PROGRAM OUTLINE: PREVETERINARY MEDICAL PHASE OF THE DVM PROGRAM

Year 1 – (Start of the 7-Year DVM Program)

30 credit hours

Prefix and Number	Course Name	Credit
BIOL 215	Biology and Diversity of Life	3
BIOL 220	General Biology and Lab	4
CHEM 122	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 123	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHEM 124	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 125	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
COMP 111	Computer Concepts and Applications	3
ENGL 107	College English I	3
MATH 120	College Mathematics	3
PSYC 201	Introduction to Psychology	3
	General Education, Arts & Humanities Elective	3

Year 2 – (Start of the 6-Year DVM Program)

31 credit hours

Prefix and Number	Course Name	Credit
CHEM 222	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 223	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHEM 224*	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 225*	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1
ENGL 204	Public Speaking	3
MATH 220	Statistics	3
PHYS 201	General Physics I	4
PHYS 202	General Physics II	4
BIOL 211	Conservation & The Environment	3
BIOL 217	Grenada Wildlife & Habitats	3
	General Education, Arts & Humanities Elective	3.

Year 3 – (Start of the 5-Year DVM Program)

40 credit hours

Prefix and Number	Course Name	Credit
BIOL 303	Biomedical Anatomy and Lab	4
BIOL 320	Genetics	3
BIOL 321	Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 344	Cell and Developmental Biology	3
BIOL 331	Molecular Biology Laboratory	1
BIOL 401	Microbiology	4
CHEM 450	Biochemistry	3
CHEM 451	Biochemistry Laboratory	1
PCLN 301	Learning Strategy for Preprofessional Programs	1
PCLN 302	Communications for the Health Professionals I	3
PCLN 303	Communications for the Health Professionals II	3
PCLN 391	Interpreting Health Science Research	3
SSCI 412	Social Science and Medicine	3
VSCI 301	Introduction to Veterinary Science and Medicine	2
VSCI 400	Basic Animal Physiology	3

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4-Year DVM Curriculum

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"With the relatively short time the professors had with us, it was clear they really cared and wanted to teach us everything possible.”

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