The veterinary program leads to a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, or D.V.M. 60 credits of prerequisite courses must be completed, followed by 4 years of professional studies. Criteria for selection to The College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University include: grades, quality of academic program (course load, challenging curriculum, honors), leadership, community and school activities, experience working with animals, contact with the veterinary medical profession, letters of recommendation, an essay and scores on the G.R.E. Applicants must apply online. CSU applicants must submit BOTH the VMCAS application (http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/vmcas.htm) and a supplemental Professional Veterinary Medical application. Both application packets are due by October 1 and available on the Internet or from:

Office of the Dean
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University 1601 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1601
(970) 491-7051

CSU Pre-vet advising questions, e-mail PrevetAdviser@colostate.edu
www.cvmbs.colostate.edu has more information on CSU Veterinary School, choose Professional Veterinary Medicine Program, under Academic Programs.

VMCAS

1101 Vermont Ave. NW Suite 411

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 371-9195

PREREQUISITES: An absolute minimum of 60 semester hours is required, and the typical applicant is completing a baccalaureate degree in order to become a competitive candidate. (Prerequisites for vet. schools other than CSU may be found at http://www.aavmc.org). Prerequisites must include:

BIO 1080, 1090 General Biology with a lab	4
BIO 3600 Genetics	4	BIO 4470 is also acceptable, but has prerequisites of BIO 2400 and 3600)
CHE 1800General Chemistry I	4
CHE 1810 General Chemistry	4
CHE 1850 General Chemistry Lab	2
CHE 4310 Biochemistry	4	Note, prerequisite for CHE 4310 is CHE 3100-Organic Chemistry. Prerequisite for CHE 3100 is CHE 1800,1810, and 1850. The corequisite for CHE 1850 is CHE 1810. Therefore, even though CHE 1810 and CHE 3100 are not required for vet school, they're needed as prerequisites for CHE 4310, which is required.
Physics with a lab (PHY 2010 and 2030 or 2020 and 2040 or 2310 and 2320 or 2330 and 2340)	5
ENG 1010 English Composition	3
Arts and Humanities/Behavioral and Social Sciences	12	Included are art, dance, English - excluding ENG 1010 listed above, foreign Language, music, philosophy, speech, theater, anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology
MTH 1210 -4 Introduction to Statistics OR MTH 3200-3 Biostatistics	3-4	Note prerequisite for PHY 2010 is MTH 1120; See MSCD Catalog for other prerequisites

Check with your current MSCD Catalog for prerequisites needed for all classes!

Courses that are not required, but highly recommended include Microbiology (BIO 2400), Anatomy (BIO 2310 or 2320 or 3220), Histology (BIO 3210), Cell Biology (BIO 3050), Computer Science (CSI 1010, 1100, 1200), and Nutrition (NUT 2040). There is not a limit on the age of acceptable course work. However, of the majority of courses are older than 10 years, some indication of current proficiency in genetics and biochemistry may be required.

See this link for online courses that are acceptable to CSU

GRE: The General Graduate Record Examination scores (verbal, quantitative, analytical) will be accepted if taken within the past five years for CSU. GRE scores are to be sent directly to the colleges to which you apply. Vet. schools other than CSU may require other standardized tests such as VCAT. Scores must be
received by veterinary school no later than October 1. For more information on the GRE, try http://www.review.com/ or http://www.gre.org

EXPERIENCE: The average applicant has spent a minimum of one summer (500-1000 hours) working with a veterinarian and another 500-1000 hours working with animals in other capacities.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The cost of attending veterinary school is very high and it is important to consider your financial situation before going to veterinary school. Your debts need to be minimal (e.g. paying off all credit cards) before you enter veterinary school. Please look at this link to see the cost of veterinary school and Financial Aid opportunies at CSU http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/cvmbs/FinancialAid.pdf . While this next website link is for medical school, not veterinary school, there is some excellent information that can be used in planning your financial future in veterinary medicine. http://www.aamc.org/studentdebt

Profile of 2008 Entering Class

Total Applications	1687
Admitted Total	124
Admitted Men	32
Admitted Women	92
Average GPA*	3.6
Average GRE Verbal/800	509
Average GRE Quantitative/800	635
Analytical Writing/6.0	4.37

*Note: Few applicants are accepted with a GPA less than 3.2
Highest Degrees Held at Admission

None
Associate
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate

Number of Times Applicant Applied

First
Second
Third
More than 3

(Metro had 7applicants - 2 were accepted for 2008 entering class)

MSCD Biology Pre-Vet Advisor: Dr. Hays and Dr. Sillau, (303)556-3213, haysc@mscd.edu; sillau@mscd.edu; http://clem.mscd.edu/~haysc/public_html