For a condensed summary of required coursework for each PPH minor, check out this summary page!

Pre-Professional Health Advising has developed requirements for the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program utilizing the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Accredited Veterinary Colleges to identify accredited programs and subsequently review their websites for pre-requisite courses. Students should look at individual veterinary medical schools' list of pre-requisites to assure completion of all pre-requisite coursework.

If you have credit for any of the following courses by earning Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge International Exam (CIE), community college credit, or departmental test credit, please read the Non-JMU Coursework for Pre-Requisite Coursework.

Courses (43 Credit Hours)

BIO 140 + 140L: Foundations of Biology I and Lab (4 credits)
BIO 150 + 150L: Foundations of Biology II and Lab (4 credits)
BIO 240 + 240L: Genetics and Lab (4 credits)
BIO 245 + 245L: Microbiology and Lab (4 credits)

CHEM 131 +131L: General Chemistry I and lab (4 credits)
CHEM 132 + 132L: General Chemistry II and Lab (4 credits)
CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 242 + 242L Organic Chemistry II and Lab (5 credits)
CHEM 361: Biochemistry I (3 credits)

PHYS 140 + 140L: College Physics I + Lab (4 credits)
PHYS 150 + 150L: College Physics II + Lab (4 credits)

Intermediate and advanced Biology course work (13 Credit Hours)

When choosing 13 credit hours of advanced Biology coursework, Pre-Professional Health Advising recommends:

BIO 304: Cell & Molecular Biology (3 credits)
BIO 320: Comparative Anatomy (4 credits)
BIO 370: Animal Physiology (4 credits)
BIO 343: Immunology (3- 4 credits)
BIO 420: Medical Parasitology (3-4 credits)
BIO 480: Advanced Molecular Biology (4 credits)
BIO 482: Human Histology (4 credits)

Mathematics Coursework (6-7 credits)

Calculus: There are four 200-level Calculus options at James Madison University. There are two calculus "pathways"; the 231-232 sequence, 233-234 sequence, and 235 prepare you for more advanced calculus courses. MATH 205 does not prepare you for more advanced calculus courses. Your ALEKS score may require that you take MATH 155 or 156: College Algebra beforehand, or that you take MATH 199: Algebra/Precalculus Gateway in conjunction with one of the following courses to be successful.

MATH 205: Introductory Calculus I (3 credits)
MATH 231: Calculus with Functions I (3 credits)
MATH 233E: A Modeling Approach to Calculus, Part A (3 credits)
MATH 235: Calculus I (4 credits)

Statistics:

MATH 220: Elementary Statistics (3 credits), or
MATH 229: Introduction to Applied Statistics Using R (3 credits)

English, Literature, and Writing Coursework (6 credits)

Typically, students complete this requirement while completing General Education's Cluster 1: Writing and General Education's Cluster 2: Literature requirements. Courses that can fulfill the 6-credit pre-requisite that many medical schools require can include:

WRTC 103: (3 credits)
any ENG course (3 credits)
HUM 200: (3 credits)

Psychology Coursework

While not required for the Pre-Veterinary Medicine minor, students are encouraged to take PSYC 101: General Psychology (3 credits) with completing General Education's Cluster 5: Sociocultural Domain, because one school in Texas listed it as a requirement for admissions.

Recommended Electives (not required)

HTH 210: Medical Terminology (3 credits)
BIO 312: Animal Welfare (3 credits)
CHEM 366L: Biochemistry Lab (2 credits)

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