Veterinary Degrees Online

Program Code: PANCR
Duration: 1 Year
Credentials:
ONTARIO COLLEGE CERTIFICATE(PANCR)
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY AND LIBERAL STUDIES
Availability:
Davis Campus
September 2009 | January 2010

Sheridan’s Animal Care Program provides students with an excellent theoretical and practical education, enabling graduates to build and sustain highly rewarding careers as members of a professional team in animal care. Other areas of study include anatomy, nutrition, animal science and animal diseases.

The Animal Care Program is ideal for individuals who have a technical interest in animals and their behaviour, are patient, conscientious, attentive to detail, highly motivated and dedicated.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Awards

Each year a number of academic awards are granted to students on the basis of academic excellence. Donors include Dr. G. R. Cormack.
UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Facilities

Students in this practical program benefit from the on-campus animal centre, acquiring skills in animal handling and restraint, grooming, laboratory procedures, animal hygiene, nursing care and computerized record keeping.
Practicums

Students gain practical experience through a twoweek field placement in an animal facility at the end of the second semester.

Veterinary medicine is one of the fastest growing professions in the country, and Warren Wilson College graduates have been very successful in gaining admission to schools of veterinary medicine. Students may fulfill the entrance requirements for veterinary schools by earning a B.S. degree in Biology or Chemistry. Veterinary schools expect applicants to have had experience in studying and caring for animals, and pre-vet students work on the Farm crew for two years, caring for and managing all aspects of the pig and cattle herds. The combination of a good academic background, Farm Crew experience, and the discipline from the Warren Wilson College Triad educational program benefit the student in applying to veterinary medicine programs and in future professional work. An additional strength of the pre-veterinary medicine program at Warren Wilson College is that the pre-veterinary advisor is a licensed veterinarian with a Ph.D. in animal behavior.