COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Contact: Ronnie Elmore, Assoc. Dean
Transfer Program to Kansas State University
Phone: (785) 532-5660
College of Veterinary Medicine
E-mail:admit@vet.ksu.edu
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Web Page: http://www.vet.ksu.edu/
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Admissions Requirements:
 Students are selected from qualified applicants after completion of the required 64 semester hours of pre-professional requirements. To be
eligible for an interview, applicants must attain at least a 2.8 in the pre-professional requirements and in the last 45 hours of undergraduate
college work. Any grade less than C in a required course is not accepted.
 Personal interviews are required of some applicants. Applicants are evaluated on motivation, maturity, communication skills, experience
with and knowledge of animals and veterinary medicine, general knowledge, career awareness, goals, and leadership potential. To
demonstrate to the admissions committee an understanding of the profession, all students interested in applying to the College of Veterinary
Medicine are encouraged to have broad animal experience and to have related veterinary work experience.
 Only those students who can complete the required 64 semester hours of pre-professional courses by the end of the spring term of the year
in which they are seeking admission will be considered for admission to the professional curriculum.
 An application can be requested from July 1 to September 15. All materials, including official transcripts and GRE scores, must be received
by October 1 for the application to be considered.
 All applicants, both Kansas residents and nonresidents, must apply through the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
by going to aavmc.org or calling 202-371-9195. In addition, an online supplemental application at vet.k-state.edu must be completed prior
to October 1. A $50 nonrefundable application fee must accompany the supplemental application.
Mission Statement:
The admissions committee is committed to identifying applicants who possess the following characteristics:
1.
A strong desire to be a veterinarian.
2.
A compassion for people and animals and a respect for life.
3.
Personal integrity and high ethical standards.
4.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
5.
Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
6.
A commitment to the betterment of humanity and the improvement of one’s community, society, and profession.
7.
An understanding of the world and its cultures.
8.
Documented strong academic ability in the sciences.
9.
A commitment to lifelong learning.
K-State Requirements
64 credit hours total
ENGL
100 Expository Writing I
ENGL
200 Expository Writing II
COMM 106 Public Speaking I
CHM
210 Chemistry I
CHM
230 Chemistry II
CHM 350/351 General Organic Chemistry & Lab
BIOCH 521 General Biochemistry
PHYS
113 General Physics I
PHYS
114 General Physics II
BIOL
198 Principles of Biology
BIOL
ASI
455 Microbiology/lab
500 Genetics
Cowley Equivalents
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ENG
ENG
COM
CHM
CHM
CHM
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Bio I
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PHS 4550 General Physics I
PHS 4551 General Physics II
BIO 4111 Prin of Bio, 4120/4130 Bot & Zool, 4125 Gen
BIO
2211
2212
2711
4220
4230
4250
Composition I
Composition II
Public Speaking or SPH 2711 Speech
Chemistry I
Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I and Lab
4160 Microbiology
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
*Please see list below for Cowley courses equivalent to K-State.
