Veterinarian

The Associate of Arts and Sciences in Science, Specialization in Veterinary Preparation, is designed to fulfill the course requirements and suggested electives to apply to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and to prepare students for the admission interview process.

Note: Completion of the program does not guarantee admission to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program. Students who do not gain admission to the DVM program after completion of the Science, Specialization in Veterinary Preparation program will be prepared to transfer to a 4-year university in a science curriculum.

Associate of Sciences in Science with a Specialization in Veterinary Preparation

Four-semester (two-year) program

First Year

First Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
BIO 101	General Biology I	3	3	4	View transfer information

CHM 111	College Chemistry I	3	3	4	View transfer information

ENG 111	College Composition I	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech ENGL 1105 Radford University CORE 101 Old Dominion University ENGL 110C Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College ENG 1013/1023, GEN ED Liberty University ENGL 101 Emory & Henry College ENG 100
MTH 166	Precalculus with Trigonometry			4-5	View transfer information

SDV 100 ²	College Success Skills	1	0	1	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University UNIV 100 elective
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		10	6	16

Second Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
BIO 102	General Biology II	3	3	4	View transfer information

CHM 112	College Chemistry II	3	3	4
ENG 112	College Composition II	3	0	3	View transfer information

MTH 245 ¹	Statistics I	3	0	3	View transfer information

PSY 200	Principles of Psychology	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech PSYC 1004 Radford University PSYC 121 Old Dominion University PSYC 201S Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College PSY 1013 Liberty University PSYC 101
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	6	17

Second Year

Third Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
CHM 260	Introductory Biochemistry	3	0	3	View transfer information

ELE ⁶	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3	0	3
ELE ⁵	Literature Elective	3	0	3
PHY 201 ⁴	General College Physics I	3	3	4	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University PHYS 111
SOC 200 ³	Principles of Sociology	3	0	3	View transfer information

Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	3	16

Fourth Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
CHM 241	Organic Chemistry I	3	0	3
CHM 243	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	0	3	1
ELE ³	Social Science Elective	3	0	3
PHY 202 ⁴	General College Physics II	3	3	4	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University PHYS 112
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		9	6	11

Orientation Electives - SDV 100, SDV 101

Humanities General Electives: ART 101, CST 151, HUM 260, PHI 100, REL 230

English Literature Electives: ENG 245, ENG 246

Satisfies Requirement - PHY 201, PHY 202, PHY 241, PHY 242