Honors Accelerated Pre-Veterinary Option

This option has been established for admission of highly academically qualified students to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) program at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The program of study consists of three years of undergraduate coursework that fulfills the pre-veterinary neuroscience requirements followed by the four-year D.V.M. program. Satisfactory completion of this 7-year curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Neuroscience and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.).

All students who qualify for admission to the WSU Honors College are eligible to apply for pre-admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine after completion of one year in the pre-veterinary neuroscience curriculum. Interested applicants should identify themselves to the Honors College as soon as they decide to enroll at the University because the number of available seats in the B.S./D.V.M. program is limited. Early admission to the D.V.M. program requires approval of the CVM Admissions Committee. Accepted students are pre-admitted directly to the D.V.M. program. To maintain pre-admission into the D.V.M. program, accepted students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.5 or better in all undergraduate coursework.

Students may be admitted to the Neuroscience Honors Accelerated Pre-Veterinary Option upon making their intention known to the department and enrollment in, or credit for, MATH 106 (or higher). To maintain admission to the major, students who have completed a minimum of 30 credits at WSU must maintain a 3.0 minimum GPA overall, and a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA in each of the following courses: BIOLOGY 107; CHEM 105; CHEM 106 or 116; MATH 140 or 171; NEUROSCI 301, NEUROSCI 302; PHYSICS 101/111, 201/211 or 205; and PHYSICS 102/112, 202/212, 206, or CHEM 345. Students must receive a grade of C or better in these courses and may repeat a maximum of three of these courses to maintain admission to the major.

Completion of the degree requires completion of the HONORS Curriculum; a minimum of 90 undergraduate credits, including 30 upper-division credits; and one year of DVM coursework.

First Year
First Term	Credits
BIOLOGY 107	4
CHEM 105	4
MATH 140 or 171	4
Foreign Language (if needed)1	0-4
Second Term	Credits
CHEM 106 or 1162	4
ENGLISH 298	3
HONORS 2703	3
PHYSICS 101	3
PHYSICS 111	1
Foreign Language (if needed)1	0-4
Second Year
First Term	Credits
BIOLOGY 106	4
HONORS 280	3
HONORS 2902	3
NEUROSCI 3014	3
PSYCH 1053	3
Second Term	Credits
CHEM 345	4
NEUROSCI 302	3
PHYSICS 102	3
PHYSICS 112	1
Behavior Requirement5	3 or 4
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
BIOLOGY/MBIOS 301	4
HONORS 370	3
HONORS 3986	0 or 1
MBIOS 303	4
NEUROSCI 430 [M]	4
NEUROSCI 4507	2
Second Term	Credits
HONORS 380	3
HONORS 390	3
HONORS 4507	1
NEUROSCI 403 [M]	3
NEUROSCI 490 [CAPS]	3
Statistics Course8	4
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
VET MED 511	5
Additional D.V.M. Coursework9	10
Second Term	Credits
VET MED 520	5
VET MED 52110	3
Additional D.V.M. Coursework9	7

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Footnotes

1	Students must meet the Honors College Foreign Language requirement.
2	Students who complete CHEM 116 fulfill the Honors College HONORS 290 requirement and another 3-credit course can be substituted.
3	If HONORS 270 is taught by a member of the Psychology faculty, students may waive PSYCH 105. If PSYCH 105 is waived, students may need to take additional coursework to meet the 90-credit undergraduate minimum.
4	PSYCH 372 may be taken in place of NEUROSCI 301 with department permission.
5	Behavior Course: Choose one course from NEUROSCI 305, 333, or 409. Other courses may be allowed by department consent.
6	HONORS 398 is an optional thesis-preparation course.
7	NEUROSCI 450 is applied to the 3 credit HONORS 450 requirement.
8	Statistics Course: Choose one course from PSYCH 311, STAT 212, 360, 370, or 412.
9	Additional D.V.M. courses required in the first year of the D.V.M. program to satisfy the Neuroscience elective requirement for the B.S. in Neuroscience.
10	VET MED 521 satisfies the Neuroanatomy (NEUROSCI 404) requirement for the B.S. in Neuroscience.