Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Vet)
PrintTopics of Study
In Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Vet) you will learn to:
- Prepare for entry into veterinary medical school
- Find and treat illness and diseases in animals
- Study biology, science, and the humanities (for a 2-year or 4-year degree)
- Study in-depth how to care for and treat animals (for veterinary school)
- Do clinical work in areas such as small animal surgery, horse/equine medicine and surgery, radiology and anesthesiology, and toxicology
- Study basic veterinary science, preventive medicine, and nutrition
Degrees
The following certificate(s)/degree(s) in Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Vet) will prepare you for jobs like the ones listed:
- 2-year degree: veterinary assistant
- 4-Year degree: pre-veterinary major to prepare for veterinary medicine degree
- More than 4 years: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree requires four years of study at the graduate level, plus specializing in an area such as large or small animal medicine, animal diseases, toxicology, or general veterinary clinical science