Veterinary Degrees Online

Undergraduate programs of study at St. Lawrence lead to professional training in medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, nursing, physical therapy and veterinary medicine. Arrangements may be made to enter an accredited health professional school upon the completion of 24 course units at St. Lawrence. In these cases, – St. Lawrence University will award the bachelor’s degree upon graduation from the professional school and on further condition that all distribution requirements prescribed by the University have also been fulfilled. Medical, dental and veterinary medical schools, however, are increasingly advising students to complete the four-year college courses before beginning their professional training.

The courses required by most medical and dental schools are:
General biology (Biology 101, 102)
General chemistry (Chemistry 103, 104 or 105)Organic chemistry (Chemistry 221, 222)
English (two 200-level courses)
College physics (Physics 103, 104 or 151, 152)

These courses should be completed before the student takes the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or the Dental Admission Test (DAT).
In addition, a number of medical schools recommend one or two semesters of mathematics, with some schools requiring calculus. Most veterinary schools require biochemistry and microbiology in addition to the requirements listed for medical and dental schools.

For students interested in medical school, St. Lawrence has an Early Assurance Program with the College of Medicine of the SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse. With this program, sophomores may be eligible for a guaranteed admission into medical school after the completion of their senior year. Students can also apply to the Early Assurance Program at the College of Medicine at SUNY Buffalo.

For students interested in dental school, an Early Assurance Program at the SUNY Buffalo School of Dentistry is available. In this program, sophomores may be eligible for a guaranteed admission into this dental school after completion of their senior year.

Students interested in health careers should also use their time at St. Lawrence to gain as much in-depth experience as possible in the humanities and social sciences. For further advice, consult the department of biology or chemistry or any member of the health careers committee.

Being a Pre-Health student means that you intend to go into one of the health professions, once you have completed your degree. Your undergraduate preparation involves taking the courses required by the graduate-level professional school (medical school, vet school, etc.) that you would attend after obtaining your bachelor’s degree.
Fisher students go on to become:
Physicians (M.D. and D.O.)
Physicians’ Assistants
Veterinarians
Pharmacists
Optometrists
Chiropractors
Podiatrists
Dentists
Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Is there a Pre-Health or Pre-Med major at Fisher?

Fisher does not have a Pre-Health or Pre-Med major. Pre-health students at Fisher can have any academic major. Most Pre-Health students major in Biology or Chemistry, but there are currently Pre-Health students at Fisher majoring in Management, Communication/Journalism, Psychology, and Anthropology.

The undergraduate courses typically required by medical or other health professional graduate schools are:
One year of biology with lab (soon to be two years)
One year of inorganic (or general) chemistry with lab
One year of organic chemistry with lab
One year of physics with lab

NOTE: AP courses are generally not accepted by pharmacy schools and may not be accepted by other health professional schools to satisfy any of these requirements.

Other undergraduate courses that may be required or are strongly recommended:
Biochemistry
Calculus and/or statistics
One or more courses in psychology
One or more courses in English
One or more courses in the humanities or liberal arts
One or more writing-intensive courses
One or more courses in public speaking

NOTE: Fisher students will generally satisfy the English, humanities/liberal arts, writing, and public speaking requirements through completion of Fisher’s college core.

Students interested in a health profession career are urged to make contact with the Health Professions Advisor during, or even prior to, their first semester at Fisher so that they may receive personal assessment and guidance as they pursue their undergraduate studies.

