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Pre-Veterinary Medicine/Science (120 Credits)
A student may certify as an animal sciences major after completion of 24 semester hours, including ANIM SCI 101, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 101 | 3 |
| ANIM SCI 180 | 1 |
| CHEM 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH Requirement1 | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI] | 4 |
| CHEM 106 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH Requirement, or Electives1 | 2 - 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 107 | 4 |
| CHEM 345 | 4 |
| COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| Lab Management Requirement 2 | 1 |
| MBIOS 303 | 4 |
| STAT 212 [QUAN], 412, or PSYCH 311 [QUAN]3 | 3 or 4 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 313 | 4 |
| ANIM SCI 330 | 3 |
| ANIM SCI 380 | 1 |
| MBIOS 301 | 4 |
| 200-300-level ANIM SCI Electives4 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 350 | 3 |
| ANIM SCI 351 | 1 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] | 4 |
| PHYSICS 101 | 4 |
| 200-300-level ANIM SCI Electives4 | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 464 [CAPS] [M], 472 [M], or 474 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 301 or 402 [M] | 3 |
| 400-level ANIM SCI Electives5 | 6 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 399 or 499 | 1 |
| BIOLOGY 324, VET CLIN 361, or VET PH 308 | 3 or 4 |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS], if needed, or Electives | 3 |
| 400-level ANIM SCI Electives [M]5 | 3 |
| 300-400-level Electives | 7 |
Footnotes
| 1 | MATH requirement may be satisfied by completing MATH 106 and 108, 140 [QUAN], or 171 [QUAN]. |
| 2 | Lab Management Requirement courses include (One course): ANIM SCI 166, 178, 280 (Spring-only), 172, or 174 (Fall-only). |
| 3 | Students who have not yet completed a [QUAN] course should select STAT 212 or PSYCH 311. |
| 4 | Select two courses from: ANIM SCI 205, 260, 266, 274, 285, 314, 345, 346, 360, or as approved by advisor. |
| 5 | Select three courses from ANIM SCI 408 [M], 440, 451, 454, 460, 464 [M], 472 [M], 473 [M], 474 [M], 478 [M], 485 [M], or 488 [M] not used to fulfill a major requirement, or as approved by advisor. Students are required to complete two [M] courses to meet University requirements. |