Title: General Pre-Veterinary School Course Requirements | Career Center
Headings: General Pre-Veterinary School Course Requirements
General Pre-Veterinary School Course Requirements
Content: Please refer to the most updated AVMA website for school-specific requirements. ( updated 2019-2020)
Course Subject
# Semesters
UC Berkeley course sequence most students use to fulfill requirements
General (Inorganic) Chemistry & Organic Chemistry
Most schools require 2 semesters of general chemistry and 2 semesters of organic chemistry both with lab. Chem 1A/1AL, 1B (lab included), 3A/3AL, 3B/3BL
Biology/Zoology
.Most schools require 2 semesters with lab. Bio 1B (lab included), Bio 1A/1AL
Physiology
Some schools require 1 semester. MCB 136 (Human Physiology)
OR
IB 148 (Comparative Animal Physiology)
Microbiology
Some schools require 1 semester with lab. Some schools require 2. MCB C112/112L OR PH 162A/162L (1 semester)
MCB C103 OR MCB 116 OR IB 118 (if 2 semester required)
Biochemistry
1 semester
MCB 102
OR
Chem 135
OR
MCB C100A/Chem 130A
Physics
1-2 semesters
Physics 8A, 8B
OR
Physics 7A, 7B
OR
Physics 7A, 8B
Genetics
Some schools require 1 semester. IB 164
Mathematics/Statistics
1-2 semesters
Math 16A, 16B
OR
Math 1A, 1B
OR
Math 53, 54
OR
Math 10A*, 10B* Math 10B does not fulfill the statistics requirement for most vet schools. Statistics (not all vet schools require stats)
Stats 2
OR
Stats 20
OR
Stat 131 or PH 142
English
2 semesters
Generally, English R1A, R1B or any courses that satisfy the Reading and Composition requirement at Berkeley will fulfill veterinary school English coursework requirements for most veterinary schools. See a list of those courses.