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A Vet-Tech is a worker under a veterinarian kind of like a nurse. Where as a Pre-vet student is in their undergraduate college education with pre-vet as a major. Having a Pre-vet major is when you take on a pre-designed educational course of study so you are well prepared for you Graduate education as a Vet Student.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoPre-veterinary medicine is a major available at some schools for an undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree. Veterinary medicine is the major that students enrolled in graduate school (vet school) take.
Those who want to be a veterinarian must complete the veterinary medicine major at a vet school; it is not required for a veterinarian to have completed the pre-veterinary medicine major for a Bachelor's degree. However, the pre-vet major does focus on ensuring that students enrolled in the program will have completed all pre-requisite classes to apply to vet school.
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After obtaining a degree in pre-vet does that mean you are a vet tech?
No, it does not. Most states require you to have a degree specifically in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program and then to have taken and passed at least the Veterinary Technician National Exam in order to be a veterinary technician.
How many years of school to become a vet technician?
it takes 8 years to be a vet technician
Do you have to study animal science to be a vet?
To be an actual vet Yes, be not to be a vet technician.
How much does a pre-vet makes?
A pre-vet makes nothing - he/she is not qualified to work as a veterinarian.
Where can I possibly find vet technician jobs?
Vet Technician Jobs to Careers is a wordy but effective site for those searching for a vet technician job. As usual, a phone call to a particular company, to see if they are hiring, is often as or more productive than pursuing the issue online.
can you become a vet tech if you go to school for pre-vet?
Yes you can
Can you be a licensed vet technician with a GED in NYS?
Yes. That is not a problem.
What is pre vet?
"Pre-vet" is a descriptor used either to indicate a degree plan or set of courses that meets the requirements for application to vet school or a student who is enrolled in such courses with the goal of applying to vet school.
Does ole miss have a pre vet program?
no
Does UCLA have a veterinary program?
UCLA most likely does offer a pre-veterinary medicine program. However, you don't have to go through a dedicated pre-vet program to get into vet school. You just have to complete all the required pre-requisite courses for application to vet school.
Does UCLA have animal science?
UCLA most likely does offer a pre-veterinary medicine program. However, you don't have to go through a dedicated pre-vet program to get into vet school. You just have to complete all the required pre-requisite courses for application to vet school.
What colleges in Oklahoma have a vet school?
In Oklahoma there is only one veterinary school - at The Oklahoma State University. However, there are many schools that offer pre-veterinary medicine programs (to ensure you complete all the pre-requisite courses to apply to Oklahoma State University) as well as numerous veterinary technician schools.
