PRATT 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/lab
ASI
500 Genetics
Pratt Equivalents
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ENG
ENG
COM
CHM
CHM
176 English Composition I
177 English Composition II
276 Public Speaking
186 General Chemistry I
187 General Chemistry II
____ PHS 251 General Physics I
____ PHS 252 General Physics II
____ BIO 125 Gen Bio. or 145/155 Gen Zoo/Bot
____ BIO 165 Microbiology
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective
*Please see list below for Pratt courses equivalent to K-State.
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Regular Elective
Regular Elective
Regular Elective
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SUGGESTED SOCIAL SCIENCE/HUMANTIES ELECTIVES
PRATT EQUIVALENCY
AMETH 160 to 501
*Any ANTH course
ANTH
200
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SSC 177
ARCH
301
*Any ART course
ART
180
2D Design
ART 134
ART
190
Drawing I
ART 131
ART
340
Sculpture 1
ART 153
ART
335
Printmaking 1
ART 136
ART
365
Ceramics 1
ART 141
ART
425
Art for Elementary School
ART 133 or EDU 133
Dance 120 to 200
ECON 120 to 799
ECON
110
Principles of Macroeconomics
BUS 276
ECON
120
Principles of Microeconomics
BUS 277
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
LIT 237 or 177
ENGL
260
British Literature
LIT 231 or 232
ENGL
295
Selected Study/English
LIT 234 or 298, ENG 238, or EDU 277
ENVD 250, 251, 655, 670, or 671
GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300 to 799
GEOG
100
World Regional Geography
SSC 176
*Any HIST course
HIST
101
Rise of Europe
HST 131
HIST
102
The Modern Era
HST 132
HIST
251
History of the United States to 1877
HST 176
HIST
252
History of the United States since 1877
HST 177
*Any FSHS course
FSHS
110
Introduction to Human Development
PSY 132
FSHS
302
Introduction to Human Sexuality
SOC 138
FSHS
350
Family Relationship/Gender Role
SOC 182
FSHS
415
Manual Communication
EDU 120 and 121
*Any MUSIC course
MUSIC 115
Marching Band
MUS 111 or 112
MUSIC 121
Collegiate Chorale
MUS 101, 113, 114, 218, 235, 236
*Any Modern Language course
GRMN 101
German 1
MLN 153
SPAN
101
Spanish I
MLN 176
SPAN
102
Spanish II
MLN 177
*Any PHILO course
PHILO
100
Introduction to Philosophy Problems
PHL 130
*Any POLSC course
POLSC 115
US Politics
POS 176
POLSC
135
Intro to Comparative Politics
POS 271
*Any PSYCH course
PSYCH 110
General Psychology
PSY 176
*Any SOCIO course
SOCIO
211
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 176
SOCIO
360
Social Problems
SOC 233
*Any SOCWK course
*Any THTRE course
THTRE 261
Fundamentals of Acting
DRM 123
THTRE 263
Oral Interpretation of Literature
COM 133
THTRE 270
Introduction to Theatre
DRM 131
*Any WOMST course
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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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