ADVISING WORKSHEET
MTSU School of Agribusiness & Agriscience
Major: Animal Science (Horse Science), 2015–2016
120 total semester hours required to earn a Bachelor of Science degree
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
PRE-VETERINARY
MEDICINE
study preparation
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Course Number
Course Name
ENGL 1010
ENGL 1020
Expository Writing
Research and Argumentative Writing
3
3
COMM 2200
Fundamentals of Communication
3
ABAS 1000
ABAS 1410
ABAS 1610
ABAS 2210
ABAS 3130
ABAS 3340 or 4310
ABAS 3440
ABAS ____
Orientation to Agriculture
Elements of Animal Science
Elements of Plant Science
Introduction to Agricultural Engineering
Principles of Agricultural Economics
Soils or Forage Crops
Livestock Management
Animal/Horse, Plant/Soil or Agribusiness elective
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ABAS 2400
ABAS 2480
ABAS 3040 or 3430
ABAS 3410
ABAS 3300
ABAS 4090 or 4440
Fundamentals of Horsemanship
Equine Evaluation and Selection
Stable Management or Horse Production
Horse Breeds and Genetics
Equine Health
Equine Reproduction and Breeding or
Equine Nutrition and Feeding
3
3
3
3
3
3
HUMANITIES–LITERATURE. Choose ONE: (after ENGL 1010 and 1020)
ENGL 2020
ENGL 2030
HUM 2610
Themes in Literature and Culture
The Experience of Literature
Foreign Literature in Translation
3
3
3
HUMANITIES. Choose TWO of the following (must be of different prefix)
ANTH 2210
ART 1030
ART 1920
DANC 1000
HIST 1010
HIST 1020
HIST 1110
HIST 1120
MUS 1030
PHIL 1030
THEA 1030
Introduction to World Prehistory
Art Appreciation
Survey of Western Art
Dance Appreciation
Survey of Western Civilization I
Survey of Western Civilization II
Survey of World Civilization I
Survey of World Civilization II
Introduction to Music
Introduction to Philosophy
Theatre Appreciation
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
SOCIAL SCIENCES. Choose TWO of the following (with different prefix)
AAS 2100
ANTH 2010
ECON 2410
EMC/JOUR/ RIM 1020
GEOG 2000
GS 2010
HLTH 1530/1531
PS 1005
PS 1010
PSY 1410
RS 2030
SOC 1010
SOC 2010
WMST 2100
Introduction to African-American Studies
Cultural Anthropology
Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics
America Media and Social Institutions
Introduction to Regional Geography
Introduction to Cross-Cultural Experiences
Health and Wellness / Lab
American Government and Politics
Foundations of Government
General Psychology
Religion and Society
Introductory Sociology
Social Problems
Introduction to Women’s Studies
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Survey of United States History I
Survey of United States History II
Tennessee History
3
3
3
MATH. Choose ONE of the following
ABAS 4040
ABAS 4170
ABAS 4450
ABAS 4460
ABAS 4540
ABAS 4545
ABAS 4550
Equine Event and Facility Management
Equine Industry
Techniques of Teaching Horsemanship
Behavior and Training of Horses
Equine Assisted Therapy
Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies II
Equine Exercise Physiology
MAJOR HOURS
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
43-44
ADDITIONAL UPPER DIVISION ELECTIVES
Suggested electives:
ABAS 3450 Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
ABAS 3310 Animal Care and Welfare
ABAS 4260 Behavior of Domestic Animals
MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Pre-Veterinary Medicine study preparation automatically includes
MATH 1530
MATH 1710
MATH 1730
MATH 1810
MATH 1910
Applied Statistics
College Algebra
Precalculus
Applied Calculus I
Calculus I
3
3
4
3
4
BIOL 1110/1111
BIOL 1120/1121
BIOL 2230/2231
BIOL 3250/3251
BIOL 4210/4211
CHEM 1110/1111
CHEM 1120/1121
CHEM 3010/3011
CHEM 3020/3021
CHEM 3530/3531
PHYS 2010/2011
PHYS 2020/2021
General Biology I (with lab)
General Biology II (with lab)
Microbiology (with lab)
Genetics (with lab)
Cell & Molecular Biology (with lab)
General Chemistry I (with lab)
General Chemistry II (with lab)
Organic Chemistry I (with lab)
Organic Chemistry II (with lab)
Principles of Biochemistry (with lab)
Non-Calculus-Based Physics I (with lab)
Non-Calculus-Based Physics II (with lab)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS
Choose ONE of the following **
ABAS 4090 and ABAS 4440 and ABAS 4550
US HISTORY. Choose TWO of the following
HIST 2010
HIST 2020
HIST 2030
Hours
89-90
a Biology minor and
a Chemistry minor (see list in left column)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
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42 hours of the required 120 hours be in 3000- or 4000-level upper division courses.
30 hours of upper division courses must be completed at MTSU.
60 hours of the required 120 hours must be earned at a 4-year college or university.
Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 overall and within the major to
graduate.
ADVISING WORKSHEET
MTSU School of Agribusiness & Agriscience
Major: Animal Science (Horse Science) – PRE-VET PREP, 2015–2016
More about Pre-Veterinary Medicine Study Preparation
It is most cost-effective to attend veterinary school in the state where you are a resident. All veterinary schools must
maintain accreditation and pass mandatory reviews on a regular basis. One veterinary school is not necessarily “better”
than another, and the difference in price between in-state and out-of-state tuition may be more than double. For example,
the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Tuition and fees for the 2015-2016 year were $25,240 for
Tennessee residents and $53,300 for non-residents. Since we are in Tennessee, the information on this advising
worksheet emphasizes application to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. More information about
UT Vet School admissions can be found here: http://www.vet.utk.edu/admissions
If you are not a resident of Tennessee, you should review admission requirements for the veterinary college in your state
of residence. A list of accredited colleges of veterinary medicine and their contact information is at this link:
https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Accreditation/Colleges/Documents/colleges_accredited.pdf
Admission to Veterinary School is highly competitive!!
Regardless of the school to which you apply, GRADES are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!
Academic Profile of Applicants recently admitted to the
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine:
Average cumulative GPA: 3.67
Total applications: 823
Students invited to interview: 370
Total accepted: 85
These statistics are not unique to the University of Tennessee veterinary school.
For example, here are statistics for four other Colleges of Veterinary Medicine:
Auburn University:
1111 applicants, 120 accepted. Average GPA: 3.59
Colorado State University:
1550 applicants, 138 accepted. Average GPA: 3.60
North Carolina State University: 905 applicants, 100 accepted. Average GPA: 3.64
Texas A&M University:
509 applicants, 146 accepted. Average GPA: 3.66
All pre-veterinary course requirements must be completed by the end of the spring term of the year in which you intend to
enroll in vet school. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better (but if you look at the academic
profile of students admitted, please understand that a 3.62 average GPA means grades of A or B in all or nearly all
classes). Veterinary schools consider GPA of all course work attempted, even repeated courses. In addition to your
overall GPA, they place a strong emphasis on the GPA of your physical science and math courses (chemistry, physics,
biochemistry and math), and they also examine your GPA in biology and animal science courses.
The bottom line: your grades in science and math must be exceptional.
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test is also required for admission. GRE scores of successful veterinary
school applicants average around 310 (new GRE test format) or 1190 (old GRE test format)
More information about the GRE can be found here: http://www.ets.org/gre
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