Veterinary Degrees Online

Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Description:
The pre-professional major provides the fundamental knowledge, experience and analytical ability to enable students to successfully pursue further education toward a profession in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or related fields. Since entry into these career fields is very selective and the graduate education very challenging emphasis is placed on preparing the student for those rigors through a very difficult academic program that is balanced within the traditional liberal arts degree.
What types of students succeed in this program?
Students that are well above average academically and who have a sincere desire to use their God-given talents to relieve the suffering of others could use this major to prepare them for entry into medical school, dental school, veterinary school, or similar graduate programs. To be successful the student must be quite intelligent, have well-developed study skills, and sincerely feel that God is calling them to serve Him in the medical field.
What can I do with this major or minor?
While most who complete this major will go on to graduate education in one of the medical professions there are some who pursue degrees in nursing, pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, or other health care professions. Because of the rigor of the academic program students are also well prepared for work in research or industrial laboratory settings as laboratory technicians or researchers.
What are some of internships or partnerships with this program?
Internships will typically be in hospital departments or under the supervision of independent health care providers.
What is the future outlook with a degree in this area?

The need for trained health care workers is significant and expected to grow dramatically as the baby boomer generation grows older. In addition, numerous opportunities exist overseas or in underserved areas of the U.S. for a Christian to minister through medicine.

For students who like to work with animals—either companion animals or livestock—the Veterinary Science Program is a perfect place to start your studies. The Veterinary Science Program is a pre-professional program that satisfies the entrance requirements for professional veterinary schools that offer a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree.

Students who satisfy the pre-veterinary coursework, the university’s core requirements and are accepted into a professional veterinary school, may qualify for a bachelor of science degree from the University of Nevada, Reno after completion of 32 credits at the professional school.

The University of St. Francis offers excellent undergraduate preparation for veterinary school. USF does not offer a specific “pre-vet” major. Few colleges in the United States do because there is not a specific major required for admission to colleges of veterinary medicine. USF does offer a biology degree with a pre-veterinary track for students interested in pursuing careers in veterinary medicine. Therefore, USF students complete a core of courses which prepare them for entrance into veterinary college and still enjoy the freedom and flexibility to design a curriculum in advanced science course which are appropriate to their interests.

Colleges of veterinary medicine are looking for students who have completed a core of specific course work in biology, chemistry, math and physics and who have performed at a high academic level. Veterinary colleges may also require volunteer work or other specific types of clinical experience outside the classroom. In addition, coursework required in the humanities and social sciences may vary by school.

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.

Required courses vary from one school to another, and students are encouraged to research various programs early in their undergraduate program. Please click here to view the current requirements at the University of Minnesota veterinary school.

For all these programs, students are strongly encouraged to discuss with a pre-engineering adviser their own individual program. Each student, field, and school has different needs and requirements.

All veterinary schools require a minimum of two years of pre-veterinary college study for entrance. One-third of the successful applicants have acquired academic degrees prior to entering veterinary school. Science courses required by most veterinary schools:
BIOL 159/160, 161, 370/371, 430
CHEM 120, 121, 240, 340
MATH 180, 220
PHYS 250, 251

The Veterinary Aptitude Test (VAT) and/or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) may be required prior to acceptance by some veterinary schools.

Students interested in attending veterinary school should check with their prospective institutions for test requirements. Some schools require the Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), while others prefer the Graduate Record Examiniation (GRE) or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

The VCAT is designed to measure achievement in areas critical for success in veterinary medical school. It consists of approximately 230 multiple choice questions, and measures five content areas: verbal ability, biology, chemistry, quantitative ability and reading comprehension

Students seeking to apply to a College of Veterinary Medicine should major in biology or chemistry. Completion of courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics will help prepare students for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT). In order to be accepted into most Veterinary Medical Schools an applicant must have completed 90 semester hours of college work. Specific course requirements vary from school to school.

South Carolina does not have a Veterinary School; hence South Carolina residents must attend an out-of-state Veterinary school. However, students may be considered in state residents for tuition purposes at the University of Georgia, Tuskegee University (Alabama) and Mississippi State University. Students should consider the following courses in preparation for application to Vet school.
BIO 121: Biological Science (4 hours)
BIO 122: Zoology (4 hours)
BIO 212: Microbiology(4 hours)
BIO 220: Pharmacology and Toxicology (3 hours)
BIO 315: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 hours)
BIO 321: Animal Development (4 hours)
BIO 331: Cell Biology (4 hours)
BIO 342: Immunology (4 hours)
BIO 301: Biochemistry (4 hours)
CHE 113-114: General Chemistry (8 hours)
CHE 231-232: Organic Chemistry (8 hours)
MAT 211: Calculus I – Differential Calculus (4 hours)
PHY 213-214: Physics for Science and Engineering Students (8 hours)

The Nazareth College Pre-Veterinary minor prepares students interested in applying to veterinary schools (DVM). Most veterinary schools require a strong undergraduate background in the sciences as well as extensive and diverse clinical experience. Nazareth College Pre-Veterinary students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and perform a minimum of 160 hours of community/pre-veterinary clinical service. The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is the only veterinary school in NY State; it is one of only 28 veterinary schools in the United States.