Pre-Veterinarian

Start Your Path Toward a Career in Veterinary Medicine

Pre-professional studies offer dedicated guidance from faculty members in the Department of Biomedical & Natural Sciences and School of Health Sciences to help tailor your course work so that you are better prepared to pursue an advanced degree.

Veterinarian

Veterinarians educate people about how best to care for animals. They also diagnose and treat diseases and injuries in both small and large animals.

The Mount’s pre-vet area of study prepares you for admission to a four-year veterinary school. The Mount recommends that students who are interested in pre-vet studies choose a major in biology.

Program Type:

Undergraduate

School & Department:

School of Arts & Sciences
Department of Biomedical & Natural Sciences

Leadership:

Eric Johnson
Ph. D.
Chair and Professor

eric.johnson@msj.edu

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Pre-Veterinarian at a Glance

80
Credit Hours

$665
Per Credit Hour

On Campus
Learning Format

Student Co-Op Experiences Available

Launch Experience

The Science Building is where curiosity turns into discovery. Labs offer hands-on experiences that bring learning to life-giving students the chance to explore everything from genetics and environmental sustainability to to computer science, human behavior, and the incredible variety of life on Earth. Whether you're drawn to health care nature, technology, or society, you'll find opportunities here to dig deeper, ask big questions, and preprare for a future in the behavioral, computer, health, or natural sciences. It's the kind of place where your passion for science is sparked, strengthened and reimagined-one experiment, breakthrough, or "aha" moment at a time.