Shortest way to become a vet?

Answer 1

becoming a small animal vet

Veterinarian students are trained in all fields of animal medicine. You pick your speciality from there and practice what ever your little heart desires. Normally, though, becoming a vet (of any kind) requires 8 years of college plus 6 years of elementary school 3 years of middle school and 4 years of high school. In all that's 21 years of school in all. Hope you're prepared! = )

Answer 2

The short answer is 7 to 8 years.

The training to become a practicing veterinarian is quite similar to that of becoming a medical doctor, except that the anatomy, physiology and other courses are oriented toward the broad variety of other creatures that vets treat, from elephants to parakeets.

There are five basic steps to becoming a vet.

Step One: Complete undergraduate courses at an accredited college or university. Requirements range from 45 to 90 semester hours .

Step Two: Pass admittance tests to a college of veterinary medicine.

Step Three: Receive a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Courses in the four-year program cover inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, general Biology, animal biology, animal nutrition, zoology and more.

Step Four: Become a veterinary intern, generally for a period of one year. (Internships provide a small salary in addition to clinical experience.)

Step Five: Become a licensed veterinarian, which requires a doctorate in veterinary medicine and passing the eight hour North American Veterinary Licensing Exam.

In addition to the above, many vets specialize in particular areas, such as equine, avian (birds), and even fish. Such specializations add time to the doctor's overall training, but may be undertaken after licensing.