{"id":378,"date":"2022-09-28T14:03:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs-draft\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:03:21","slug":"pre-veterinary-option","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/pre-veterinary-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Veterinary Option"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animal and Veterinary Science, B.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"AST BS\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-ast-bs\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-296\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-296\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-298\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-298\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/animal-science-option\/\">Animal Science Option<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-383\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-383\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/pre-veterinary-option\/\">Pre-Veterinary Option<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-297\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-509\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/minor\/\">Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-Veterinary Option<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  float: right\" href=\"https:\/\/uri-studyaway.via-trm.com\/program_brochure\/27885\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2111\/glasgow-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Scotland Pre-Vet Program<\/h2><p>Qualified pre-veterinary students can spend their senior year at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and begin their 5-year BVMS degree.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This option prepares you for admission to veterinary schools offering a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or to pursue graduate programs in animal physiology, nutrition and health. Veterinarians work in private, federal, state, and local assignments dealing with disease control and public health, and in teaching and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Including the core courses, there are 18-50 credits of basic science, 30-33 credits of concentration courses, and 9-36 credits of supporting courses required for this major. A total of 120 credits are required for graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p><strong>Core Courses<\/strong><br>AVS 101: Introduction to Animal Science<br>AVS 102: Introduction to Animal Science Lab<br>AVS 110: Freshman Seminar in Animal and Veterinary Science<br>AVS 304: Advanced Animal Management Techniques<br>AVS 331: Anatomy and Physiology<br>AVS 332: Animal Diseases<br>AVS 333: Anatomy and Physiology Lab<br>AVS 343: Behavior of Managed Animals<br>AVS 472: Physiology of Reproduction<br>AVS 212: Feeds and Feedings or  AVS 412: Animal Nutrition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/course-descriptions\/\" title=\"\">course descriptions<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/animal-and-veterinary-science-b-s\/\" title=\"\">curriculum sheets\/advising<\/a>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/learning-outcomes\/\" title=\"\">Learning Outcomes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BIO 341: Principles of Cell Biology<br>BIO\/CMB 352: General Genetics<br>COM 100: Communication Fundamentals<br>CMB 211: Integrative Microbiology<br>CMB 311: Introductory Biochemistry<br>CHM 101\/102: General Chemistry I (Lecture\/Lab)<br>CHM 112\/114: General Chemistry II (Lecture\/Lab)<br>CHM 226\/227: Organic Chemistry I (Lecture\/Lab)<br>CHM 228: Organic Chemistry II (Lecture)<br>PHY 111\/185: General Physics I (Lecture\/Lab)<br>PHY 112\/186: General Physics II (Lecture\/Lab)<br>MTH 131: Applied Calculus I<br>STA 308: Introductory Statistics<br>WRT 104: Writing to Inform and Explain or WRT 106: Introduction to Research Writing<br>WRT 332: Technical Writing or WRT 334: Science Writing<br>The remaining credits will be selected from the concentration courses (3 credits) and supporting electives (9 credits) approved for this option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal and Veterinary Science, B.S. 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