5.8 Pre-Veterinary Program
A pre-veterinary program is offered to students who plan to take the degree Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Pre-veterinary students whose academic standing is acceptable may be admitted to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. Acceptance into the Western College of Veterinary Medicine from the pre-veterinary program at the University of Manitoba is normally restricted to residents of Manitoba. Students from outside Manitoba may be accepted as residents of their own province or country. Students entering the pre-veterinary program are responsible for establishing their residence status.

Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon
Two full years of university training are required for admission comprised of 30 hours from University 1 and 30 hours in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, during which credit must be secured in the number of courses considered a standard load in the curriculum in which they are obtained. The deadline for applications is December.

The program of Pre-Veterinary study must include:

English*	One full course
Physics	One full course
Biochemistry	One full course
Microbiology	One full course
Mathematics or Statistics	One full course
Biology or Zoology	One and one half courses (including Genetics)
Chemistry	One and one half courses (including Organic Chemistry)
Electives sufficient to complete two full years.

NOTE: *This requirement can also be met by taking 065.203W Technical Communications, and one half course in philosophy.

The following program is designed to meet the above requirements within the constraints of present course offerings. Some modifications may be possible.

Courses		Credit Hours
First Year/University 1
002.130	University 1 Chemistry: Structure and Modelling in Chemistry	3
002.132	University 1 Chemistry: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry	3
136.168M	Mathematical Science for Agricultural and Related Sciences	6
065.150	Natural Resources and Primary Agricultural Production	3
065.151	Production, Distribution and Utilization of Agricultural Products	3
071.125	Biology B	6
004.120* or 004.130*	Representative Literary Works Literature Since 1900	6 6
Total credit hours		30
NOTE: * In place of 004.120 or 004.130, Technical Communications (065.203) may be taken in second year; and one of the following Philosophy courses: 015.129, 015.274, 015.275, 015.283.
Second Year
002.131	University 1 Chemistry: An Introduction to Physical Chemistry	3
002.277 (060.277)	Elements of Biochemistry 1	3
002.278 (060.278)	Elements of Biochemistry 2	3
016.102	General Physics 1	3
016.103	General Physics 2	3
039.252	Genetics	3
060.210	General Microbiology A	3
	Electives (see NOTE* above)	9
Total credit hours		30