Course requirements can vary from one health professional program to another. Generally, these are the courses required by most veterinary schools:
- General Biology: Eight semester hours with labs
- General Chemistry: Eight semester hours with labs
- Organic Chemistry: Eight semester hours with labs
- Physics: Eight semester hours with lab(s)
- Biochemistry: Four semester hours
- Cell Biology: Four semester hours
- Genetics: Four semester hours
- Math: Usually through Calculus I
- English: Six semester hours