Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Requirements for admission to veterinary schools are variable; therefore, students should obtain information concerning specific veterinary schools early in their college careers. Most schools require a minimum of 60 to 67 semester hours of coursework, including the following:

For OSU, which most Southeastern students choose to attend, there is also an animal nutrition course requirement which is available by correspondence. It is to the applicant’s advantage to take a rigorous course load comprised of the most substantive courses available.

OSU Application Requirements

For OSU, all transcripts must be sent to the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) by September 1. Applicants need to make sure to include all past, current, and planned courses in the VMCAS application or their application will be considered incomplete. Completed applications to OSU must be submitted no later than October 1, together with the appropriate application, supplemental application, and processing fees.

Only the general test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. It must be taken by November of the application year, and GRE scores must be received by the OSU admissions office by December 1.

To be considered for admission to OSU, applicants must complete all pre-veterinary course requirements by the last day of the spring term immediately following the application deadline and must have a grade point average (GPA) in required courses of at least 2.80. A grade lower than “C” in a required course is unacceptable.

For additional information, contact the Department of Biological Sciences or the Department of Chemistry, Computer, and Physical Sciences.