PRE-VETERINARY CURRICULUM FOR PURDUE STUDENTS
MINIMUM CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Core Subjects Semesters *
Inorganic chemistry with lab 2
Organic chemistry with lab 2
Biochemistry+ 1
Biology with lab (diversity, developmental, cell structure) 2
Genetics with lab 1
Microbiology (general or medical) with lab 1
Nutrition (animal) 1
Physics with lab 2
Calculus 1
Statistics 1
English Composition 1
Communication (interpersonal, persuasion or speech) 1
Careers in Veterinary Medicine (if available) 1
Humanities (Foreign languages, cognitive sciences, and social sciences) 3
*Core subjects may vary as to the number of semesters required depending on the overall design and content
of the core courses on a particular campus (e.g. 1 semester vs. 2 semesters.) Please consult with your
undergraduate academic advisor and refer to the course descriptions immediately following.
+This course should be a complete upper-division course; half of a 2-semester sequence will not sat...
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