Title: Veterinarian | About Bioscience
Headings: Veterinarian
Veterinarian
Research Veterinarians
Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
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Content: Many of the colleges do not require a bachelor’s degree for entrance but all require a significant number of credit hours — ranging from 45 to 90 semester hours — at the undergraduate level. However, most students admitted have completed an undergraduate program. Applicants without a bachelor’s degree will find it hard to be admitted. Preveterinary courses emphasize the sciences. Veterinary medical colleges typically require classes in organic and inorganic chemistry, physics, biochemistry, general biology, animal biology, animal nutrition, genetics, vertebrate embryology, cellular biology, microbiology, zoology and systemic physiology. Some programs require calculus, while others require only statistics, college algebra and trigonometry, or precalculus. Most veterinary medical colleges also require core courses, including coursework in English or literature, the social sciences and the humanities. Courses in practice management and career development increasingly are becoming a standard part of the curriculum to provide a foundation of general business knowledge for new graduates. In addition to satisfying preveterinary course requirements, applicants must submit test scores from the Graduate Record Examination, the Veterinary College Admission Test or the Medical College Admission Test, depending on the preference of the college to which they are applying. Currently, 22 schools require the GRE, four require the VCAT and two accept the MCAT.