LABETTE 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
455 Microbiology
ASI
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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Labette Equivalents
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ENGL 101 English Composition I
ENGL 102 English Composition II
COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech
CHEM 124 Chemistry I
CHEM 126 Chemistry II
____ PHYS 201 College Physics I
____ PHYS 205 College Physics II
____ BIOL 198 Biology with Lab
____ BIOL 201 Microbiology
*Please see list below for Labette courses equivalent to K-State.
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SUGGESTED SOCIAL SCIENCE/HUMANTIES ELECTIVES
LABETTE EQUIVALENCY
AMETH 160 to 501
*Any ANTH course
ARCH
301
*Any ART course
ART
180
2D Design
ART 107
ART
190
Drawing I
ART 103
ART
195
Survey Art History 1
ART 133
ART
210
Drawing 2
ART 104
ART
320
Water Media 1
ART 117
ART
340
Sculpture 1
ART 340
ART
335
Printmaking 1
ART 127
ART
345
Introduction to Oil Painting
ART 116
ART
395
Photography in Art
ART 120 or 121
ART
425
Art for Elementary Schools
EDUC 154
Dance 120 to 200
ECON 120 to 799
ECON
110
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 203
ECON
120
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 204
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
ENGL 206 OR 208
ENGL
330
Fiction
ENGL 213
ENVD 250, 251, 655, 670, or 671
GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300 to 799
GEOG
100
World Regional Geography
GEOG 101
*Any HIST course
HIST
111
World History to 1450
HIST 103
HIST
112
World History from 1450
HIST 104
HIST
251
History of the United States to 1877
HIST 101
HIST
252
History of the United States since 1877
HIST 102
*Any FSHS course
FSHS
110
Introduction to Human Sexuality
PSYC 201
FSHS
313
Pre-Prof Exps-ece
EDUC 128
*Any MUSIC course
MUSIC 100
Music Fundamentals
RTEC 138
MUSIC 114
Pep Band
MUSI 135
MUSIC 121
Collegiate Chorale
MUSI 128, 215, 216
MUSIC 130
Symphony Orchestra
MUSI 129-131, 133, 217, 218
MUSIC 210
Music Theory 1
MUSI 142
MUSIC 245
Introduction to American Music
MUSI 104
MUSIC 250
Introduction to Music
MUSI 101
MUSIC 251
Applied Study/ Non- majors
MUSI 117, 119, 121, 123, 137
MUSIC 255
Lower Division Performance
MUSI 205, 207, 208, 210-212
MUSIC 280
L-D Ensemble
MUSI 136
MUSIC 405
Music for Elementary Teachers
EDUC 152
*Any Modern Language course
FREN
101
French 1
LANG 104
FREN
102
French 2
LANG 105
GRMN 101
German 1
LANG 116
GRMN 102
German 2
LANG 117
RUSSN 101
Russian 1
LANG 131
SPAN
101
Spanish 1
LANG 127
SPAN
102
Spanish 2
LANG 128
*Any PHILO course
PHILO
105
Introduction to Critical Thinking
PHIL 101
*Any POLSC course
POLSC 321
Kansas Politics and Government
POL 103
POLSC 115
US Politics
POL 105
*Any PSYCH course
PSYCH 110
General Psychology
PSYC 101
*Any SOCIO course
SOCIO
211
Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 101
SOCIO
360
Social Problems
SOCI 203
SOCIO
361
Criminal Justice System
CRIM 101
*Any SOCWK course
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*Any THTRE course
THTRE 263
Oral Interpretation of Literature
THTRE 270
Introduction to Theatre
*Any WOMST course
COMM 125
THEA 101
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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