Wildlife Sciences — Pre-Veterinary Medicine (WLPV)
The Wildlife Sciences Pre-veterinary Medicine (WLPV) degree program prepares students with an interest in the outdoors and free-ranging wildlife populations with the necessary understanding of wildlife ecology, management, and conservation to be effective wildlife veterinarians. With this foundational knowledge students are prepared for veterinary school either at Auburn University or other institutions.
The learning objectives of the program are to provide students with:
- Knowledge of wild animal biology, behavior, and ecology, including their interactions with other species and their environment.
- Understanding the strategies and methods for conserving wildlife populations and habitats, including habitat loss, fragmentation, invasive species, and climate change.
- Knowledge of techniques for managing wildlife populations, including population monitoring, habitat management, and population control methods.
- Understanding the broader environmental context in which wildlife populations exist, including ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity conservation, and environmental policy.
- Knowledge about human and wildlife interactions, including conflicts over resources, conservation ethics, and human impacts on wildlife.
In addition, students will receive: 1) Foundational coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics required for admission to veterinary school; and 2) Additional coursework related to veterinary medicine, such as animal nutrition, pharmacology, pathology, and diagnostic techniques.
Students completing the first three years in the Wildlife Sciences, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration meet the minimum requirements for admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Upon completion of the required curriculum, graduates may be admitted to the CVM prior to completion of the full four years. After completion of their freshman year in the CVM, students may obtain a Bachelor of Science in this concentration. All minimum requirements must be completed by the end of the spring semester preceding the date of admission to CVM. (See the College of Veterinary Medicine section for additional information.) Successful completion of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree qualifies graduates as veterinarians.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology & BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory | 4 | BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology & BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 1610 Calculus I | 4 | STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 2071 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 2080 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2070 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 2081 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 1500 General Physics I | 4 | PHYS 1510 General Physics II | 4 |
| WILD 2050 Wildlife Conservation History and Law* | 3 | BIOL 3060 Ecology | 4 |
| History 1 | 3 | History or Social Science 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BCHE 3200 Principles of Biochemistry | 3 | WILD 5750 Analysis for Environmental and Health Sciences* | 4 |
| WILD 3280 Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management* | 3 | BIOL 3030 Evolution and Systematics | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | Humanities or Literature1 | 3 |
| BIOL 3000 Genetics | 3 | Science Elective2 | 4 |
| BIOL 3001 General Genetics Laboratory | 1 | ||
| NATR 2050 People and the Environment: An Introduction to Conservation Social Sciences or SUST 2000 Introduction to Sustainability | 3 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FORY 3100 Dendrology or BIOL 5120 Systematic Botany | 3 | WILD 5290 Mammalian Ecology and Management or 5280 Avian Ecology and Management* | 2 |
| BIOL 4020 Vertebrate Biodiversity | 4 | Policy Elective | 3 |
| Habitat Elective | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| Literature1 | 3 | Free Elective | 5 |
| COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 | Population Elective | 3 |
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Student must complete a sequence in either Literature or History.
- 2
Select from ANSC 3400 Animal Nutrition,BIOL 3010 Comparative Anatomy, BIOL 3200 General Microbiology, BIOL 4100 Cell Biology, BIOL 5110 Parasitology, or BIOL 5500 Immunology
Courses with an asterisk (*) must be completed with a grade of “C” or better
Courses marked in bold are major's courses and must be completed with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better