Veterinary School

Advising at Notre Dame for Veterinary School

Prerequisites for Veterinary School

One year of Calculus (although some may only require one semester)
One year of General Chemistry with labs
One year of General Biology with labs
One year of Organic Chemistry with labs
One year of Physics with labs
One Literature Course (although some may require 2)
1000-1500 hours of direct animal volunteer/internship/work experience (all hours must be logged in a journal)

Some schools require one or more of the following additional classes:

Biochemistry	Social or Behavioral Science
Genetics or Animal Genetics	Physiology
Statistics	Microbiology
Animal Science (Animal nutrition)	Speech
Mammalian Embryology or Developmental Biology	Cell Biology
Nutrition

Standardized Tests

• GRE: The Graduate Record Examination is the most common standardized test required by Veterinary Schools in the United States. Most schools require the general test, but some require the Biology subject test (Oklahoma State University), or the Writing Assessment tests (Purdue University).
• VCATS: Veterinary College Admission Test is not widely used for entrance to a Veterinary School, however, the following schools accept this test for entrance: Mississippi State University, University of Missouri (required), The Ohio State University, University of Tennessee (required).
• MCATS: A handful of schools accept the MCATs for in lieu of the GRE's. University of Guelph (Canada) requires.

Veterinary Links

• All Allied Health Schools
• Veterinary School Links
• Association of American Veterinary Colleges (AAVMC)
• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Links: This section is divided into four parts: institutional, veterinary, governmental, and academic related sites.
• Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS): VMCAS is a centralized application service for students applying to US or Canadian Schools of Veterinary Medicine. Twenty five out of the 27 US Veterinary Schools plus 2 Canadian schools participate.
• List of GRADUATE PROGRAMS in the US and Canadian. Plus departments of Veterinary Science and Comparative Medicine One application is circulated to all the schools of your list.
• What every Pre vet student should know about being a vet
• The Electronic Zoo
• Pet Refuge
• Primate Research
• Excellent book to purchase outlining prerequisites for Vet erinarySchool: Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United States and Canada 2002 Edition for 2003 Matriculation compiled by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Notre Dame Pre Vet Club

Conference, Work, Internships, Volunteer Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine

Conferences sponsored by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

Jennifer Ely Nemecek / Assistant Dean, Advisor for ALPP jennifer.e.nemecek.1@nd.edu James K. Foster, CSC, MD / Assistant Professional Specialist and Sophomore Advisor for SCPP james.k.foster.34@nd.edu Last updated 11/10/05

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