Veterinary Health Science (BS)
Entrance Requirements:
ACT 22, High School GPA 3.0, Transfer GPA 3.2, Admission to LMU, 2 Recommendation Letters
The Lincoln Liberal Arts Core
Credit Hours (43-44)
I. Lincoln Seminars
LNCN 100 Lincoln’s Life and Legacy
LNCN 300 American Citizenship and Civic Life
1
1
II. Communication
COMM 200 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
ENGL 110 Freshman Composition
ENGL 210 Writing about World Lit. and Culture
3
3
3
III. Fine Arts, Humanities and Ethics
ENGL 310 American Literature
3
Fine Arts one of the following
ART 100 Art Appreciation
ART 381 Survey of Art History I
ART 382 Survey of Art History II
MUSC 100 Music Appreciation
MUSC 460 Survey of World Music
COMM 100 Intro to Theatre
COMM 340 Survey of Dramatic Literature
3
Fine Arts, Humanities and Ethics choose one
ART 100 Art Appreciation
ART 381 Survey of Art History I
ART 382 Survey of Art History II
MUSC 100 Music Appreciation
MUSC 460 Survey of World Music
COMM 100 Intro to Theatre
COMM 340 Survey of Dramatic Literature
COMM 410 Media Law and Ethics
BUSN 250 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
GEOG 350 Geography of Religion
HNRS 200 Meaning of Service in a Diverse World
PHIL 100 The Meaning of Life
PHIL 200 Intro to Philosophy
PHIL 420 Ethics
PHIL 430 Medical Ethics
REL 210 Survey of the Old Testament
REL 220 Survey of the New Testament
REL 310 Comparative World Religions
REL 315 Comparative Christianity
3
IV. Behavioral/Social Science
Choose any two courses:
BSCI 100 Human Potential
ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics
1
VHS BS Revised 3/31/15 BBT
2
9
9
6
Veterinary Health Science (BS)
ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 100 Intro to Geography
GEOG 110 World Regional Geography
GEOG 211 Intro to Human Geography
GEOG 300 Environmental Geography
POLS 211 American Government: National
POLS 212 American Government: State and Local
POLS 320 Comparative Politics
PSYC 100 Intro to Psychology
PSYC 221 Child and Adolescent Development
PSYC 222 Adult Development
SOCI 100 Intro to Sociology
SOCI 330 Cultural Diversity
V. History
Choose a sequence from the following:
HIST 121 World History to 1500
HIST 122 World History since 1500
or
HIST 131 American History to 1870
HIST 132 American History since 1870
6
3
3
3
3
VI. Mathematics
One from the following:
(See MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT)
MATH 110 Reasoning and Problem Solving
MATH 115 College Algebra
MATH 120 Trigonometry
MATH 130 Differential Calculus
MATH 270 Probability and Statistics
VII. Natural/Physical Sciences
BIOL 111-112 General Biology I, II
3-4
8
LMU requires students to demonstrate computer proficiency by either credit by exam or by taking:
ISYS 100 or BUSN 260 or EDUC 210
2-3 credit hours
VHS Major requirements (87 credit hours)
VHS Additional Collateral General Education Courses:
Course Number
Course
CHEM 111-112
General Chemistry I, II
CHEM 221-222
Organic Chemistry I, II
PHYS 211
General Physics I
or
PHYS 100
Intro to Physics
BIOL 315
Molecular Genetics
BIOL441
Biochemistry I
BIOL 336
Microbiology
2
VHS BS Revised 3/31/15 BBT
Cr Hrs
8
8
4
4
4
4
Veterinary Health Science (BS)
BIOL 450
MATH 270
Molecular Cell Biology
Probability & Statistics
BS VHS Major Requirements
Course Number
VHS 101
VHS160
VHS 111, 111L
VHS 112, 112L
VHS 210, 210L
VHS 220, 220L
VHS 260
Course
Intro to Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medical Terminology
Animal Anatomy & Physiology I
Animal Anatomy & Physiology II
Companion Animal Handling/Restraint
Rural Animal Handling/Restraint
Animal Diseases & Zoonoses
Upper level requirements
VHS 300
VHS 300L
VHS 320
VHS 330*
VHS 360
VHS 370
VHS 370L
VHS 390
VHS 400
VHS 440
VHS 490
VHS 497**
*Junior writing requirement
** Senior writing requirement
Electives (Choose 2 of the following courses)
VHS 340
VHS 350
VHS 380
VHS 410
4
3
39
Cr Hrs
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
19
Veterinary Parasitology & Entomology
Veterinary Parasitology & Entomology Lab
Animal Nutrition
Introduction to Diagnostics-Research
Animal Behavior
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician Lab
HAB- An Interdisciplinary Approach
Public Health & Zoonoses
One Health Principles for Veterinary
Professionals
Toxicology
Senior seminar
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
3
3
Small Farm Animal Management
Rural Animal Management
Companion Animal Management
Equine Management
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
25
Total VHS Major Hours
48
Total VHS Degree Hours
130-132
3
VHS BS Revised 3/31/15 BBT