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Programs of Study

34.3 Preprofessional Programs

    Students admitted to a Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences program who plan to apply to a professional program should consult the relevant Calendar sections to ensure that they are satisfying preprofessional requirements and program requirements.

34.3.1 Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program

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General Information: The Pre-Veterinary Medicine program at the University of Alberta is intended to allow the student to meet the entry requirements of either the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine or the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan while working towards a degree offered by the Faculty. Only Alberta residents are eligible to apply to the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, while the Western College of Veterinary Medicine typically admits only students from western Canada with quotas for each province. Students with the highest academic standing during their pre-veterinary years will generally receive preference. Application may be made to veterinary programs once necessary requirements are met, after two or more years of study. For detailed information on residence policy and admissions procedures, contact the Admissions Office of the veterinary schools.

    Applicants should be aware of the total time required to obtain a veterinary degree and license to practice in Alberta - a minimum of two years of pre-veterinary studies (normally three to four years pre-veterinary), then four years of veterinary studies at an accredited institution, at which point the DVM degree is awarded.

    Students planning to enter Pre-Veterinary Medicine should note the entrance requirements in §15.1.8. Inquiries about the program should be addressed to Student Services, 231 General Services Building, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta. E-mail questions@ales.ualberta.ca.

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Required Courses: A minimum of two full years of university training are required for admission to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine or to the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The program of study, completed over two to four years, includes the following: Biochemistry (*6), Biology (*6), Chemistry (*6), English (*6), Genetics (*3), Introductory Microbiology (*3), Mathematics or Statistics (*6), Organic Chemistry (*3), and Physics (*6) (WCVM only).

    In addition, to the above preprofessional courses, degree program requirement courses and free program electives totaling *15 will be taken to make up a full course load.

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Courses taken in the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program (*60)

a.

*6 from ENGL 121, 122, 123, 124 or 125

b.

PL SC 331 and AN SC 391; or BIOCH 200 and 310

c.

BIOL 107 and 108

d.

BIOL 207 and 208

e.

CHEM 101 and 102

f.

CHEM 261

g.

*3 STAT (STAT 151 recommended)

h.

MATH 113 (or 114)

i.

PHYS 124 and 126

j.

*15 Electives and/or Program Requirement Courses)

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Completion of Programs in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences: Students will complete the requirements of the pre-veterinary medicine program while registered in the Faculty and working towards one of the degrees the Faculty offers. Alternately, students may complete all the requirements of the pre-veterinary medicine program and then transfer into a degree program and earn one of the degrees that the Faculty offers. Undergraduate students seeking advice on academic matters should refer to §33.8.

34.3.2 Other Preprofessional Programs

    Those wishing to apply to professional programs, such Business, Education, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy or others, must normally complete one or more preprofessional years before applying for admission to the program. The required courses or their equivalents may be taken by students who are registered in various programs in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, with careful selection of free electives and approved program electives

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