Title: What Major Do You Need To Be A Veterinarian?
Headings: What Major Do You Need To Be A Veterinarian?
What Major Do You Need To Be A Veterinarian?
Content: Online Veterinary Assistant Certificate – Penn Foster Career School
Having said that, you’ll strongly boost your chances of getting into and succeeding in vet school if you obtain a strong background in college-level math and science. Plus, by taking the right science courses as an undergraduate you’ll have fewer required courses to take in vet school. Thus, you’ll graduate from vet school in a shorter period of time. In particular, solid veterinary school preparation involves plenty of classes in physics, biochemistry, organic chemistry, zoology, anatomy, and physiology. Given that many of those courses involve biology and chemistry, it makes sense to choose either bio or chem as your major or to double major in those subjects. If, on the other hand, you feel that you haven’t received quite enough training in biology, chemistry, or the animal sciences as an undergrad, you might choose to earn your master’s degree in one of those fields before applying to vet school. Once you’re in veterinary school, your undergraduate math/science training will prove to be a major asset. Veterinary courses are often fast-paced and intense; your professors might launch right into advanced topics, assuming that you’re well-versed in the basics. Expect to take during your four years of vet school courses in microbiology, pathology, physiology, and immunology.