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Pre-Vet Advisement Web

IMPORTANT:  Get started NOW!  Most vet schools want you to have experience working with animals.  To get this experience you can volunteer or get a part-time job working as an assistant in a veterinary office.  Contact your local vet to get more information.  

bulletVeterinary Schools like to see these things
bullet A's in the Science Classes
bulletExperience with Animals
bulletObtain internship credit (BIOL 3222) by working or volunteering in a clinic.
bulletResearch on campus (click here to find out about Research opportunities on campus) 
bulletResearch off campus (click here to find out about Research/Internship opportunities off campus)
bulletEarn course credit for research (BIOL 4222 )
bulletProfessional attitude and application materials
bulletStop by career services
 
bullet Pre-Vet Curriculum at CCSU Long Version

 

  
bullet Pre-Vet Curriculum at CCSU Short Version

 
 

Furlongs FAQs

 
AAVMC Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
bulletVeterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
bullet   Most Vet schools require you to submit your application through this service.

 
bulletRequirements for Admission to "nearby" Vet Schools
bulletUGA  (includes answers to FAQs)
bulletTuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL)
bulletAuburn University (Auburn, AL)
bulletUniversity of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
bulletUniversity of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
bulletNorth Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
bulletLouisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
bulletVirginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

For more information concerning veterinary schools and resident seats versus non-resident/non-contract seats available click here.  

 
School Number of Non-Resident/Non-Contract Positions Available*
UGA Up to 10, but hasn't accepted more than one in the past 3 years or more than 5 in the past 7 years.  
Auburn 10 positions; US citizens only
University of Tennessee Approximately 20
University of Florida Not more than 15% of entering class
NCSU 12-18 positions
Tuskegee Up to 41 positions; international applicants considered
LSU Not more than 25% of entering class
Virginia Maryland Regional College of Vet Med at Virginia Tech Up to 10 positions
*A non-resident is a person who does not have residency status in the state that the particular university is located.  Some vet schools have contract positions.  This means that the school has set aside a certain number of spots specifically for residents of states that do not have vet schools in their own state.  For instance, about 5 different schools have contracts with the state of Arkansas.
bulletFun Stuff
bulletCanine encyclopedia
bulletFeline encyclopedia
bulletZoonotic diseases

 

Website by:  Michelle Furlong, Associate Professor of Biology, Pre-Vet advisor and Biology Coordinator at Clayton State University

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