Ralph C. Richardson, Dean
Roger B. Fingland, Executive Associate Dean
Ronnie G. Elmore, Associate Dean
Frank Blecha, Associate Dean
101 Trotter Hall
785-532-5660
Fax: 785-532-5884
E-mail: admit@vet.k-state.edu
www.vet.k-state.edu
General Requirements
Admission
Admission into the College of Veterinary Medicine is based upon a competitive process among qualified students who have completed the minimum 64 required hours of pre-professional courses (see pre-professional requirements). Minimum qualifications include a 2.8 GPA or greater average over the pre-professional requirements and over the last 45 hours of undergraduate college work. A grade below a C in a pre-professional requirement is not acceptable.
Personal interviews are required of any student under consideration. Selection is based upon academic achievement and professional potential as determined by grades, interview, application information, references, and GRE scores. Applicants are evaluated on such items as motivation, maturity, communication skills, experience with and knowledge of animals, and experience with and knowledge of veterinary medicine.
From June 1 to October 1, applications for admission to the professional curriculum can be obtained from the College of Veterinary Medicine website.
No applications are accepted after October 1.
Veterinary early admission program
High school seniors with ACT scores of 29 or higher or SAT scores of 1290 (combined critical reading and math scores) or higher are eligible to apply for the veterinary early admission program. An application can be obtained from the College of Veterinary Medicine website. Qualified applicants are interviewed by the admission committee.
Students in this program are guaranteed admission to the DVM degree program following completion of the prerequisites for the DVM degree program at Kansas State University (all classes following graduation from high school must be taken at K-State and a minimum of 3.4 GPA must be maintained).
Pre-professional requirements
The pre-professional work may be pursued at K-State in the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Agriculture or in other academically accredited institutions.
Listed below are required courses:
Requirements
| Course |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ASI 500 |
Genetics |
3 |
| BIOCH 521 |
General Biochemistry |
3 |
| BIOL 198 |
Principles of Biology |
4 |
| BIOL 455 |
General Microbiology (and lab) |
4 |
| CHM 210 |
Chemistry I |
4 |
| CHM 230 |
Chemistry II |
4 |
| CHM 350 |
General Organic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHM 351 |
General Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
2 |
| COMM 105 |
Public Speaking IA |
2 |
| ENGL 100 |
Expository Writing I |
3 |
| ENGL 200 |
Expository Writing II |
3 |
| PHYS 113 |
General Physics I |
4 |
| PHYS 114 |
General Physics II |
4 |
| Social sciences and/or humanities |
12 |
| Electives |
9 |
| Total |
64 |
All science courses (chemistry, physics, biology, and genetics) must have been taken within six years of the date of application. All pre-professional requirements must be graded.
A bachelor of science degree may be granted by the College of Agriculture or the College of Arts and Sciences upon completion of residency and academic requirements. Detailed information should be obtained from the dean’s office of the appropriate college.
Fees for veterinary medical students
See the Fees section in this catalog.
