What are the veterinary degree requirements?

This will vary depending upon the specific School of Veterinary Medicine. In the United States, some of the common requirements are:

- Passing a year of inorganic/general chemistry, with lab, in college

- Passing a year of organic chemistry, with lab, in college

- Passing a term of biochemistry in college

- Passing a year of physics, with lab, in college

- Passing a year of general Biology, with lab, in college

- Accumulating several hundred hours (or more) of experience with a trained veterinarian who is still working

- Accumulating several hundred hours (or more) of experience working with animals directly

- Acquiring letters of recommendation from two (or three) veterinarians supporting your bid to enroll in vet school

- Taking and achieiving a good to Excellent score on the GRE exam