Commencement to be ON CAMPUS: More information

Commencement to be ON CAMPUS : Originally Posted: Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Good morning.

Commencement will be held on Page Terrace as scheduled this morning at 10 a.m.

In making the decision to hold the ceremony outdoors on campus despite the iffy weather, President Fox kept in mind the strong preference of the Class of 2013.

Family and friends attending today's ceremony should use their best judgment regarding rain gear. Since the grassy hillside could be slippery should it become wet, we encourage guests to wear appropriate footwear and as always exercise appropriate caution.

Congratulations to all those who will receive their degrees today, and deepest thanks to all the family and friends whose support helped them along the way.

Boldly Baldwin word mark

Veterinary Medicine

The general pre-requisite courses for colleges of veterinary medicine are shown below in the table. These requirements can vary widely by institution, so students are strongly urged to obtain information from all schools of interest and be sure to incorporate the required courses into their four-year plan.

COLLEGE OF VETERNINARY MEDICINE
REQUIREMENTS

MBC EQUIVALENTS

English (6 hrs.)

ENG 101 and ENG XXX

Calculus (3 hrs.)

MATH 211

Statistics (3 hrs.)

PSYC 250

General physics with labs (8 hrs.)

PHYS 201-202

General chemistry with labs (8 hrs.)

CHEM 121-122

Organic chemistry with labs (8 hrs.)

CHEM 221-222

Introductory biology with lab (4 hrs.)

BIOL 111

Genetics

BIOL 222

Microbiology with lab (4 hrs.)

BIOL 255, 256L

Biochemistry (3 hrs.)

BIOL 324

Humanities/social sciences (6 hrs.)

Basic studies

Business/finance (6 hrs.)

Any business or finance course, including accounting and economics

All of the above courses must be completed with at least a C-. Students are encouraged to take as many courses as possible to reflect a liberal, but targeted education with the following biomedical-related courses as a guide:

  • BIOL 224 (Cell Biology)
  • BIOL 328 (Molecular Biology)
  • BIOL 354 (Comparative Vertebrate Physiology)
  • BIOL 355 (Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy)

By the spring of your junior year you should take the General Records Examination, or GRE, (some schools require the Veterinary College Admissions Test, or VCAT), then over the summer begin to complete the Veterinary Medical College Application Service, or VMCAS application. By fall semester of your senior year you should submit the application through VMCAS. Letters of reference are an important component of the process so it is extremely important that you contact your referees very early in the process.

In addition, most schools require completion of the GRE, a test consisting of three sections: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing. Each of the multiple-choice sections is scored on a scale of 200 to 800. The average scores for the GRE are about 470 for verbal reasoning and 570 for quantitative reasoning. The analytical writing section is scored on a scale of 0 to 6. Some schools also require that applicants take the GRE subject test in biology. Applications to take the test can be obtained online or by contacting:

GRE-ETS
PO Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000