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Preferential Admission Program to Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine (LIU-CVM)

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The purpose of this Agreement is to advance the educational opportunities of eligible students who seek to matriculate into LIU-CVM by giving them preferential admissions opportunities. LIU-CVM agrees to offer qualified students pursuing a B.S. in Biology degree from Hofstra University the opportunity to simultaneously earn credit in their fourth year and the first three semesters of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from LIU-CVM.

I. Requirements for Application

  1. Complete a minimum of 60 semester hours of undergraduate credit in residence from Hofstra University.
  2. An overall Grade Point Average of 3.2 or higher;
  3. A Grade Point Average of 3.2 or higher in all courses designated by LIU-CVM as pre-requisites for admission:
    1. BIOL 112 - (NS) General Biology I Semester Hours: 4
    2. BIOL 113 - (NS) General Biology II Semester Hours: 4
    3. CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3-4
    4. CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
    5. CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
    6. CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
    7. BCHM 162 - Foundations of Biochemistry Semester Hours: 3
    8. Two Semesters of Mathematics with one course chosen from the following:
      MATH 050 - (MA) Precalculus Semester Hours: 4
      MATH 071 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
      MATH 072 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Semester
    9. BIOL 122 - Genetics Semester Hours: 4
    10. Courses taken as Distribution:
      1. WSC 001 Composition I
      2. WSC 002 Composition II
      3. Public Speaking:
        RHET 001 (CP) Oral Communication 
        OR 
        RHET 007 (CP) Public Speaking
  4. No F, D, or C- grade in any course designated by LIU-CVM as a pre-requisite for admission.

LIU-CVM reserves the right to deny admission to a student if such student cannot meet LIU-CVM’s requirements for admission.

For additional information, please reach out to the Pre-Veterinary Committee in the Department of Biology: 

For additional information on how to apply, please go to:
LIU CVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Requirements