ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES
FOR  ENTRY TO THE
TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Officially the Tarleton State University PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM is in the Department of Animal Sciences, where students pursue majors associated with the Animal Sciences.  However, a number of our students choose to pursue a curriculum in the Department Biological Sciences, majoring in Biomedical Sciences to seek admission to the Vet School.  The major difference between the two different departmental curricula is that the Animal Sciences uses a whole animal approach whereas the Biological Sciences uses more of a science approach that utilize the biology and the chemistry courses which support the animal emphasis.  It really depends on the individual student's interest as to which curriculum they may choose.   With either approach serious students must strive to maintain an excellent academic record in order to enhance their chances for admission.

The specific course requirements for entry in Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine with Tarleton's equivalents are listed below:
 

LIFE SCIENCES 

CREDIT
 HOURS

TARLETON'S           COURSES 

General Biology with lab

4

BIOL 120/121

General Microbiology

4

BIOL 307

Genetics

3

BIOL 303


 
 

ANIMAL
SCIENCES

CREDIT
 HOURS

TARLETON'S           COURSES

Animal Nutrition or Feeds and Feeding

3

ANSC 406 or ANSC 309


 
 
 

CHEMICAL SCIENCES 

CREDIT
 HOURS

TARLETON'S           COURSES

Inorganic Chemistry with Laboratory

8

CHEM 105 and CHEM 108

Organic Chemistry with Laboratory

6

CHEM 201 and CHEM 202

Biochemistry

5

BIOL 474/475 or CHEM 474/475


 
 
 

MATHEMATICS/ 
PHYSICS 

CREDIT
 HOURS

TARLETON'S           COURSES

Calculus or Statistics

3

MATH 120 or MATH 350 

Physics

8

PHYS 104 and PHYS 105


 
 
 

ENGLISH/
COMMUNICATIONS

CREDIT
 HOURS

TARLETON'S           COURSES

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGL  111

Literature

3

ENGL 220 or 250

Technical Writing

3

ENGL 309

Speech Communications

3

COMS 101 or COMS 102 or COMS 301

More specific information from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine may be gotten on the World Wide Web:
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/