Introduction to Pre-Vet

Welcome to A Preview of Pre-Veterinary Medicine in The College of Science.

Head Pre-Veterinary Advisor: Dr. Lynne D. Houck, 5006 Cordley Hall, 737-4353, houckl@science.oregonstate.edu

Here are some considerations for Pre-Vet study at OSU:
1. Veterinary medical schools require top grades and evidence of experience with and commitment to working with animals.
2. You can select any major area of study at OSU so long as it includes a specific set of science courses.
3. Most biological sciences majors are similar for the first year, so changing majors generally is not a problem.
4. Majors in the College of Science and College of Agricultural Sciences differ in their approach to the study of animals.



A Major in General Science covers the Basic Requirements for Admission to OSU College of Veterinary Medicine

Other Pre-Vet Med Majors

• The basic PVM requirements can be appended to any major at OSU
• The basic PVM requirements are automatically met with Bi or Z majors
• Required courses for PreVet Option in Zoology:
  • MB 302 Microbiology 
  • MB 303 Microbiology Lab 
  • VMB 110 Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • ANS 121 Intro to Animal Science
  • ANS 311 Principles of Animal Nutrition (required for admission to Vet School)
  • ST 352 Intro to Statistical Methods
  • Z 410 Internship
  • CH 337 Organic Chemistry Lab

Inforrmation on admissions to OSU's DVM program in the College of Veterinary Medicine.