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Pre-Veterinary Medicine

The State of Nebraska, concerned with providing an adequate veterinary manpower, has contracted with Kansas State University to ensure space and provide partial tuition remission for qualified applicants. The following program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will prepare students for Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine. For further information contact the Pre-Veterinary advisor in the Biology Department.

Take all of the following:
BIOL 360, Genetics with laboratory - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of Biology)
BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 4 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 104GS, BIOL 107GS and one year of Chemistry)
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of Biology)
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
Social Science/Humanities Electives - 12 hours
Other electives - 9 hours
*Students with insufficient preparation to enter the mathematics program at this level will be required to take MATH 102.
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
Take ONE of the following options:
Take 1 course:
CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
OR take 4 courses:
CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Recommended:
BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
AG 101, AG 210, and AG 250 taught cooperatively with McCook Community College

09 May 2006
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