Pre-Veterinary Medicine

IMPORTANT: These courses are intended to help you finish your pre-requisites for Colorado State University’s DVM program. This is NOT considered a major or a minor at UCCS.

A pre-professional veterinary medicine curriculum prepares students to apply to a professional veterinary medicine program. In Colorado, a program is available at Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins. See their website for more information: http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/dvm-program/Pages/default.aspx.

For information, contact your advisor:

Freshmen and Prospective Students: Bev Kratzer (719) 255-3745, bkratzer@uccs.edu
Sophomore and above: Dr. Wendy Haggren (719) 255-4156, whaggren@uccs.edu

Admission Requirements

A minimum of 60 credit hours must be completed before admission to the veterinary program at CSU, including the following:

Note:

Since most pre-veterinary medicine students will graduate before entering veterinary school, it will be necessary to complete an academic major and other College of Letters, Arts & Sciences degree requirements.