Numerous activities occur each semester that assist pre-health students in selecting schools, understanding the preparation process (beyond Fisher courses), preparing for the interview, and making decisions regarding acceptances and alternatives. The advisor is also able to provide students with the opportunity to meet with and/or observe Fisher graduates who are now health professionals in the Rochester area. These alumni also come to campus to meet with interested students and answer questions about the preparation for and practice of their particular health career.
What can a student interested in the health professions expect at Fisher?
Solid academic preparation in the natural sciences and humanities
Extensive hands-on experience in the laboratory sciences
Individualized attention from faculty
An accessible health professions advisor who knows each student and advocates for students applying to health professional programs
A dynamic Career Services Department that offers workshops and individualized counseling
Independent research opportunities on and off campus
Shadowing experiences
Internship opportunities with professionals in the community
Access to databases providing information on careers in the health professions, health professional schools, internships, and summer job opportunities
Regular seminars and presentations from health care professionals and graduate and professional school admissions representatives
Mentoring with Fisher alumni and professionals in the community
Workshops on preparing for:
graduate and professional schools
preparing for the MCAT, GRE, and other graduate school exams
interviewing techniques
creating a curriculum vitae
achieving academic success
Opportunities to build strong interpersonal, communications, and leadership skills

Associate Degree Requirements:
• English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26 or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 103/105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
• All General Education requirements
• All Required courses (97 Units)
• A valid Adult CPR certificate is required at time of graduation.

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken in sequence for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates.
Program Type(s):
AS = Associate in Science Degree.
CCC = Career Certificate.
Additional Information:
PREREQUISITES
• Completion of VT 51-Introduction to Veterinary Technology (must be completed prior to or be in progress at the time of application for admission to the Program).
• High School graduation or a valid G.E.D.
• High School Algebra or MATH 220 or placement into MATH 105 on Elementary Algebra Placement Test.
• High School General Biology or BIOL 10.
• High School General Chemistry (recommended).
• Eligibility for ESL 25 or ENGL 110.

NOTE: Background screening and drug testing may be required by clinical facilities. Positive results could impact a student’s chances of attending clinics, completing the program requirements or gaining a license to practice upon graduation. The cost of the required screenings and test will be paid by the student.

APPLICATION
The Veterinary Technology Program is a two-year open enrollment program requiring an application for admission.
1. All minimum prerequisites (above) must be completed prior to application for admission into the program. If courses are “in progress” at the time of application, verification of satisfactory completion of those courses will be required before a final acceptance is granted.
2. Applications are available online at: www.foothill.edu/bio/programs/vettech and from the Biological & Health Sciences Division office. The completed application must be submitted along with all supporting documents by the June 1st deadline for the program starting the following September.
3. General application to or enrollment at Foothill College does not imply acceptance into the Veterinary Technology Program. Registration for program courses is not allowed until after the applicant has
been notified in writing of official acceptance into the VT program.
4. Applicants will be notified of the final status of their application by mail by July 15.
5. If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the maximum capacity of the program, selection will be based solely on the date and time the completed application packet is received.
6. Students must meet program Technical Standards that can be found on-line with the program application.

Pre-veterinary Medical Science is a 2-year-long prerequisite program that students must take prior to their enrollment in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. This program covers the overall veterinary medicine dealing with animals and the theories and actual training of relevant basic studies. It is designed to satisfy requirements for the veterinary medicine program. In addition, students learn to master theories, experiments and practical skills in veterinary medicine and other relevant studies, and simultaneously take general electives and basic natural science courses to be a competent professional who will work in veterinary medicine and other relevant life science sectors such as medicine, pharmacy and public health.

Before taking general electives and veterinary medical courses, students must meet the course requirements such as General Biology, General Chemistry, General Physics, Organic Chemistry, Genetics, Animal Behavior, Animal Comparative Anatomy, and Animal Nutrition, and systematically conduct related experiments.

Training in veterinary science and medicine provides a strong base for careers in farming, dog mushing, wildlife management, public health, tribal resource management, environmental health, veterinary technology and for additional education leading to a career as a veterinarian. Information and training for work with domestic small animals, domestic farm animals, reindeer, bison and muskox is incorporated into the program. Certificate graduates are prepared to continue on in learning tracks for veterinary technology, public health, wildlife management, veterinary medical illustration, veterinary medicine and other science-related fields.

