Title: Veterinarian: Job Duties, Occupational Outlook and Education Requirements
Headings: Veterinarian: Job Duties, Occupational Outlook and Education Requirements
Veterinarian: Job Duties, Occupational Outlook and Education Requirements
Veterinarian Job Description
What Does a Veterinarian Do?
What is the Veterinarian Job Outlook?
How Much Does a Veterinarian Make?
How Do You Become a Veterinarian?
Bachelor's Degree
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD)
Licensure

Content: While there is no specific major requirement for vet school, students need to complete a program that allows them to take prerequisite courses for admission to a vet school. These courses often include subjects like: Chemistry
Physics
Organic chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Genetics
Some schools offer a pre-veterinary track with some of their bachelor's degrees and/or students can commonly fulfill their prerequisites with majors in areas like biology, zoology, biochemistry, animal sciences, or wildlife biology. Most of these degree programs take 4 years to complete, but there are also some schools that may offer a pre-vet 3+1 program, where students only take 3 years of undergraduate work and then pursue their doctorate. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD)
All veterinarians must obtain their Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD) from an accredited veterinary school. Some vet schools may prefer to accept students with some hands-on experience working with animals, but typically these programs provide classroom, laboratory, and clinical work during the first 3 years of the program. The final year of the program is reserved for clinical rotations for hands-on experience practicing veterinary medicine. Licensure
All veterinarians must also obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine. Although each state has its own licensure requirements, all states require students to take the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, and then most states also require a state-level licensing exam.