FORT SCOTT 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
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
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Regular Elective
Regular Elective
Regular Elective
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Fort Scott Equivalents
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ENG
ENG
SPE
CHE
CHE
CHE
1013
1023
1093
1015
1025
2035
English 101 or ENGL 1015
English 102
Speech I
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
General Organic Chemistry & lab
____ PHS 2065 College Physics I: Non-Calculus
____ PHS 2075 College Physics II: Non-Calculus
____ BIO 1215 Gen Biology or
BIO 1225 Principles of Bio and lab or
BIO 2235 Gen. Zoology or
BIO 1094 Environmental Life Science
____ BIO 1245 Microbiology
*Please see list below for Fort Scott courses equivalent to KState.
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SUGGESTED SOCIAL SCIENCE/HUMANTIES ELECTIVES
FORT SCOTT EQUIVALENCY
AMETH 160 to 501
*Any ANTH course
ARCH
301
*Any ART course
ART
180
2D Design
ART 1083
ART
190
Drawing I
ART 1013
ART
195
Survey Art History 1
ART 1743
ART
196
Survey Art History 2
ART 1753
ART
210
Drawing 2
ART 1023
ART
320
Water Media 1
ART 1033
ART
340
Sculpture 1
ART 2093
ART
260
Design in the Crafts
ART 2013
ART
365
Ceramics 1
ART 2063
Dance 120 to 200
DANCE 120
Modern Dance 1
PHE 1341
ECON 120 to 799
ECON
110
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2023
ECON
120
Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 1013
DEN 325 or 450
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
ENG 2293
ENGL
253
Introduction to Literature
ENG 2253
ENGL
295
Selected Study/English
ENG 2013, 2023, 2293, or 2313
ENGL
340
Poetry
ENG 2223
ENGL
345
Drama
ENG 2213
ENVD 250, 251, 655, 670, or 671
GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300 to 799
*Any HIST course
HIST
111
History of Civilization
HIS 2013
HIST
102
The Modern Era
HIS 2023
HIST
200
Top/History F & S
HIS 2033
HIST
251
History of the United States to 1877
HIS 1013
HIST
252
History of the United States since 1877
HIS 1023
*Any FSHS course
FSHS
110
Introduction to Human Development
PSY 1023
*Any MUSIC course
MUSIC 116
Concert Band
MUS 1092, 1102, 2112, or 2122
MUSIC 121
Collegiate Chorale
MUS 1051, 1061, 2071, 2081, or 2513
MUSIC 203
Vocal Techniques 1
MUS 1242
MUSIC 206
Piano Class 1
MUS 1221
MUSIC 234
String Tech & Material
MUS 2451 or 2461
MUSIC 235
Percussion Tech & Material
MUS 1271
MUSIC 238
High Brass Tech & Material
MUS 1251 or 1261
MUSIC 280
L-D Ensemble
MUS 1171, 1181, 2211, 2221, 2391, or 2411
MUSIC 405
Music for Elementary Teachers
MUS 2443 or EDU 2443
MUSIC 417
Conducting
MUS 2492
*Any PHILO course
PHILO
100
Introduction to Philosophical Problems
PHI 1113
PHILO
105
Introduction to Critical Thinking
PHI 1133
*Any POLSC course
POLSC 321
Kansas Politics and Government
POL 1023
POLSC 115
US Politics
POL 1013
POLSC 333
World Politics
POL 1213
POLSC 605
American Presidency
POL 1223
*Any PSYCH course
PSYCH 110
General Psychology
PSY 1013
*Any SOCIO course
SOCIO
211
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 1013
SOCIO
360
Social Problems
SOC 1023
*Any SOCWK course
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*Any THTRE course
THTRE 211
Drama Participation
THTRE 261
Fundamentals of Acting
THTRE 263
Oral Interpretation of Literature
THTRE 367
Fundamental of Costume
THTRE 270
Introduction to Theatre
THTRE 368
Fundamental Technical Production
THTRE 579
Fundamental Stage Lighting
*Any WOMST course
DRA 2031
DRA 1013
DRA 1503
DRA 2093
DRA 1313
DRA 1053, 1063, 2063
DRA 1053
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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