Veterinary Science, B.S. in Vet. Sc.

Description

The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Science. The degree can be obtained by two different mechanisms. The Three-Year Program requires that students complete a three year basic pre-veterinary curriculum (including the University Core Curriculum and total unit requirements) that satisfies the entrance requirements for most schools of veterinary medicine. The student must then be accepted into a veterinary school and complete 30 semester units. The Four-Year Program requires that the student complete the same three year basic pre-veterinary curriculum (including the University Core Curriculum and total unit requirements) plus an additional one year of undergraduate classes leading to a four year BS degree in Veterinary Science.

Qualified Nevada residents may participate in a program funded through the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The contract program allows Nevada residents access to enrollment at certain professional schools and helps offset out-of-state tuition.

The university’s pre-veterinary program offers students intensive advisement, and internship with veterinary practitioners and scholarships from the Gordon MacMillan endowment. Students are selected by schools of veterinary medicine based on the following factors: high academic performance, written application, practical experience in some phase of veterinary medicine, references, motivation, personal interview, and results of written examinations.

http://www.unr.edu/assessment/plans-and-forms/cabnr/veterinary-science-bs

Contact Information

CABNR Student Center
Max Fleischmann Agriculture Building Room 236
(775) 784-1634
student_center@cabnr.unr.edu

Transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno

Use the transfer agreement  and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.

If a major-to-major transfer agreement is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core agreement  if available. If neither is available, access established transfer course equivalencies to assist in your planning.

Graduation Requirements

• Total Units | 120
• Cumulative GPA | 2.0
• University GPA | 2.0
• Major GPA | 2.0
• Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
• Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
• Upper-Division Requirement | 40 Upper-Division Units
• Half Program Units/4 Year Institution | 60 Units

I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (26-29 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy  .”

Students in this major must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.

II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (9 units maximum)

Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Silver Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

III. Additional College Requirements (0 units)

IV. Major Requirements (84 units)

V. Minor Requirements (0 units)

VI. Electives (0-4 units)

VII. Recommended Schedule