Certificate Program
Complete the general university requirements.
Complete the following certificate requirements:
ENGL F111X—Introduction to Academic Writing—3 credits
MATH F107X—Functions for Calculus** (4)
or DEVM F105—Intermediate Algebra (3)—3 – 4 credits
ANTH/SOC F100X—Individuals, Society, and Culture (3)
or ABUS F154—Human Relations (3)—3 credits
Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
CHEM F103X—Basic General Chemistry (4)
or CHEM F105X—General Chemistry** (4)—4 credits
BIOL F103—Biology and Society (4)
or BIOL F116X—Fundamentals of Biology II** (4)—4 credits
VTS F101—Introduction to Veterinary Science—2 credits
VTS F110—Veterinary Medical Terminology—3 credits
VTS F130—Animal Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Sciences—4 credits
VTS F140—Basic Animal Husbandry for Veterinary Sciences—3 credits
VTS F150—Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding for Veterinary Sciences—3 credits
VTS F160—Animal Diseases for Veterinary Sciences—3 credits
VTS F199—Veterinary Science Practicum I—2 credits
Minimum credits required—37 – 38 credits

Degree Requirements

In addition to the general prerequisite courses listed here, students should visit the websites of their health professional schools of interest to determine required coursework specific to that school. Students must have some experience in the field through volunteer work or an internship.

BIO 151 General Biology I
BIO 152 General Biology II
BIO 311 Genetics
BIO 411 Cell Biology
CHM 111 General Chemistry I
CHM 112 General Chemistry II
CHM 261 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 262 Organic Chemistry II
CHM 401 Biochemistry I
ENG 117 Writing Essays
ENG 311 Writing Strategies
MTH 205 Elementary Probability and Statistics
MTH 241 Calculus I
PHS 241 Classical and Modern Physics I
PHS 242 Classical and Modern Physics II

The Preveterinary program at the University of Rhode Island is a Bachelor of Science program in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences in the College of the Environment and Life Science designed to prepare students for admission to schools of veterinary medicine. Animal health is an integral part of of animal science and the veterinarian is the key professional in the field. Admission to a DVM program requires superior academic achievement, completion of challenging undergraduate coursework, and knowledge and experience in the field of veterinary medicine. Extracurricular activities and personal qualities are also taken into consideration. Admission to veterinary school is highly competitive and students are encouraged to explore secondary career objectives.

Courses in our preveterinary program are designed to meet the requirements of virtually all the schools of veterinary medicine in the United States. Since veterinary school admission requirements are subject to change and are not uniform it is essential that students recognize their responsibility to keep abreast of requirements for specific institutions they wish to apply to. Strong faculty advising, the URI Health Professions Advisory Commitee and the Animal and Veterinary Science Club all work together to help he student. The courses that are part of the basic science requirements include: General Zoology, General Botany, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Physics, Calculus, Statistics and Microbiology. Some examples of concentration and supporting courses are Introductory Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Physiology of Reproduction, Genetics, Companion Animal Management, Anatomy and Physiology, Endocrinology, Pathology, Animal Behavior and Animal Diseases. The remainder of the program is made up of the University general education requirement and free electives. A total of 130 credits are required for graduation.

Careers in veterinary medicine are numerous. Private practice, either in small or large animal medicine, federal, state and local assignments dealing with disease control and public health, teaching and research; food and drug companies hire veterinarians for product development and testing. Other opportunities include zoos, wildlife preserves, aquariums, racetracks, laboratory animal facilities etc. There are also specializations in non-practice areas such as pathology, medical computing science and scientific administration.

Special opportunities and facilities include the Peckham Animal Center, internships and special projects. At the Peckham Animal Center students have the opportunity to work with sheep, dairy goats, poultry, horses and on a limited basis dairy cattle. Most of these opportunities are done in conjunction with course work; our goal is to provide students with hands on work early in their program with students then expanding on this experience through a variety of internships. Recent internships completed by students include the Farm and Equine Internship at the Willam H. Miner Institute , the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium and the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. Recent special projects have included research in control of reproduction in sheep, animal well-being, and Lyme disease.

