Academic Requirements
Applicants for admissions to the College of Veterinary Medicine must have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale and have completed 60 semester credits by the end of the spring term of the year in which the applicant seeks to be admitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine. Grades achieved in courses that have been repeated will be averaged.
Applicants must complete the following prerequisite coursework. Credit earned must be equivalent of the Iowa State University courses listed. If you have questions concerning whether or not a course will fulfill the requirement, please contact cvmadmissions@iastate.edu.
Required Undergraduate Coursework
Course and Title |
Semester/Quarter
|
ISU Course Equivalent |
|
English Composition |
6 sem/9 qtr cr | English 150, 250, 302, 30 |
| Oral Communication May include public speaking, interpersonal communication, group or organizational communication or speaking emphasis courses. |
3 sem/4-5 qtr cr | Speech Communications 212, 223, or 312, or Ag Ed 311 |
| General Chemistry* One year series for biological science majors with one semester lab |
7 sem/10-11 qtr cr | Chemistry 177, 177L, and 178 |
| Organic Chemistry* One year series with one semester lab |
7 sem/10-11 qtr cr | Chemistry 331, 331L, and 332 |
| Biochemistry* One semester (no lab required) |
3 sem/405 qtr cr | BBMB 301 or Biol 314 (previously Biol 302) |
| Physics* First semester of a two-semester series with lab. Must include mechanics, fluids, heat and thermodynamics, vibrations, waves and sound. |
4 sem/6 qtr cr | Physics 111 |
| General Biology* Two semester series with lab each semester. A Bachelor’s degree in Biology fulfills this requirement. |
8 sem/12 qtr cr | Biology 211, 221L, 212 and 212L (previously Biol 201, 201L, 202, 202L) |
| Genetics* Must include both Mendelian and molecular genetics. (no lab required)Animal breeding or livestock improvement courses will not fulfill this requirement. |
3 sem/4-5 qtr cr | Biology 313 (previously Biol 301) or Genetics 320 |
| Mammalian Anatomy and/or Physiology* (no lab required) |
3 sem/4-5 qtr cr | Biology 155, 255 (previously Zool 155, 255), Biology 335, 351, BMS 329, or Animal Science 214 |
| Arts, Humanities and/or Social Sciences | 8 sem/12 qtr cr | |
| Electives | 8 sem/12 qtr cr | |
| *science requirement | ||
All applicants, regardless of major, must complete these courses or their equivalents. All but two of the required science courses must be completed by the end of the fall term in which the applicant applies. Up to two required science courses may be taken the spring term prior to matriculation. Other non-science required courses must be completed by the end of the spring term prior to matriculation. All required coursework must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or better to fulfill the requirement. A “C-minus” or lower is not acceptable.
Required courses must be taken from an accredited college or university on a graded A-F basis. No required course may be taken under the Pass/Not Pass or Satisfactory/Fail grading systems or similar options.
Advance Placement (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
If an applicant wishes to use AP or CLEP credits to fulfill a required course, these credits must be documented by original scores submitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine and must meet Iowa State University’s minimum requirement in the appropriate subject area. CLEP credits may be accepted only for arts, humanities and social sciences.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
The Graduate Record Exam General Test is required for application to the College of Veterinary Medicine. All applicants are required to take or retake the GRE which includes the analytical writing assessment by October 2, 2009. GRE testing dates and registration is available at www.gre.org. Official scores must be received by October 2, 2009.
Applicants should send their GRE scores directly to the College of Veterinary Medicine. The GRE code for the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University is 6315.
