Curriculum
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Curricula

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Major Requirements   34 - 36 hours

  • BIO 121   Principles of Biology
  • BIO 131   General Botany
  • BIO 141   General Zoology
  • BIO 315   Genetics
  • BIO 316   Ecology
  • BIO 320   Principles of Microbiology
  • BIO 328   Plant Physiology OR BIO 348   Animal Physiology
  • BIO 490   Biology Seminar
  • BIO 514   Evolution
  • One elective in biology at the 300-500 level

Supporting Course Requirements   32 - 33 hours

  • CHE 111   Introductory Chemistry I
  • CHE 112   Introductory Chemistry II
  • CHE 361   Organic Chemistry I
  • CHE 362   Organic Chemistry II
  • CHE 366   Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
  • CHE 367   Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

  • MAT 124*   Calculus I OR MAT 261*   Calculus with Applications for Science I

  • PHY 131   College Physics I
  • PHY 132   College Physics II

  • STA 215   Elementary Probability and Statistics OR STA 270   Applied Statistics I

General Education Requirements   34 hours

Standard General Education program,excluding course categories 03, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 21. Refer to Section Four of the EKU Undergraduate Catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.

University Requirements   4 hours

ASO 100 and three hours of restricted electives.

Free Electives   19 - 25 hours

The following courses are strongly recommended as electives in preparation for admission to veterinary school:

  • BIO 331   Cell Biology
  • BIO 342   Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
  • BIO 546   Histology
  • BIO 547   Comparative Embryology of Vertebrates
  • AGR 421   Animal Nutrition
  • AGR 372A   Feeds and Feeding Laboratory

Total Curriculum Requirements   128 hours

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*Preparatory course in mathematics may be required before admission to calculus.