Required courses vary from one school to another, and students are encouraged to research various programs early in
their undergraduate program. The veterinary school at the University of Minnesota requires the following coursework:
two semesters of biology
two semesters of general chemistry
one semester of organic chemistry
one semester of biochemistry
one semester of mathematics
two semesters of physics
one semester of genetics
one semester of microbiology
two semesters of English
Four courses from history and social sciences, arts and humanities are also required. No more than two of these courses
should be from one single department.

Students desiring to enter this program should follow the recommendation for pre-medical (listed below). Students are urged to contact their school of choice and seek advisement on admissions.

The professional schooling for medical and dental students is four years in duration and begins following four years of preparatory work, including the B.S. degree. Most medical and dental schools prefer students with a broadly based academic background and a strong emphasis in the physical and biological sciences and mathematics. Students must maintain a competitive overall GPA. Students are advised to take the MCAT/DAT exam in April of their junior year.

The TTHP Guide to Health Professions recommends the following math and science courses for students seeking admission to medical schools in Texas:

BIOL 1401 – General Biology I
BIOL 1402 – General Biology II
Including additional background courses from:
BIOL 3402 – Genetics
BIOL 3403 – Developmental Biology
BIOL 3408 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 3409 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 4401 – Microbiology
BIOL 4404 – Parasitology
BIOL 4408 – Cell and Molecular Biology
CHEM 1401 – General Chemistry I
CHEM 1402 – General Chemistry II
CHEM 3403 – Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3404 – Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 4402 – Biochemistry I
CHEM 4403 – Biochemistry II
MATH 1304 – College Algebra
MATH 1305 – Trigonometry
MATH 2306 – Calculus I
PHYS 1401 – General Physics I
PHYS 1402 – General Physics II

Program Description
The program of study will prepare a student for entry into the Veterinary Medicine programs in area universities (Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Iowa State
University, Oklahoma State University and the University of Missouri.) The pre-vet student should complete a four-year major in Biology and/or Chemistry.
PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE
Students are strongly advised to work toward a major in biology. The course work prescribed below covers the pre-requisites for veterinary medical school.
Academic Fact Sheet – Wayne State College
FRESHMAN YEAR
CHE 106 General Chemistry I 4
BIO 110 Biology Concepts 4
ENG 102 Composition Skills 3
* SPA 110 Elementary Spanish 3
ART 102 The Visual Arts Experience 3
17
BIO 200 Zoology 4
CHE 107 General Chemistry II 4
CNA 100 Princ. of Human Communication 3
ENG 200 Expository Writing 3
PSY 101 General Psychology 3
17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
CHE 314 Organic Chemistry I 4
ENG 150 Topics in Literature 3
HIS 120 World History 3
PED 103 Lifestyle Assessment 2
BIO 320 Molecular Genetics 4
16
BIO 385 Microbiology 4
** MAT By advisement 3-5
General Education 3
Elective in major 4
14-16
Highly recommended electives: Embryology, Comparative Anatomy, Mammalogy, Nutrition, Physiology.
ISU & Kansas State Univ. College of Vet. Medicine require GRE.
*Degree students may take a foreign language (check with the school of intended enrollment).
**Calculus I is required for a chemistry major and Applied Calculus and/or Probability and Statistics is required for a biology major at WSC, even though ISU and KSU do not require any mathematics.
+ Nebraska residents are eligible for “out-of-state campus program.”
JUNIOR YEAR
CHE 326 Biochemistry I 4
MAT By advisement 5
PHY 201 General Physics I 3
PHY 321 General Physics I Lab 1
BIO 410 Vertebrate Embryology 4 17
CHE 380 Instrumental Methods 4
PHI 300 Ethics and Values 3
PHY 202 General Physics II 3
PHY 322 General Physics II Lab 1
MUS 110 Topics in Music 3
Elective in major 4
18
SOC 110 Intro to Anthropology 3
BIO Electives in major 6
Electives 8
17
SENIOR YEAR
EPS 300 Educated Perspective 3
Electives in major 4
Electives 10 17