BS Pre-Veterinary Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The BS in Pre-Veterinary Science is a research-focused programme providing preprofessional training for students planning to attend veterinary school. It prepares students for leadership in veterinary and human health, animal biotechnology and production agriculture.

Faculty: College of Natural Sciences | Department: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

The primarily science-based curriculum offers experience with cows, sheep, goats, horses, poultry and research lab animals, at the Hadley Farm Equine and Livestock Research and Education Center and the South Deerfield Complex, plus a local dairy farm and research laboratories.

Career pathways

Veterinary school and careers in veterinary and human health, animal biotechnology and production agriculture.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UMass Amherst first-year applicants (all undergraduate majors): complete Common Application including the UMass questions; official high school transcript (grades 9-11); official transcripts for any college coursework; one letter of recommendation; $90 application fee; SAT/ACT optional (test-optional); self-reported academic record optional. High school units: English 4; mathematics 4 (Algebra II minimum, including senior-year math); natural science 3 (with labs); social science 2 (one course in US history); foreign language 2 of the same language; electives 2. Non-native English speakers must demonstrate English proficiency.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants: the Common Application opens August 1; the Early Application deadline is November 5; the Regular Decision deadline is January 15; the FAFSA priority deadline is March 1.

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