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Why Study Pre-Veterinary at Goshen College?
You came to find one thing out: does this study track actually get you ready for vet school?
Goshen College’s pre-veterinary study track is a advising path you follow alongside a science major in biology or environmental science. An academic advisor fits in the prerequisites veterinary schools require, and you graduate with a bachelor’s degree plus that coursework, building the animal-experience and research record vet schools look for.
You do it in small classes with advising that is one-on-one, and with biology faculty who learn your name. The work that makes your application real happens here: in the labs of Schrock Science Hall, on farms and at animal hospitals, and in the field at the 1,189-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center.

Where Pre-Veterinary Graduates Go
Goshen College pre-veterinary alumni have gone on to study at leading veterinary schools and to work in clinics, farms, zoos, and research institutions nationwide. With veterinary school behind you, the most direct path is becoming a Veterinarian (DVM). Related animal careers our graduates pursue include Animal Nutritionist, Veterinary Research Scientist, Veterinary Technician, Wildlife Biologist, and Zookeeper.
Pre-veterinary is a track, not a major, so you choose biology or environmental science, and your advisor maps your courses to each veterinary school’s prerequisites. View the complete program requirements in our catalog.

Where You’ll Get Real Animal Experience
You gain hands-on experience through internships at animal hospitals, farms, and conservation organizations, and by volunteering with veterinary professionals. At the 1,189-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, you do field-based learning in animal ecology and environmental systems.
Many students also do research through the Maple Scholars program or work directly with faculty on collaborative science projects involving wildlife, farm animals, or microbiology. You conduct coursework in the state-of-the-art Schrock Science Hall, with the research labs and ecological habitats veterinary schools value.
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Common Questions About the Pre-Veterinary Study Track
No. Pre-veterinary is a study track, not a major. You major in a science such as biology, environmental science, or molecular biology/biochemistry, and an academic advisor helps you fit in the prerequisites veterinary schools require. You graduate with a bachelor’s degree plus your completed pre-vet coursework.
You build them through internships at animal hospitals, farms, and conservation organizations, plus volunteering with veterinary professionals. Goshen College’s 1,189-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center offers field-based learning in animal ecology, and the Maple Scholars program supports summer research with faculty on wildlife, farm animals, or microbiology.
Yes. You complete coursework in the Schrock Science Hall and field studies at Merry Lea, and you intern at animal hospitals, farms, and conservation organizations near campus. The Maple Scholars program lets you do summer research without leaving Goshen, Indiana, so you can build your application close to home.
Goshen alumni have gone on to clinics, farms, zoos, and research institutions nationwide. With veterinary school, you can practice as a Veterinarian (DVM). Related animal careers include Animal Nutritionist, Veterinary Research Scientist, Veterinary Technician, Wildlife Biologist, and Zookeeper. Your advisor helps you map a path that fits your goals.
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