Curriculum
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Curricula
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
*Preparatory course in mathematics may be required before admission to calculus.
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