will it automatically meet all of the prerequisite courses for either Medical School or Veterinary School?
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NO! I got my B.S. in bio and it did not meet the requirements for pre-med. I ended up getting my Masters in education so I could teach science. It would have taken a lot for me to meet the pre-reqs. Not sure about the veterinary thing though, good luck.
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Totally.\nTo get into Medical school you need 2 semesters with lab of Organic Chemistry\n2 semesters with lab of General Chemistry\n2 semesters of Math\n1 semester of English\n2 semesters with lab in Biology.
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I would assume so. You know, there are advisors in high school that can help you find out the requirements you need to fulfill for high school classes.
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Go to the American Veterinary Medical Association website at www.avma.org \nThey have more information about it there like what schools are accredited. There are even some online programs like with Purdue University, St. Peterburg College, etc. With the online programs you have to work at a vet clinic while you're taking the classes and sometimes you have to go a local college to take tests and stuff. It takes anywhere from 18 mos-2 1/2 yrs, and you have an Associates Degree when you're through. I'm thinking of applying to a college (haven't decided which yet)to become a vet tech, but the closest college that offers anything to do with vet technology is like 5 1/2 hrs away. So, I would have to do the online thing.
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see what it takes for Veterinary Science, you know the beginning stuff like pre-med.  Maybe that'd help.  Or contact your local County Extension  Agent and he can pull out all kinds of brochures on subjects related to the one your looking for.  Good Luck Animal Lover
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I don't think we should have those prerequisites.  I'm currently a junior pre-med, and I'm nearly done with those classes, but I hated every single one of those classes (except maybe biology).  There were so many instances when I thought, "when am I ever going to use calculus during my rotations as a doctor?"  Or "when will I be studying the rotations of alkanes when talking to my patient?"\n\nUniversities taking our money?  Maybe.  But I believe the reason why they want us to take those courses is so that they have an idea of how we perform in the hard sciences.  It's gives them a means of determining who is serious and committed enough to go through the extremely difficult task load in med school.  Those who can't take it as undergraduates end up changing their major.  And there are probably studies somewhere that say that if a student can't handle hard science in his/her undergraduate career, then he/she will not be able to successfully go through med school.  Make sense?\n\nThe classes help give a broader understanding or the underlying idea of how the body works and what chemicals it reacts to, etc., but I guess it's a necessary evil in the pre-med process until med school admissions officers can think of a different way of determining who is worthy to go to med school in the first place.  \n\nThere are programs, however, that allow students to go straight from high school to a program through which the student can become a doctor in six years.  One of my closest friends in high school is currently in the program, and he is in the first year of med school (or its equivalent), and he didn't even have to take the MCAT.\n\nIf there is another method for med school admission officers for determining who is worthy enough to go to med school, then they'd probably implement it.  Until then, we're stuck with those classes whether we like it or not.
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I plan to go straight to college and get it all out of the way. Then i hope to be a vet.
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Well, it's not just 'vet science', which is not a curriculum.  Since it is a medicine field, you will have to study several courses in chemistry, a few courses in mathematics (up to calculus II just to be able to complete your chemistry courses), other courses will include Zooilogical courses, many biological courses, a couple of statistics courses (so as to be able to predict outcomes of patients). not to mention ALL the baiscs such as Freshman comps I and II, Algebra, university program courses that your chosen university says you MUST complete (however irrelevant to your major) and participation in related vet clubs and organizations.  My ex went to this school to be a vet and I understand it is one of THE leading vet schools in the US.....http://www.cvm.msstate.edu/
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The University of Adelaide has a BS in Animal Science...but it's mostly husbandry course and a few pre-vet courses at the end. That was all that was available in SA.  The University of Melbourne has a four year Bachelor of Veterinary Science.\n\nI searched undergrad course for every institution of higher education in SA and no luck....also half of Victoria's.  I would suggest using the first link below to email the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia to find out where there is a school in your country that teaches this.\n\nOr, you can use the 3rd link to click on every school one by one and search the undergraduate courses to see if they offer veterinary nursing....there's a few there, but if you have an afternoon free (and hopefully DSL Internet!!) you can do it.  Even on DSL, I noticed that they were slow loading, can't imagine what they'd be like with an old-fashioned modem....LOL\n\nBest of luck in your career!!!  Oh, the 2nd link is where I got the first link from...but there may be more leads there.
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Most colleges do not have "pre-vet" as a major, and those few that do are the exception rather than the rule.  Students should not be deceived into thinking that a college with a "pre-vet" major is a better choice than a college that does not.  \n\nLike "pre-med," "pre-vet" is a constellation of courses that students hoping to be admitted to veterinary school must take in order to be qualified as vet school candidates.   These courses usually include biology or zoology, chemistry, calculus, physics, psychology, and English.\n\nIf you hope to be admitted to veterinary school, my best advice is this:\n1) Attend the best (most highly ranked) college you can get into, and earn the best grades you can manage. \n\n2) Speak regularly with a "pre-vet" advisor to make sure you are fulfilling all the requirements for veterinary school admissions, but major in anything you really love.   ("Pre-vet" advisors are sometimes the same as "pre-med" advisors, depending on the university.)\n\n3) Volunteer many hours with a vet or at an animal shelter while you are in college.  A paid part-time job with a vet, or an animal hospital, would be an acceptable alternative to volunteering.  \n\nIf you do these things regularly and well, you will enhance your candidacy when it comes time to apply to veterinary school.\n\nBest wishes to you!
