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A student planning to enter a veterinary school should select a major department in the field of greatest interest to the student. This is usually in the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences but may be in other departments such as Biology or in other biological sciences. The field of concentration should be determined by the student's secondary interest; i.e., that area most likely to lead to a satisfying alternative career. All veterinary schools have quite specific pre-professional course requirements which usually require some additions to departmental requirements. Students should consult their advisers as well as veterinary school catalogs in regard to specific requirements of a particular school. Basic science requirements of most schools include one year of biology (zoology), one year of inorganic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of physics, and one year of mathematics including one semester of calculus. Most schools require additional science courses, such as biochemistry, microbiology, and comparative anatomy. Careful planning of course sequence allows the student to complete departmental and veterinary school requirements during the usual four-year bachelor's program.
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