Prerequisite Coursework Evaluation

The College of Veterinary Medicine prerequisite courses at Lorain County Community College.

Applicants for admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University must complete the required prerequisites courses listed below for the Veterinary Medicine program. The requirements can be satisfied by courses taken as indicated, when completed with a minimum grade of C or better. In some cases, there may not be a published equivalence for a prerequisite course listed below. In these cases, please click on the Contact Transfer Credit Coordinator link to find the transfer credit coordinator who can best assist you.

The information provided below is derived from transfer credit equivalencies available on the Transferology website (https://www.transferology.com/welcome.htm), a course equivalency tool utilized by Ohio State and many other universities. Please note that pre-applicants to the College Of Veterinary Medicine program should reference and regulary review the College's website (http://vet.osu.edu) for details of admission requirements, including the appropriate completion of prerequisite coursework.

Please note that these courses have previously been determined as an exact equivalent(s) for the prerequisites identified below. There may be alternate course options which are not recognized as transferrable but can be used to fulfill a prerequisite. You can contact the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions (gpadmissions@osu.edu) for questions on courses not listed below.

PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION
Course at Ohio State	Course at Lorain County Community College

Source: www.transferology.com

Revised: February 2024

Special notes

Prospective applicants to the College of Veterinary Medicine should know that while the college accepts approved courses from a community college, they may not be viewed by the Admissions Committee as rigorous as courses from a four year institution. Therefore, when feasible, students are encouraged to avoid taking the required prerequisites at a community college or technical school. On occasion, if it is necessary, a student can take the lower division coursework at a community college, but upper division coursework should be taken at a four year institution.

Math courses studying pre-calculus with trigonometry or higher are required.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must have earned 78-82 semester (96-101 quarter) credit hours. No more than one required pre-veterinary medical prerequisite course may remain to be completed by the end of the Autumn term of the academic year in which you apply. The course must be completed by the end of Winter Quarter or Spring Semester of the academic year in which you apply.

A grade of C or better must be earned in all prerequisite course work.

Vet Med requires a overall GPA of 3.0.

Due to the constant changes in scientific fields, the Admissions Committee requires applicants to demonstrate recent competence in science prerequisites. This is automatically demonstrated if all science prerequisites have been satisfactorily completed within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the year of application. If science prerequisites are older than 10 years, the applicant must either repeat them (e.g., as an audit course) or have current experiences which demonstrate mastery in the appropriate science (e.g., graduate courses in biological sciences).

The above evaluation is valid for the 2015 application cycle only. Because the web version of this form interacts with theTransferology web tool, you should periodically revisit this online form to check for course or program changes. If you have any questions, please contact an admission counselor:

Graduate and Professional Admissions
Student Academic Services Building, 1st Floor
281 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1132
614-292-9444
professional@osu.edu

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