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this site will help you. :)\n\nhttp://www.a2zcolleges.com/veterinary_schools/ca.html
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http://www.lacollege.edu/ has a great pre-med program, and if you go to their website and find their online catalog, it will give a list of courses you should take.  80-85% of their students who apply to medical school get accepted, so they know something.
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First of all, good for you for wanting to pursue a career! I've found some wonderful sites that will answer all your questions and more. For example, the US Dept of Labor (address below) details earnings, training needed, ect. \n\n"Prospective veterinarians must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine and must obtain a license to practice. There are 28 colleges in 26 States that meet accreditation standards set by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The prerequisites for admission vary. Many of these 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 of the students admitted have completed an undergraduate program. Applicants without a bachelor’s degree face a difficult task gaining admittance.\n\nPreveterinary 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; some require only statistics, college algebra and trigonometry, or precalculus. Most veterinary medical colleges also require core courses, including some in English or literature, the social sciences, and the humanities. Increasingly, courses in practice management and career development are becoming a standard part of the curriculum, to provide a foundation of general business knowledge for new graduates.\n\nIn addition to satisfying preveterinary course requirements, applicants must submit test scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), depending on the preference of the college to which they are applying. Currently, 22 schools require the GRE, 4 require the VCAT, and 2 accept the MCAT.\n\nIn admittance decisions, some veterinary medical colleges place heavy consideration on a candidate’s veterinary and animal experience. Formal experience, such as work with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or some area of health science, is particularly advantageous. Less formal experience, such as working with animals on a farm or ranch or at a stable or animal shelter, also is helpful. Students must demonstrate ambition and an eagerness to work with animals.\n\nThere is keen competition for admission to veterinary school. The number of accredited veterinary colleges has remained largely the same since 1983, whereas the number of applicants has risen significantly. Only about 1 in 3 applicants was accepted in 2004. AVMA-recognized veterinary specialties—such as pathology, internal medicine, dentistry, nutrition, ophthalmology, surgery, radiology, preventive medicine, and laboratory animal medicine—are usually in the form of a 2-year internship. Interns receive a small salary but usually find that their internship experience leads to a higher beginning salary, relative to those of other starting veterinarians. Veterinarians who seek board certification in a specialty also must complete a 3- to 4-year residency program that provides intensive training in specialties such as internal medicine, oncology, radiology, surgery, dermatology, anesthesiology, neurology, cardiology, ophthalmology, and exotic small-animal medicine.\n\nAll States and the District of Columbia require that veterinarians be licensed before they can practice. The only exemptions are for veterinarians working for some Federal agencies and some State governments. Licensing is controlled by the States and is not strictly uniform, although all States require the successful completion of the D.V.M. degree—or equivalen
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1. In school take as much biology and science as you can\n2. Start volunteering at a local shelter or vets office as soon as you can (probably age 16) a majority of vet schools in the US want you to have a lot of experience with animals, volunteering at shelters is the best way to log many hours of 'official' animal time.\n3. Keep your grades in all subjects as high as possible, vet schools are more competitive than medical schools (because there are only 28 vet programs in the US and hundreds of med programs...)\n4. Love animals, that doesn't mean owning 25 dogs ;-)  become as active as you can and learn what you can before you get into vet school.\n5. College: You will want to take all of the biology, physiology, anatomy, and chemistry that you can fit into your schedule.  Most schools don't have a specific 'pre-vet' program and you'll probably want to finish a Bachelor's degree in a biology, chemistry, or related field before you get into the post-grad veterinary program.\n7. Learn to work hard and study hard now... if you blow through your classes now you won't know what happened when you get into vet classes... make sure you can (even if you don't have to now) study for long periods and can work hard for what you want.  \n\nVet school is no joke, it's more competitive than med school, and when you are studying, it's nothing like High School or college level work...
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It is possible. Every school has some required undergraduate courses and these may be different depending on the institution. In other words, you may have the undergraduate requirements met for school A but not school B. The challange for you will be the MCAT, the subject content of wich, will be very remote. But remember, in the end there will be a school (somewhere) that will accept you. Do well on this exam and put together a good story  and you will succeed. If your heart is set go for it.
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I think Kings College houses all of those majors.  You may want to double check.  Good luck
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The term you should be using is "pre-med curriculum".  Go to the websites of colleges you may be interested in attending and put in those words in their search engine.  All med schools have pretty much the same pre-requisites, and all the colleges can fulfill those with a pre-med course of study.\n\nIf you use a general search engine, pay attention only to those sites with .edu at the end.