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Regular Elective
Regular Elective
Regular Elective
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SUGGESTED SOCIAL SCIENCE/HUMANTIES ELECTIVES
COWLEY EQUIVALENCY
AMETH 160 to 501
AMETH 160
Introduction to American Ethnic Study
MIN 6442
*Any ANTH course
ANTH
200
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 6911
ANTH
220
Int Linguistic Anthropology
ANT 6912
*Any ART course
ART
180
2D Design
ART 2130
ART
190
Drawing I
ART 2112, 2127, or 2126
ART
195
Survey Art History 1
ART 2141
ART
196
Survey Art History 2
ART 2142
ART
210
Drawing 2
ART 2113
ART
345
Introduction to Oil Painting
ART 2120
ART
365
Ceramics 1
ART 2146
ART
425
Art for Elementary Schools
ART 2150
ECON 120 to 799
ECON
110
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 6113
ECON
120
Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 6114
ENGL 150, 210 to 299, 310, 320 to 399, 420 to 499, 536 to 599, 605 to 660, 670 to 695, 700 to 760, 790 to 799
ENGL
251
Introduction to Literature
LIT 2511
ENGL
260
British Literature
LIT 2560 and 2561
ENGL
270
American Literature
LIT 2550 and 2551
ENGL
285
Intro Am Ethnic Literatures
LIT 2567 and 2531
ENGL
295
Selected Study/English
LIT 2550, 2551, 2565, 2561, 2563, or ENGL 2270
ENGL
302
Technical Writing
ENG 2232
ENGL
355
Literature for Children
EDU 6270
ENGL
385
Selected American Ethnic Literature
LIT 2531
ENGL
415
Written Communication for Engineers
ENG 2232
GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300 to 799
GEOG
100
World Regional Geog
GEG 6120
*Any HIST course
HIST
101
Rise of Europe
HIS 6415
HIST
102
The Modern Era
HIS 6416
HIST
111
World History to 1450
HIS 6420
HIST
112
World History from 1450
HIS 6421
HIST
251
History of the United States to 1877
HIS 6411
HIST
252
History of the United States since 1877
HIS 6412
*Any FSHS course
FSHS
110
Introduction to Human Development
PSY 6712
FSHS
302
Introduction to Human Sexuality
SOC 6817
FSHS
350
Family Relationships/Gender Role
SOC 6823
*Any MUSIC course
MUSIC 121
Collegiate Chorale
MUS 2656, 2657, 2658, or 2659
MUSIC 125
K-State Singers
MUS 2642, 2643, 2644, or 2645
MUSIC 210
Music Theory I
MUS 2620
MUSIC 250
Introduction to Music
MUS 2611
MUSIC 251
Applied Study/Non-Music Majors
MUS 2700-2703
MUSIC 255
Lower Division Performance
MUS 2660-2663 or 2682-2685
MUSIC 280
L-D ENSB
MUS 2604-2607
*Any Modern Language course
SPAN
101
Spanish I
FOL 2330
SPAN
102
Spanish II
FOL 2331
*Any PHILO course
PHILO
100
Introduction to Philosophical Problems
PHO 6447
PHILO
130
Introduction/Moral Philosophy
PHO 6460
*Any POLSC course
POLSC 115
US Politics
POL 6611
POLSC 321
Kansas Political and Government
POL 6612
*Any PSYCH course
PSYCH 110
General Psychology
PSY 6711
PSYCH 280
Psych Childhood & Adol
CHC 5711
*Any SOCIO course
SOCIO
211
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 6811
SOCIO
360
Social Problems
SOC 6816
SOCIO
361
Criminal Justice System
CRJ 5411
SOCIO
460
Youth and Crime
CRJ 5435
*Any SOCWK course
*Any THTRE course
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THTRE 270
Introduction to Theatre
THTRE 368
Fundamental Technical Production
*Any WOMST course
THE 2730
THE 2742 or THE 2711
Applicant ranking
 Each year approximately 108 new students are admitted to the DVM degree program. About half of these students are from
Kansas and the other half are from throughout the United States and other countries. Because there are more qualified
applicants than space permits each year, applicants are ranked based on composite GRE scores, science grade point
averages, and other criteria including animal experience, veterinary experience, letters of reference, interviews with the
CVM Admissions Committee, etc. The average GRE scores are usually about as follows: verbal = 550, quantitative = 550,
and analytical writing is usually 4.0 or above.
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Applicants completing all of our prerequisites for our DVM degree program at Kansas State University are not required to
submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The academic rankings of these applicants are based on the GPAs of
the prerequisite science courses for the DVM degree program.
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Applicants not completing all of our prerequisites at Kansas State University are required to submit scores for the general
GRE. Both the scores for the general GRE and the prerequisite science GPA are used in evaluating the academic ranking of
these applicants. The average science GPA (science prerequisite courses only) is usually about 3.4.
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Qualified applicants are those applicants who have at least a 2.8 on their last 45 hours of undergraduate course work, at least
2.8 on prerequisites, and can finish prerequisites by the end of the spring semester prior to the fall during which they wish to
begin veterinary college.
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