Biological and Physical Science Course Requirements (Number of Semester Hours)

Principles of Biology (Organismal) I with lab (4)
Principles of Biology (Zoology) II with lab (4)
Fundamentals of Chemistry I with lab (4)
Fundamentals of Chemistry II with lab (4)
Organic chemistry I with lab (4)
Organic chemistry II with lab (4)
Physics I with lab (4)
Biochemistry (3)
Science electives* (6)

In addition to the biological and physical science courses listed above, the following courses from the Auburn University Core Requirements are required of applicants who will not have a 4-year degree by June 15^th. If you will have a 4-year degree by June 15^th in the year that you enroll in the DVM program (not the year the year in which you submit your application) the Auburn University Core Requirements will be considered complete with your bachelor’s degree.

Written composition# (6)
** Literature# (3)
Fine Arts# (3)
Humanities/fine arts elective# (6)
** History# (3)
Social/behavioral science electives# (9)
Mathematics—precalculus with trigonometry# (3)

*Science electives must be two of the following: anatomy & physiology, animal nutrition, cellular biology, genetics, microbiology, physics II, comparative anatomy, histology, reproductive physiology, mammalian or animal physiology, parasitology, embryology, or immunology.
** Students must complete a 6-semester-hour sequence either in literature or in history.
Requirements with “#” behind them will be waived if the applicant has a bachelor’s degree. If the applicant has graduated with a 4-year bachelor’s degree OR if the applicant will graduate with a 4-year bachelor’s degree by June 15th preceding the August matriculation, the requirements with a single “#” will be waived. Only individuals who seek admission to the program without a 4-year degree will be required to show proof of having fulfilled the courses with the “#” listed.

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