Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

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Elizabethtown College has an agreement for priority application consideration to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) following completion of a degree at Elizabethtown College. For this program, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and meet RUSVM’s published admissions and prerequisite requirements for the DVM program at the time of application and matriculation. Students must complete the courses listed below. For additional information and admissions requirements, contact the Chair of HPAC.

Required courses to be taken at Elizabethtown College:

BIO 111 - Molecules, Cells, & Animal Systems 4.00 credits.
BIO 112 - Principles of Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of Life 4.00 credits.
BIO 211 - Genetics 4.00 credits.
or
BIO 212 - Cell Biology 3.00 credits.
CH 105 - NPS Fundamentals of Chemistry: Introduction to Molecular Science 4.00 credits.
CH 113 - Organic Chemistry I 4.00 credits.
CH 201 - Laboratory Methods in Chemistry 2.00 credits.
CH 213 - Organic Chemistry II 3.00 credits.
CH 216 - Synthesis Lab 2.00 credits.
CH 242 - Physical Inorganic Chemistry 3.00 credits.
CH 323 - Biochemistry I 3.00 credits.
CH 326 - Techniques of Biochemistry 2.00 credits.
PHY 101 - General Physics I 4.00 credits.
or
PHY 201 - College Physics I 4.00 credits.
MA 121 - MA Calculus I 4.00 credits.
or
MA 251 - MA Probability and Statistics 4.00 credits.
EN 100 - PLE First Year Writing 4.00 credits.

Additional nine credits from the following courses:

BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4.00 credits.
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4.00 credits.
BIO 235 - General Microbiology 4.00 credits.
BIO 324 - General Physiology 3.00 credits.
BIO 324L - General Physiology Laboratory 1.00 credit.
BIO 341 - Comparative Mammalian Anatomy 4.00 credits.
Approved courses in psychology, nutrition, Spanish, public speaking, business and medical terminology
Additional courses and credit requirements must be met by the student, based on their primary major.