Minor in Pre-Veterinary (BS Biology)

This minor in Pre Veterinary provides the most relevant courses and the admission requirements of most veterinary schools in the United States, Canada and the Lesser Antilles. This minor is aimed for students of the Natural Sciences programs.

The Bayamón Campus is authorized to offer this Minor.

Requirements for Minor in Pre-Veterinary - 25 credits

Courses for the Minor in Pre-Veterinary

BIOL 3100	Foundations of Animal Science	3
BIOL 3200	Foundations of Animal Nutrition	3
BIOL 3601	Comparative Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIOL 3602	Comparative Anatomy and Physiology Ii	3
CHEM 4220	Biochemistry	4
ENGL 3310	Public Speaking	3

Select 6 credits of composition and technical writing in English from the following courses:

ENGL 2075	Technical Literature	3
ENGL 2076	Reading and Writing of Technical Texts	3
ENGL 3007	Advanced Writing	3
ENGL 3025	Writing of Professional Documents	3
ENGL 3030	Technical-Scientific Writing in Sciences	3

The vast majority of veterinary schools require applicants to have a calculus course in their credit’s transcription. We recommend interested students to take the course MATH 2250 (Calculus for Biology and Environmental Sciences, 3 credits) or MATH 2251 (Calculus I, 5 credits) as part of the prescribed distributives of their Bachelor in Biology. However, it is necessary that the student corroborates with each veterinary school to ensure that all specific application requirements are met for each particular school.

Most veterinary schools require excellent grades in high school courses, high scores on entrance exams (GRE) and work experience in veterinary clinics: (1) pet clinic (dogs and cats), (2) farm veterinary, and (3) exotic animals, zoo, or aquarium veterinary. We recommend that the pre veterinary student seek and participate in opportunities, volunteering or internships that provide this type of experience.