre-veterinary

Pre-Veterinary

Pre-Professional Advisor Holly Hobaugh Stalker Hall 122 Holly@indstate.edu 812-237-8633

At ISU...
Pre-Veterinary Student will complete courses required for admission to veterinary school. The Pre-Professional Advisor will guide students through the Medical school application process which includes researching various Veterinary schools, completing prerequisite courses, securing internships, preparing for admission exams, and writing application essays. Students will also have the opportunity take practice admission exams.

Pre-Veterinary is not a degree program. Students will select a major field of study (degree program) during the second or third semester. A Faculty Advisor will the be assigned to help students develop a plan to meet ISU degree requirements.

. Courses required for Admission to Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine

Chemistry I & II	English Composition (2 Sem)
Organic Chemistry I & II	Speech
Biology I & II	Humanities (3 Semesters)
Physics I & II	Statistics
Calculus I & II	Genetics
Biochemistry

Additional Requirements for Veterinary School Admission

63-81 semester credit hours *

VMCAS Application

GRE Scores

Three References (at least one veterinarian)

Personal Essay

Personal Interview (selected candidates)

. Possible Elective Courses for Pre-Veterinary Students Microeconomics ~ Biochemistry ~ Psychology ~ Foreign Language Ethics ~ Anatomy and Physiology ~ Sociology ~ Humanities Honors ~ Computer Science ~ Art ~ Music ~ History ~ Philosophy . Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Accepted Applicants Profile

Mean GPA (residents)	3.42
Mean GRE score (residents)	571
Class Size	60

. Other Regional Veterinary Schools University of Illinois ~ Ohio State University ~ Iowa State University Michigan State University ~ University of Tennessee ~ University of Pennsylvania University of Wisconsin ~ University of Missouri University of Minnesota ~ Kansas State University A complete list of U.S. Pharmacy Schools can be accessed at: Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) list of Schools Other Web sites to Visit AAVMC Home page AAVMC Pre-vet AAVMC Veterinary Medical College Application Service Princeton Review Kaplan Keirsey Indiana State University Department of Biology Indiana State University Department of Chemistry . What is Veterinary School really like? Recommended Reading: If Wishes Were Horses by Loretta Gage, D.V.M and Nancy Gage St. Martin's Paperbacks (175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010), 1994.

Veterinary Medical Schools
Following 2-4 years of pre-veterinary study, students will attend four years of veterinary medical school.

Pre-Veterinary Student Terminology
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAMVC) coordinates the affairs of the 27 U.S. Veterinary Medical Colleges, 4 Canadian Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, Departments of Veterinary Science and Comparative Medicine, and the animal medical centers. In addition, the association fosters the membership's teaching, research and service missions both nationally and internationally. Addressing the interests of producers and consumers of food and fiber, the interests of animal owners, and those of pet owners, AAVMC's principal goal is improving the quality of human and animal life. Specifically, the AAMVC continues to address societal concerns about food safety, advance veterinary education, improve animal health and well-being, strengthen biomedical research and enhance environmental quality.

The Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) is a centralized application process for the handling of applications for veterinary medical schools. VMCAS functions as the central collection, processing and distribution service for applicants to 23 of the 27 U.S. veterinary medical colleges.

The Graduate Records Exam (GRE) measures verbal quantitative, and analytical reasoning skills that have been developed over a long period of time and are not particularly related to a particular field of study.

For More Information...
Please visit the Pre-Professional Resource Center located in Stalker Hall 119.

Office of Admissions Financial Aid Tirey Hall 134 Tirey Hall 150 812-237-2121 812-237-2215 Admissions@indstate.edu 800-841-4744 web.indstate.edu:80/admissions/ web.indstate.edu:80/finaid/ . The application deadline for ISU scholarships is November 5.