Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Agriculture Degree/A.A.

This major has a flexible design allowing students to acquire the necessary first two years of study in agricultural biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and modern concepts of biology. Students begin preparation for entrance to professional schools of veterinary medicine, human medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy or graduate study in the fields of agricultural biochemistry, animal breeding, animal physiology and nutrition.

Career Opportunities: Professional positions are available as veterinarians, human medical doctors, dentists, optometrists and pharmacists. Other career opportunities include: federal or state agencies, food and animal production and processing, research, and agricultural sales.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Agriculture with a major in Pre-Veterinary Medicine, a student must complete a minimum of 65 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Note: AGRL 111 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester   Hrs.
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
BIOL 101 General Biology 3
BIOL 103 General Biology Laboratory
or BIOL 115 
1
CHEM 115 Fundamentals of Chemistry 4
AGRL 111 Professions in Agriculture 1
A&VS Introduction to Animal Science 2
MATH 126 College Algebra or
MATH 155
3
TOTAL                 17

 

Second Semester   Hrs.
ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric        3
BIOL 102 General Biology 3
BIOL 104 General Biology Laboratory
or BIOL 117 
1
CHEM 116 Fundamentals of Chemistry 4
AGRL 112 Professions in Agriculture 1
A&VS 251 Principles of Animal Science 4
TOTAL   16
 
Recommended Two-Year Sequence

SECOND YEAR

First Semester    Hrs.
PHYS 101 Indroductory Physics               4
CHEM 233 Organic Chemistry     3
CHEM 235 Organic Chemisrty Lab 1
MATH 128 Plane Trigonometry
or GEC Elective
3
AGRL Elective     3
GEC Elective   3
TOTAL   17

 

Second Semester   Hrs.
PHYS 102   Introductory Physics               4
CHEM 234 Organic Chemistry 3
CHEM 236 Organic Chemistry Lab 1
AEM 341 General Microbiology  4
GEC Elective   3
TOTAL   15
 
 Total Hours: 65