Description
The Pre-Professional Studies: Veterinary Pathway Minor is an interdisciplinary minor, drawing courses from a variety of disciplines. This minor is an intentional collection of mostly upper-level courses and experiences in the behavioral, social and hard sciences with a primary focus of preparing students with the critical thinking skills necessary for solving problems in veterinary medicine. It is not intended to satisfy the list of prerequisite courses needed to apply to veterinary school.
Admission to the Program
Any undergraduate student intending on applying to veterinary school is encouraged to declare this minor. Students will need to take the following prerequisite courses to be able to complete the minor: BIO201, BIO202, BIO302, BIO310, BIO311, BIO315, CHM205, CHM206, CHM306. All of these courses are prerequisites for Vet school and students are advised to complete them as part of their academic plan and application portfolio development. Students not intending on applying to Veterinary School should instead explore the Pre-professional Health Minor.
Program Requirements
The minor requires 20-25 credits. Students design their course of study in close consultation with their minor advisor.
Required Core (11 cr)
- PSH 342 Animal Behavior
- BIO 422 Animal Physiology & Histology
- PBH 312 Mental Health
- PPH 400 Pre-professional Health Seminar*
Career Shadowing: Choose one (0-3 cr):
- PPH 399 Off Campus Internship/Shadowing
- Equivalent experience as determined by the PPH Program Director
Business Elective: Choose one (3 cr)
- BUS 263 Entrepreneurship
- BUS 366 Organizational Behavior
- BUS 335 Principles of Marketing
Upper-level Science Electives: Choose two (6-7 cr)
- BIO 407 Adv Cell Biology
- BIO 414 Immunology
- BIO 415 Molecular Biology
- BIO 423 General Microbiology
- BIO 456 System Physiology
- BIO 475 Cancer Biology
*Exit Requirements:
- Only students preparing applications to professional schools will be allowed to enroll in PPH 400, since this course is mainly focused on helping students prepare for the application portfolio and anticipated interview process.
- For permission to enroll in PPH 400, students must have an overall GPA of >3.00 and be working with a PPH Advisor on a Vet school application timeline.
- Satisfactory completion of the minor does not guarantee SUNY Brockport PPH Advisory Committee support for application to veterinary school.