College of Veterinary Medicine

Prospective Students

How to Use This Site


If you are in junior high or high school and just beginning to evaluate veterinary medicine as a possible career choice, select the Junior & High School Students link and read the section on Getting Ready. Next explore the Pre Veterinary Preparation section for more specific details about the classes you should take in high school and in college, the types of majors that you might pursue and working with a pre-vet advisor. Check out the resource section (careers)to get an overview of the types of jobs that veterinarians perform.

If you have graduated from high school the sections of Pre Veterinary Preparation and Applying & Admissions provide more detailed information to help you prepare to apply to veterinary school including pre requisite courses to take, getting veterinary experience & exposure, details of the veterinary curriculum, expected academic standards and pre-veterinary programs in which you can meet the course requirements. Prospective applicants will also want to explore the admissions pages which provide details about the admissions process including all requirements, criteria used to select candidates, statistics about the most recently selected class of veterinary students and links to online admissions forms.

All interested students are encouraged to read the FAQ's and explore the Resources section.

If you are looking for a specific topic, use the A to Z index (upper LEFT) of topics for prospective students or the search PreVet link (Upper RIGHT).

The Navigation Menu at the left Navigation Menu will show all links within a section. Click on any link in the navigation bar to jump to that location. The link hi-lighted in crimson is your current location.

There are email links to the Admission's Office (Contact Us) at the Upper & Lower Right of all pages.  

Last Edited: Feb 01, 2007 4:45 PM
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