2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 249interest. To be eligible for the Bachelor of Science degree at Texas A&M University,certain requirements must be met (see University Core Curriculum requirements). Westrongly encourage that courses be chosen with a counselor at the applicant’s institution,or through contact with an academic advisor at the College of Veterinary Medicine &Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, (979) 862-1169.The following area of study is required as appropriate preprofessional course preparation:Animal Science. Knowledge and experience in working with animals are criticalto becoming a successful veterinarian. While the professional curriculum is almost totallydevoted to the understanding of animals, animal contact, experience and handlingshould also be major considerations in the preveterinary training period. Applicants areexpected to be familiar with animal systems and behavior. For those interested in foodsupply veterinary medicine, general agricultural knowledge should also be a consideration.To obtain this experience, applicants should either register for coursework basedon their background, interest and needs or involve themselves in practical animal operations.Formal training in animal systems and animal behavior is highly desirable andencouraged if available at the applicant’s institution.The following courses are required as preparation for entry into the veterinary medicalprogram. It is anticipated that highly motivated students will exceed these minimalcourse requirements.Courses that MeetLife Sciences Category Credit Hours RequirementsGeneral Biology with lab 4 BIOL 111General Microbiology with lab 4 BIOL 206Genetics 3 GENE 301 or GENE 320Animal Nutrition or 3 ANSC 318 or ANSC 320 orFeeds and Feeding NUTR 303 (ANSC 303)Chemical/Physical Sciencesand Mathematics Category Credit HoursCourses that MeetRequirementsInorganic Chemistry with lab 8 CHEM 101/CHEM 111 andCHEM 102/CHEM 112Organic Chemistry with lab 8 CHEM 227/CHEM 237 andCHEM 228/CHEM 238Statistics 3 STAT 301 or STAT 302or STAT 303Physics with lab 8 PHYS 201 and PHYS 202Biochemistry 5 BICH 410 and BICH 411Non-sciences Category Credit HoursCourses that MeetRequirementsComposition and Rhetoric 3 ENGL 104Communication 3 COMM 203 or COMM 315 orCOMM 325Technical Writing 3 ENGL 210 or ENGL 301General Psychology 3 PSYC 107