{"id":2729,"date":"2023-04-20T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/apply-to-the-college\/pre-veterinary-requirements\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:02:34","slug":"pre-veterinary-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/pre-veterinary-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Veterinary Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/fortdodge44_feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Veterinary students examining canine patient and speaking with owner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/fortdodge44_feature.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/fortdodge44_feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/fortdodge44_feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/fortdodge44_feature-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Strong Foundation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Your pre-veterinary journey encompasses many aspects of the years leading up to veterinary school. 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