Veterinary Degrees Online

The Department of Animal and Range Science (ARS) is dedicated to educating students pursuing careers in the animal and range sciences and to serving the needs of the livestock producers and natural resource managers of South Dakota. Graduates of the ARS program have been highly successful in numerous careers relating to the livestock industry and natural resource management. The 25 ARS faculty have appointments in teaching, research, and extension. The faculty has species expertise in beef, horse, sheep and swine, and discipline expertise in breeding, growth and development, meats, nutrition, reproductive physiology, range ecology, and range management.

The Department offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Animal Science (Science or Business and Production emphasis) and Range Science (Range Livestock Production, Rangeland Ecology and Habitat Management, or Rangeland Resource Conservation emphasis).

The Department offers three graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Animal Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, Animal and Range Science emphasis. Animal research and teaching facilities are located near the campus in Brookings and at the Southeast Farm near Beresford. Range Livestock Field Stations are located west of the Missouri River near Philip (Cottonwood Station) and Buffalo (Antelope Station).

The Department emphasizes multi-disciplinary and multi-functional activities with three departmental focus areas of production efficiency, product enhancement and natural resource management.

Each school of veterinary medicine establishes its own requirements; therefore, students pursuing careers as veterinarians need to plan both pre-professional coursework and practical experiences to enhance their chances of acceptance. Veterinary schools value experience in working with animals as well as evidence of academic ability in pre-professional courses.

Wisconsin has a college of Veterinary Medicine at UW-Madison. The School of Veterinary Medicine does not offer a bachelor’s degree program. However, the school does offer a number of courses that are available to undergraduates, and it offers residency, master’s, Ph.D., and doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degrees. Scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) must be submitted at the time of application. In addition to grade point average and GRE scores, evidence of motivation, promise of effective performance, communication skills, and breadth of experience, particularly that relate to veterinary practice, are taken into consideration.