Factors in Admission Important screening factors in admission to veterinary school are undergraduate G.P.A., scores on the GRE and the GRE Biology Subject Test, and veterinary experience. Experience can be as a volunteer, intern, or veterinary assistant. Letters of recommendation are also an important consideration. Veterinary school admission committees like to see several letters from science faculty and one outside letter from a veterinarian who is familiar with the student's aptitude for veterinary work. Undergraduate Curriculum Veterinary medicine is one of the few pre-professional areas in which a particular major is strongly preferred.
Chemistry is also an acceptable major.
The pre-veterinary curriculum must include at least 63 semester hours to qualify students for any of the ten or so veterinary schools that will admit Georgia residents. However, most students have an undergraduate degree when they are admitted to veterinary school. This work should be completed no earlier than eight years before the date of matriculation and no later than the spring semester before matriculation. All required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Students should complete their application to veterinary school by the first of October of the year before they wish to attend.