May 20, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Pre-Veterinary Medicine Minor

Katie Fisher, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-6652
Email: fishermk@jmu.edu

Declaring Pre-Veterinary Medicine (Admission Standards)

Incoming first-year and transfer students can declare pre-veterinary medicine without verification from PPH Advising . Current students can declare the pre-veterinary medicine minor through MyMadison without needing further approval.

Additional Information

Pre-professional health programs do not ensure that all prerequisites for admission to health professions schools are met. Students should inquire with veterinary schools of interest to confirm details of admission requirements

Courses: 43 Credit Hours

BIO 140. Foundations of Biology I [C3NS] Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 140L. Foundations of Biology I Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00
BIO 150. Foundations of Biology II Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 150L. Foundations of Biology II Laboratory Credits: 1.00
BIO 240. Genetics Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 240L. Genetics Laboratory Credits: 1.00
BIO 245. General Microbiology Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 245L. General Microbiology Laboratory Credits: 1.00
CHEM 131. General Chemistry I [C3PP] Credits: 3.00 and
CHEM 131L. General Chemistry Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00
CHEM 132. General Chemistry II Credits: 3.00 and
CHEM 132L. General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1.00
CHEM 241. Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3.00
CHEM 242. Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3.00 and
CHEM 242L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2.00
CHEM 361. Biochemistry I Credits: 3.00
PHYS 140. College Physics I [C3PP] Credits: 3.00 and
PHYS 140L. General Physics Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00
PHYS 150. College Physics II Credits: 3.00 and
PHYS 150L. General Physics Laboratory Credits: 1.00

Intermediate and advanced BIO course work: 13 Credit Hours

Choose from subjects recommended by veterinary schools:

BIO 304. Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 3.00
BIO 320. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates Credits: 4.00
BIO 343. Immunology Credits: 3.00
BIO 370. Animal Physiology Credits: 4.00
BIO 420. Medical Parasitology Credits: 3.00
BIO 480. Advanced Molecular Biology Credits: 3.00
BIO 482. Human Histology Credits: 4.00

Calculus: 3-4 Credit Hours

Choose from:

MATH 205. Introductory Calculus I [C3QR] Credits: 3.00
MATH 231. Calculus with Functions I [C3QR] Credits: 3.00
MATH 233. Calculus with Modeling I [C3QR] Credits: 3.00
MATH 235. Calculus I [C3QR] Credits: 4.00

Statistics: 3 Credit Hours

Choose from:

MATH 220. Elementary Statistics [C3QR] Credits: 3.00
MATH 229. Introduction to Applied Statistics Using R [C3QR] Credits: 3.00

Writing and Literature: 6 Credit Hours

WRTC 103. Rhetorical Reading and Writing [C1W] Credits: 3.00
One literature course from [C2L] ENG or HUM Credits: 3.00

Public Speaking: 3 Credit Hours

Choose from:

SCOM 121. Fundamental Human Communication: Presentations [C1HC] Credits: 3.00
SCOM 122. Fundamental Human Communication: Individual Presentations [C1HC] Credits: 3.00
SCOM 123. Fundamental Human Communication: Group Presentations [C1HC] Credits: 3.00

Recommended electives (not required):

BIO 312. Animal Welfare Credits: 3.00
CHEM 366L. Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 2.00
HTH 210. Medical Terminology Credits: 3.00
PSYC 101. General Psychology [C5SD] Credits: 3.00

Total: 71-72 Credit hours