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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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1990] 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Eight semester hours of physics with laboratories. T h r e e semester hours of genetics. T h r e e semester hours of animal science. T h r e e semester hours of English composition. Twelve semester hours of humanities and social sciences. Seven semester hours of optional courses. 125 A bachelor's degree is not required of applicants at present, although most of the students admitted in recent years have earned a B.S. or a B.A. prior to beginning their studies in veterinary medicine. Under the proposed changes, specific course requirements will be revised as noted below. Plan A will be established for those with a B.S. or a B.A. degree from an accredited college or university. While the degree may be in any major field of study, it must include the following courses equivalent in content to those required for students majoring in biological sciences: 1. Eight semester hours of biological sciences with laboratories. 2. Sixteen semester hours of chemical sciences including organic and biochemistry with laboratories in inorganic and organic chemistry. 3. Eight semester hours of physics with laboratories. These courses are thought to represent the minimum knowledge base required to allow success in the veterinary medicine curriculum. Plan B will continue to permit the admission of applicants who will not have completed a bachelor's degree prior to their admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine. Those applying under Plan B will be required to present at least sixty semester hours from an accredited college or university, including forty hours of science courses. As revised, minimum course requirements under Plan B will be: 1. Eight semester hours of biological sciences with laboratories. 2. Sixteen semester hours of chemical sciences including organic and biochemistry with laboratories in inorganic and organic chemistry. 3. Eight semester hours of physics with laboratories. 4. T h r e e semester hours of English composition and an additional three hours of English composition a n d / o r speech. 5. Twelve semester hours of humanities and social sciences. 6. Ten semester hours of junior/senior level courses in addition to requirements listed above. T h e following statement to guide students in their preparation will accompany all listings of academic requirements: Those considering a career in veterinary medicine should have a good foundation in biological sciences and chemistry, including biochemistry, and should consider the courses listed in Plan A as the minimum knowledge base for understanding the courses in the curriculum. In addition, a course or courses concerning livestock production and animal ethology are highly desirable for all students. Those seeking a career in veterinary medicine related to agriculture should consider additional background in nutrition, livestock management, and economics of production by working toward a degree in animal science prior to admission to veterinary school. In the revisions recommended for Plan B, the course requirements have been expanded to add three more hours of English and to include additional upper-level courses. This latter requirement is intended to prevent students from continuing in introductory-level courses to improve grade-point averages instead of enrolling in courses more appropriate for their preparatiom and progress toward a bachelor's degree. These revisions are to take effect in the fall of 1993. Several other revisions incorporated in this plan from the College of Veterinary Medicine will take effect immediately:
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