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UPenn School of Veterinary Medicine
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/
Course Requirements
English: 6 semester credits (at least 3 must be in composition) Physics: 8 semester credits, including 2 laboratories. Chemistry: 12 semester credits, including laboratory in at least one
course; 8 semester credits in general chemistry; and at least 4 semester credits in organic chemistry.
Biology or Zoology: 9 semester credits, (3 courses) at least one course of which must cover the basic principles of genetics.
Social Sciences or Humanities: 6 semester credits. Calculus: 3 semester credits. A grade of C or better must be earned for these courses.
Important Factors
embryology or comparative anatomy academic ability; apparent familiarity with
the profession and resultant sincerity of interest; recommendations of academic counselors; GRE scores; character; personality, and general fitness and adaptability for a career in veterinary medicine.
Important Factors
Exposure to practice, research, or other areas of veterinary medicine is essential and should be described on the VMCAS application. One recommendation must be from a science related academic source and one must be from a veterinarian. The third is of the applicant's choice but should not be from a family member.
Admittance and Residency
51% of 110 students come from PA Out of the current 1300 applicants, only
about 225 are from PA. That leaves over 1000 applicants from
outside of PA from which they will take no more than 49% of the class.
Becoming a Resident
To be a resident of PA, one must have lived in PA for 12 consecutive months prior to matriculation for other than educational purposes.
Tuition and Fees
PA residents: $25,766 Nonresidents: $30,766