Pre-Veterinary
About Health Professions Advising: Pre-Veterinary
The pre-vet program is offered through F&M’s Health Professions Advising as a supplement to your chosen major. While you’ll declare your major at the end of your sophomore year, your pre-vet experience will begin the moment you step on campus.
As a pre-vet student, you’ll work with the Director of Health Professions Advising throughout your time at F&M. You’ll enjoy personalized guidance on recommended courses to take and specialized programming, resources, and more to help you develop the skills and experiences you’ll need to be a competitive applicant in veterinary medicine. Whether you are looking for a summer internship, deciding when to apply to veterinary school, or trying to select which school to attend, the F&M’s Health Professions Advising is with you every step of the way.
Thanks to the depth and breadth of our pre-vet program, our graduates are distinctly
prepared for success in the veterinary field. Many go on to medical school after F&M
before beginning their careers. Their individualized learning and hands-on experience F&M provides gives them an advantage
in getting admitted into some of the nation’s top programs, including: Many F&M alumni have become leaders in veterinary medicine. They hold positions such
as:
Personalized Guidance & Workshops
Animal and Vet-Related Opportunities
Research Opportunities
Pre-Vet Club
F&M Health Professions Advising also partners with the Pre-Vet Club to coordinate
trips to nearby zoos and animal sanctuaries.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Preparation
Success Beyond F&M
Graduate School
Career Paths
Student Spotlight
“I have learned a great deal about handling animals, information about the animals
themselves, and so much more.”
Owls, hawks, skunks, deer, raccoons, ducklings, opossums, groundhogs, squirrels —
Bri Thomas '24 spent a summer surrounded by wildlife as a wildlife care intern with
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Burlington, N.J. " I have learned a great deal
about handling animals, information about the animals themselves, and so much more,"
she said. "The experience I've gained from being at Cedar Run has confirmed this decision
and has made me more compelled to acquire additional opportunities that will offer
me diverse experience both before and after going to veterinary school."
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Behavior is a property shared by all living things. What does it look like — and mean
— in animals? At F&M, you’ll study the variation of animal behavior through powerful,
hands-on training with a diverse range of animals. Certificates are supplemental educational pathways you can pursue at F&M. Each certificate
explores new and innovative fields of study through the lens of two or more fields
of study. The Animal Husbandry & Primate Training certificate develops your abilities
to care for animals professionally as well as to reflect on your experiences as an
element of humans’ relationships with the natural world. The biological sciences expand and advance frontiers of knowledge about all forms
of life. From molecules to ecosystems, from oceans to deserts, from the distant past
to present day, biology gives you insights into other species, ourselves, and our
world.Related Fields of Study
Animal Behavior Studies
Animal Husbandry & Primate Training (Certificate)
Biology
Health Professions Advising is offered through F&M’s Office of Student and Post-Graduate
Development (OSPGD). Pronounced “os-puh-god,” OSPGD prepares F&M students and graduates
for success in every aspect of life beyond college.Beyond Career Services