Pre-veterinary students who are residents of Michigan normally plan an academic program to meet requirements for admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. Those requirements can be met at Northern Michigan University, where students take specified courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, college composition, social science and humanities. Students are encouraged to earn a bachelor’s degree at Northern Michigan University by completing a major and minor in such fields as biology, biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics or psychology. Other majors are acceptable as long as the specified courses are completed.
Specific advisement information is found in the Pre-veterinary Medicine Handbook, available from the Biology Department. Factors considered in acceptance of students into the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University include legal residency, grade point average in all college course work, grade point average in required pre-veterinary science courses, results of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE), total college course credits completed, average course load per semester, a personal interview, essay, veterinary experience and animal exposure, and extracurricular activities. Students interested in the pre-veterinary program should contact an adviser in the Biology Department.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Pre-Professional Programs department page.
For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/veterinarians.htm
| Total Credits Required | 0 |
| BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [Div II] | 4 |
| BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity [Div II] | 4 |
| BI 203 Medical Microbiology or | 3 - 5 |
| BI 303 General Microbiology (5 cr.) | |
| BI 218 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BI 312 Genetics | 4 |
| CH 111 General Chemistry I [Div II] | 5 |
| CH 112 General Chemistry II [Div II] | 5 |
| CH 321 Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CH 322 Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CH 450 Biochemistry I | 4 |
| HN 210 Nutrition for Humans | 4 |
| MA 111 College Algebra for Calculus Preparation [Div II] | 4 |
| Choose from the following: | 3-5 |
| MA 106 Trigonometry (3 cr.) [Div II] | |
| MA 161 Calculus I (4 cr.) [Div II] or higher | |
| Choose from the following: | 10 |
| PH 201 College Physics I (5 cr.) [Div II] and | |
| PH 202 College Physics II (5 cr.) [Div II] or | |
| PH 220 Introductory Physics I (5 cr.) [Div II] and | |
| PH 221 Introductory Physics II (5 cr.) [Div II] | |
Bulletin Year:
2015 - 2016 Undergraduate Bulletin
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