Preveterinary

Program: Transfer Program
College of Arts and Sciences

Science Building G56 ~ 260-481-6304

At IPFW, you may complete the four-semester preveterinary curriculum, which includes the minimum requirements for admission to the School of Veterinary Medicine at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

If you do not gain admission to veterinary medicine, you may use the curriculum below as the basis for continued study toward a degree in the School of Agriculture at West Lafayette. Students should contact the agriculture dean’s deputy early in their academic career to discuss degree options. By substitution of certain BIOL courses, you may pursue this option as a biology major and obtain the B.S. with a major in biology rather than in agriculture.

Program Requirements

You may complete the following courses at IPFW:

BIOL 11700 - Principles of Ecology and Evolution Cr. 4.
BIOL 11900 - Principles of Structure and Function Cr. 4.
BIOL 21700 - Intermediate Ecology Cr. 3.
BIOL 21800 - Genetics and Molecular Biology Cr. 4.
BIOL 21900 - Principles of Functional Biology Cr. 4.
CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 11600 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 25400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
CHM 25600 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
CHM 25800 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 53300 - Introductory Biochemistry Cr. 3.
COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
MA 22900 - Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
MA 23000 - Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Biological Sciences II Cr. 3.
PHYS 22000 - General Physics Cr. 4.
PHYS 22100 - General Physics Cr. 4.
STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods I Cr. 3.
VM 10200 - Careers in Veterinary Cr. 1.

Credits in an agriculture course Credits: 3

ANSC 10100 - Animal Agriculture Cr. 3.
ANSC 22100 - Principles of Animal Nutrition Cr. 3.
FNR 10300 - Introduction to Environmental Conservation Cr. 3.

Credits in English composition Credits: 6

ENG W131 - Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I Cr. 2-3.
ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.

Credits from the following areas: Credits: 12

Anthropology
Communication
Economics
History
Fine arts, music, and theatre (history and appreciation only)
Foreign language
Literature
Philosophy
Political science
Psychology
Sociology