Admission to a veterinary school requires a strong background in biology, chemistry, physics, and math. Additionally, upper division courses, such as Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Comparative Animal Physiology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Organismal Physiology, and Immunology provide the basic science foundation that is essential for success in professional school. Additionally, sound preprofessional advisement and guidance by well-informed, committed advisers help students build a strong academic profile for their application to veterinary school. 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.