Title: What education do I need to become a vet? | Vet Record Careers
Headings: What education do I need to become a vet?
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What education do I need to become a vet?
What GCSEs & A Levels should I study?
"It’s important that you enjoy and are good at subjects such as biology, chemistry and physics"
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What can I do with my veterinary degree?
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Content: To be a vet you need to be good at science and your education will be focused on this. You also need to like animals and people, as you will often work directly with owners of pets to care for their animals. What GCSEs & A Levels should I study? To become a vet, you need to go to university and take a veterinary science or medicine degree. The course normally takes 5 years. To be considered for a place at vet school, you will need to have a strong science background. It’s important that you enjoy and are good at subjects such as biology, chemistry and physics. Typically, you will be expected to achieve grades 9-6 in these subjects at GCSE. When it comes to taking A Levels, all veterinary schools will require you to choose biology and to achieve an A/A* grade in this subject. Typically, most veterinary schools will favour additional science subjects such as chemistry and physics, or subjects such as mathematics.