SEWARD 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
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
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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Seward Equivalents
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EG
EG
SP
CH
CH
CH
1103
1113
1203
1505
1515
1705
English Composition I
English Composition II
Public Speaking
Chemistry I
Chemistry II
General Organic Chemistry and Lab
____ PS 2205 General Physics I
____ PS 2215 General Physics II
____ BI 1305 Prin. of Bio. or BI 2505/2515 Gen. Zoo/Bot.
____ BI 2705 Microbiology
*Please see list below for Seward courses equivalent to K-State.
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SUGGESTED SOCIAL SCIENCE/HUMANTIES ELECTIVES
SEWARD EQUIVALENCY
AMETH 160 to 501
*Any ANTH course
ARCH
301
*Any ART course
ART
180
2D Design
AR 1403
ART
190
Drawing I
AR 1453
ART
195
Survey Art History 1
AR 1703
ART
200
3D Design
AR 1413
ART
210
Drawing 2
AR 1463
ART
320
Water Media 1
AR 1653
ART
340
Sculpture 1
AR 2603
ART
345
Introduction to Oil Painting
AR 2553
ART
365
Ceramics 1
AR 1303
ART
425
Art for Elementary School
ED 1203
Dance 120 to 200
ECON 120 to 799
ECON
110
Principles of Macroeconomics
EC 2213
ECON
120
Principles of Microeconomics
EC 2223
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
EG 1303
ENGL
295
Selected Study/English
EG 2403 or 2413
ENGL
355
Literature Children
ED 1503
ENGL
395
Top / English
EG 1763
ENVD 250, 251, 655, 670, or 671
GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300 to 799
GEOG
100
World Regional Geography
GE 1103
*Any HIST course
HIST
101
Rise of Europe
HS 1503
HIST
102
The Modern Era
HS 1513
HIST
111
World History to 1450
HS 1603
HIST
112
World History from 1450
HS 1613
HIST
200
Top / History F & S
HS 1803
HIST
251
History of the United States to 1877
HS 1303
HIST
252
History of the United States since 1877
HS 1313
*Any FSHS course
FSHS
110
Introduction to Human Development
BH 2303
FSHS
350
Family Relationship/Gender Role
BH 2403
FSHS
415
Manual Communication
ED 1813
FSHS
615
Manual Communication 2
ED 1823
*Any MUSIC course
MUSIC 117
Wind Ensemble
MU 2811, 2821, 2831, 2841
MUSIC 121
Collegiate Chorale
MU 1501, 1511, 1521
MUSIC 280
L-D Ensemble
MU 1141, 1151, 1161, 1171, 2501, 2511, 2521, 2531
MUSIC 390
Special Studies in Music
MU 2903
MUSIC 405
Music for Elementary Teachers
ED 1403
*Any Modern Language course
FREN
101
French 1
ML 1405
FREN
102
French 2
ML 1415
SPAN
101
Spanish 1
ML 1205, 1215
SPAN
102
Spanish 2
ML 2203, 2213
*Any PHILO course
PHILO
100
Introduction to Philosophy Problems
PH 2203
*Any POLSC course
POLSC 321
Kansas Politics and Government
SS 1413
POLSC 115
US Politics
SS 1403
*Any PSYCH course
PSYCH 110
General Psychology
BH 1303
*Any SOCIO course
SOCIO
211
Introduction to Sociology
BH 1403
*Any SOCWK course
*Any THTRE course
THTRE 261
Fundamentals of Acting
DR 1203
*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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