Admission into the College of Veterinary Medicine is based upon a competitive process among qualified students who have completed the minimum 66 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 may be 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.
After highly qualified Kansans are selected, nonresidents from states with which K-State has a contract to provide veterinary medical education and who are certified by their state are selected.
A limited number of at-large positions and positions for foreign applicants are available.
From July 1 to September 15, applications for admission to the professional curriculum can be obtained from the admissions office of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
No applications are accepted after October 1.
High school seniors with ACT scores of 29 or higher or SAT scores of 1280 or higher are eligible to apply for the veterinary scholars early admission program. An application can be obtained from the College of Veterinary Medicine admissions office. 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 and completion of a bachelor's degree 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).
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, with K-State course numbers listed at left.
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL120 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| SPCH 105 | Public Speaking IA | 2 |
| or | ||
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking I | 3 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 350 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 351 | General Organic Chemistry | |
| Laboratory | 2 | |
| BIOCH 521 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOCH 522 | General Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 113 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 114 | General Physics II | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 455 | Microbiology (with lab) | 4 |
| ASI 500 | Genetics | 3 |
| Social sciences and/or humanities | 12 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| 66 | ||
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.
See the Fees section in this catalog.
The curriculum in veterinary medicine was established to prepare veterinarians for entry into a variety of veterinary medical careers. The professional curriculum in veterinary medicine is balanced and comprehensive with consideration given to all species.
The academic standards of the College of Veterinary Medicine govern honors, progression, probation, and dismissal.
Courses must be taken as prescribed. Elective courses may be taken by permission.
Completion of the professional curriculum leads to the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine. (Hours required for graduation: pre-professional—66; professional—164; total—234.)
| Fall semester | ||
| AP700 | Gross Anatomy I | 6 |
| AP710 | Microanatomy | 5 |
| AP715 | Embryology | 1 |
| AP737 | Veterinary Physiology I | 6 |
| 18 | ||
| Spring semester | ||
| AP705 | Gross Anatomy II | 6 |
| AP720 | Veterinary Neuroscience | 2 |
| AP747 | Veterinary Physiology II | 7 |
| CS743 | Grand Rounds I | 1 |
| DMP705 | Veterinary Immunology | 3 |
| DMP708 | Principles of Epidemiology | 2 |
| DVM701 | Ethics and Jurisprudence | 1 |
| 22 | ||
| Fall semester | ||
| AP770 | Pharmacology | 5 |
| DMP712 | Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology | 4 |
| DMP715 | General Pathology | 5 |
| DMP718 | Veterinary Parasitology | 5 |
| 19 | ||
| Spring semester | ||
| DMP720 | Systemic Pathology | 5 |
| DMP722 | Veterinary Virology | 3 |
| DMP759 | Laboratory Animal Science | 2 |
| DMP775 | Clinical Pathology | 3 |
| CS744 | Grand Rounds II | 1 |
| CS709 | Medicine I | 4 |
| CS715 | Radiology | 3 |
| 21 | ||
| Fall semester | ||
| DMP777 | Laboratory Diagnosis | 1 |
| DMP780 | Avian Diseases | 3 |
| CS711 | Medicine II | 4 |
| CS712 | Food Animal Medicine | 4 |
| CS729 | Surgery I | 5 |
| CS801 | Toxicology | 3 |
| 20 | ||
Spring semester
| DMP753 | Zoonosis and Preventative Medicine | 3 |
| CS742 | Clinical Skills | 1 |
| CS710 | Companion Animal Medicine | 4 |
| CS713 | Production Medicine | 2 |
| CS714 | Clinical Nutrition | 3 |
| CS728 | Theriogenology | 3 |
| CS730 | Surgery II | 5 |
| CS745 | Grand Rounds III | 1 |
| 22 | ||
Summer, fall, and spring semesters
33 hours required core rotations:
Small Animal Medicine
Small Animal Surgery
Equine Medicine and Surgery
Agricultural Clinical Practice
Radiology/Anesthesiology
Necropsy/Diagnostic Investigation
Plus minimum 9 hours of mini-electives and/or rotational electives.
Veterinary Medical Library
The college's library, which is a part of the Kansas State University libraries system, consists of approximately 40,000 volumes that deal with all phases of veterinary medical literature and many allied fields. It subscribes to more than 800 journals and has medical/ veterinary CD-ROM data bases.