Required Courses
The following is a generic list of classes required to apply to most veterinary colleges. Please check the individual school of choice to verify the complete current listing/requirements, as well as quarter vs. semester units required. It has been our experience that some schools may accept Stanford's courses, while others may not.
For specific college requirements, please see the AAVMC website spreadsheet:
| Commonly required courses |
Stanford courses that may fulfill these requirements |
| General/inorganic chemistry, with lab |
Chem 31A and 31B or Chem 31X (if you've had AP Chem in high school) |
| Organic chemistry, with lab |
Chem 33, 35, 36 (lab), 131, 130 (lab) |
| Biochemistry |
Chem 188 and 189 (2 quarter sequence) |
| Physics, with lab |
Physics 21, 22 (lab), 23, 24 (lab), 25, 26 (lab) |
| Mathematics and/or statistics |
Math 19, 20, 21; Stats 60 |
| Principles of biology, gen bio, animal bio, or zoology; all with lab |
Biosci Core: 41, 42, and 43 or HumBio Core 2A, 3A, 4A; Bio 44X,Y (lab-2 quarter sequence) |
| Genetics or animal genetics |
BioSci 118/218 |
| Physiology (systemic) |
BioSci 112/212 (Human Physiology)
At Hopkins: BioHopk 162H/262H (Comparative Animal Physiology) |
| Microbiology, some require lab |
CEE 274A, 274B, 274P, CEE 274S (lab)*
see Microbiology options |
| English composition, or expository writing |
PWR 1 and 2 |
| Humanities/social sciences, or additional English |
IHUM, other humanities classes |
| Some schools' additional requirements and/or other helpful classes to take |
Stanford courses that may fulfill these requirements |
| Speech or public speaking |
CTL 117 and others |
| Cellular biology |
BioSci 104/200 (Advanced Molec Bio) |
| Animal science courses |
see Animal Science options |
| Nutrition, or animal nutrition or
feeds & feeding |
HumBio 130 (may not satisfy Animal Nutrition requirements)*
see Nutrition options |
| Immunology |
BioSci 230 (Molec and Cell Immuno) |
