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Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
CENTER FOR VETERINARY HEALTH SCIENCES College Administration Carlos Risco—Dean Chris Ross, DVM, PhD—Interim Senior Associate Dean Margi Gilmour, DVM—Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jerry Malayer, PhD—Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Listed below are the minimum course prerequisites for consideration for admission to the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences: English—nine semester hours including six hours of composition and three hours of an English elective. Course work in speech or technical writing is encouraged. Chemistry—general inorganic chemistry including labs (9 hours); an organic chemistry series (8 semester hours) designed for pre-veterinary and pre-medical students that includes both the aliphatic and aromatic compounds or survey course with lab (5-8 hours); and 3 semester hours of biochemistry. Physics—Eight hours of general physics. Mathematics—three semester hours including statistics. Biological science—16 semester hours. Courses in zoology, general biology, microbiology and genetics are required. All courses, except genetics, must include laboratory work. Animal Nutrition—three semester hours of the basic principles of animal nutrition, including rumen digestion, absorption and metabolism of the various food nutrients and ration formulation. Courses in human nutrition are not acceptable. Humanities and social science—six semester hours. Business electives—although not required, courses in business are encouraged. The information on admission requirements was current at the time of publication but is subject to change. The admission requirements are under annual review and changes may be made at any time. Scholarships The College has scholarships which may be available to matriculating veterinary medicine students; many are based on academic achievement. Application Process Admission is competitive and enrollment in veterinary medicine is restricted. Applications for admission must be submitted by September 15th, and a new class enters the College each year at the beginning of the subsequent fall semester. Applicants who are legal residents of Oklahoma will be given first priority. In addition, a limited number of nonresidents will be selected. Questions about residency should be directed to the Office of the Registrar, Oklahoma State University. Requests for application materials should be directed to the Student Services Office, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. Students are admitted as candidates for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree on the basis of records of academic performance in preparatory studies, GRE test, and references to determine personal characteristics and career motivation. Details concerning admissions procedures are available via the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences website www.cvhs.okstate.edu (http://www.cvhs.okstate.edu). The veterinary curriculum extends over four calendar years. The first two academic years conform to the normal semester system of the University. The last two academic years are continuous, with the fourth starting shortly after completion of the third. The fourth year is clinical in nature and classes are primarily in the Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching
Campus Address and Phone Address: 205 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078 Phone: 405.744.6651 Fax: 405.744.6633
Website: www.cvhs.okstate.edu (http://www.cvhs.okstate.edu) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program A primary objective of the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences is to educate veterinarians for private practice. In addition, the professional curriculum provides an excellent basic biomedical education and training in diagnosis, disease prevention, medical treatment and surgery. Graduates are qualified to pursue careers in many facets of veterinary medicine and health-related professions. Accreditation The College has full academic accreditation status approved by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Accreditation is based on an assessment of 11 essential factors, namely, the college's organization, its finances, facilities and equipment, clinical resources, library and learning resources, enrollment, admissions, faculty, curriculum, continuing and post-graduate education, and research. Preparatory Requirements In preparation for the professional DVM training the student must complete both prescribed and elective collegiate courses. The minimum prescribed preparatory studies, totaling 64 semester hours of undergraduate course work, can be completed in three calendar years. Most of the entering veterinary medical students in recent years have had three to four years of preparatory training, often earning a bachelor's degree. Admission Requirements Collegiate course requirements for entry into veterinary medical college may be completed at any accredited university or college that offers the required courses. Pre-veterinary curricula are available at Oklahoma State University through the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and through the College of Arts and Sciences. Both offer programs of study in pre-veterinary medical sciences, which provide for the award of a bachelor's degree after successful completion of the first or second year of veterinary medical studies. Requests for information on pre-veterinary medical study programs and applications for admission to such programs should be addressed to the dean of either the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources or the College of Arts and Sciences.
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