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Ultimately decided all we really needed to require was  biochemistry - with an organic chemistry prerequisite 33   @= *Minimized Prerequisite Courses Since ~1992++XNo significant changes Graduation rates Pass rates for NAVLE Profile of entering class 8@@)%&Profile of Entering Classes 2000-2007''(*&Methodology of Study'Sample Current third year veterinary students at CSU Coded and analyzed Undergraduate science and math courses from student transcripts (VMSAR prerequisites and recommended courses) Veterinary school rankings (course, semester, overall class) Definition of ranking system at CSU - point driven`.3.3 86 VMSAR Prerequisites (U.S. CVMs)2!(( Inorganic/General Chemistry (2*) Organic Chemistry (2) Biochemistry (1) Physics (2) Statistics (1) General Biology/Zoology (2) *Semesters ,P ;8Sample of Recommended Courses(LAnatomy Histology Embryology Immunology Pathology Endocrinology Pharmacology31Methodology of StudyCorrelated number of credit hours and grades of VMSAR prerequisites and recommended courses with performance in veterinary school (course, semester and overall rankings) Spearman Correlation coefficients calculated Significance level accepted at p<.0142Methodology of StudyCoded undergraduate majors (science or non-science) Chi-Square calculated to determine correlation between rankings and major Significance level accepted at p<.01 .*Previous Studies"Correlates and predictors of success in veterinary school: GPA, GRE scores, science courses, type of major Results: inconclusive Significant correlation `" good predictor Can be statistically significant correlation but add little predictive value Need for further research h;oM;^ M   (Questions we asked & What science courses did our admitted candidates take& and& Are CSU candidates taking more science courses because they re applying to other veterinary schools that have more science requirements? .VMSAR prerequisites taken by admitted students0/(((/+0,6Recommended science courses taken by admitted students77(1.6Recommended science courses taken by admitted students77( Conclusions Majority of students took a significant number of undergraduate science courses Many students took VMSAR prerequisite science courses not required by CSU A significant percentage of these students applied only to CSU H?32/ Conclusions A significant percentage of students took recommended upper division science courses which were not required by any CVM, including CSU$p0More questions we asked& zIs  more better (in predicting grades in the veterinary program), e.g. does taking more of the collectively required VMSAR prerequisites improve academic rank in third year DVM students? , Conclusions  +' Conclusions  No correlation between rankings and: Number of credits of VMSAR prerequisites science courses Number of credits of recommended science courses, e.g. those not required by any CVM (anatomy, histology, embryology, immunology, pathology, endocrinology, and pharmacology) J%%wn,( Conclusions tNo correlation between the total number of credits of VMSAR prerequisites and recommended science courses and rank 8uJ&0More questions we asked& "Does the number of preveterinary science courses impact academic performance in specific DVM classes? 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