College of Veterinary

 Medicine

 The College of Veterinary Medicine was
 authorized by the Florida Legislature in 1965
 and opened its door to students in 1976.
 Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine is
 concerned with the total health of all members of
 the animal kingdom-including man. Modern
 veterinarians serve the needs of the public in a
 variety of significant ways: prevention of disease
 in animals and humans, enhancement of animal
 agriculture and wildlife management, humane
 health care of animals, research on diseases of
 animals and provision of wholesome food.
 Therefore, the College of Veterinary Medicine
 offers unlimited opportunity for men and
 women interested in medicine and the well-
 being of animals.

 Goals
 To educate veterinarians for Florida's spe-
 cific needs.
 To perform research on metabolic and
 infectious diseases of animals. These investiga-
 tions will provide new knowledge concerning
 diseases of domestic animals, will assist in the
 control of devastating subtropical diseases that
 must be controlled in order to provide whole-
 some food for our nation and developing coun-
 tries, and will provide insight into human dis-
 eases for which animal models exist.
 To provide a veterinary medical center nec-
 essary for training of interns, residents and
 graduate students, and for continuing education
 of practitioners.
 To provide a resource for dissemination of
 current information to veterinary practitioners,
 state and federal agricultural and public health
 agencies, and consumers of food and health ser-
 vices.
 To serve as a center where veterinary prac-
titioners can consult with specialists and where
animal patients can be referred for sophisticated
diagnostic procedures. This will provide a ser-
vice to practitioners and, at the same time, afford
veterinary students access to more cases and a
greater variety of disease entities.

Curriculum
 The design of the college curriculum con-
forms to the expanding horizons of veterinary
medicine. The professional curriculum provides
for a nine-semester program consisting of a core
curriculum and elective clinical experiences
clerkshipss). The core provides the body of
knowledge and skills common to all veterinari-
ans.
 The first four semesters concentrate primar-
ily on the basic medical sciences. Additionally,
students are introduced to physical diagnosis,
radiology and clinical problems during the first
year. The core also includes experience in each


of the clinical areas clerkshipss). The elective
clerkships permit students to study in depth
those aspects of both basic and clinical veteri-
nary medical science most relevant to their
interests and needs.
 Three phases of study within the veterinary
 medical curriculum are based conceptually on
 the study of the normal animal (Phase I), the
 study of disease processes and therapy (Phase
 I), and clinical applications (Phase III). Phases I
 and II are organized on an organ system basis;
 each system is considered in turn, an approach
 that lends itself to the concept of comparative
 medicine. Phase I occupies the first two semes-
 ters of the curriculum; Phase II the second two
 semesters. After four semesters of study, the
 student enters rotations through the clinical
 clerkships. The clinical experience consists of
 required or core clerkships and elective areas of
 concentration.
 Only those students enrolled as full-time
 veterinary students may participate in the pro-
 fessional degree program leading to the Doctor
 of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.). A total of 150
 semester credits are required for graduation.
 Students with a cumulative grade point average
 (GPA) of 3.50 or above on courses in the profes-
 sional curriculum are graduated with honors. A
 cumulative GPA of 3.75 or above is required for
 high honors.

 Undergraduate Preparation For
 Veterinary Medicine
 Students intending to apply for admission to
 the College of Veterinary Medicine should plan
 to complete requirements for a bachelor's
 degree. However, outstanding students may be
 admitted after only, three years of preprofes-
 sional course work. Sequencing of preprofes-
 sional course work should be carefully planned,
 preferably under guidance of preprofessional
 advisers. The Office for Students and
 Instruction in the College of Veterinary
 Medicine welcomes inquiries of a general
 nature but the semester-by-semester scheduling
 should be monitored by those more familiar
 with the college offering the bachelor's degree.
 Preveterinary students may major in a pro-
gram offered by any department or college in
the university but they must complete the pre-
professional course requirements listed below.
All applicants to the professional curriculum
must present a minimum of 80 semester hours
of college-level course work, exclusive of
courses in physical education and military train-
ing. Credit for the College Level Examination
Program (CLEP) is acceptable at the level pre-
scribed by the University of Florida.
 Biology-a minimum of 15 semester credits
 including two semesters of animal biology
 or zoology (lecture and laboratory); genetics;
 and microbiology (lecture and laboratory).
 Chemistry-a minimum of 19 semester
 credits, including two semesters of inorganic
 chemistry (general and qualitative), lecture


 and laboratory; organic chemistry, lecture
 and laboratory; and biochemistry.
 Physics-a minimum of two semesters lec-
 ture and two semesters laboratory.
 Mathematics-a minimum of three semester
 credits of calculus and three semester credits
 of statistics.
 Animal Science-a minimum of six semester
 credits, including Introduction to Animal
 Science and Animal Nutrition.
 Humanities-a minimum of nine semester
 credits.
 Social Science-a minimum of six semester
 credits.
 English-a minimum of six semester credits,
 including two courses in English composi-
 tion.
 Electives-variable number to bring total to
 80 semester credits.

 Minor variations in credits will be accepted.
 The applicant must complete these courses by
 the end of the spring term in the year of admis-
 sion.
 ** Microbiology taken at a community col-
lege will not be accepted.
 The Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
will be required of all applicants.
 The preprofessional course requirements
may be completed at any accredited college or
university offering courses of content similar to
those specified in the brochure entitled
Information for Applicants to the College of
Veterinary Medicine. This brochure may be
obtained from the Office of the Dean for
Students and Instruction, College of Veterinary
Medicine, Box 100125 University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32610-0125.

Admission
 Selection for admission to the College of
Veterinary Medicine will be made by the dean
based on recommendation of the faculty com-
mittee on admissions using the following crite-
ria as the basis for selection:
 1. Residency-Highest priority will be
 accorded residents of Florida. Consideration
 will be given, however, to a limited number
 of non-Florida residents with exceptional
 qualifications. Application is limited to per-
 manent residents of the United States.
 2. Academic Performance-Evidence of
 superior scholastic achievement.
 3. GRE Scores-Graduate Record Examination.
 4. Background and Experience-Knowledge
 of the veterinary medical profession. Some
 type of animal care experience is considered
 desirable.
 5. Letters of Reference-Evaluation of charac-
 ter and potential of applicant as a future vet-
 erinarian.
 6. Extracurricular Activities of Applicant-
 Achievements, leadership ability and partici-
 pation in community activities.