Overview

To prepare for acceptance to veterinary school, you will need to take a series of courses in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. You can choose any major, but many pre-veterinary students choose the B.S. in biology program. As part of the pre-veterinary program at Calvin, you will also meet with a faculty advisor to help you stay on track with your career plans.

Careers in Pre-Veterinary Medicine

• Large Animal Practice
• Small Animal Practice
• Zoo Practice
• More

See job placement rates for Calvin grads.

Student involvement

Employment at West Michigan Regional Laboratory; Laboratory assisting; Pre-vet Club, Work at Calvin College's Ecosystem Preserve to manage wildlife

Course Requirements 2012-13

Pre-Veterinary

The program prepares students for admission to professional and graduate schools while also meeting requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from Calvin.

Scholarships

Dollar amounts reflect awards given for the 2012-13 academic year.

Dr. Bernard J. Ten Broek Biology Scholarship

• award amount: $2,300
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.3+
• financial need required; demonstrate interest in the area of animal biology
• apply through the Calvin Portal

View all scholarship opportunities

Faculty

Carolyn Anderson Assistant Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 335 cea3@calvin.edu (616) 526-6343 Eric Arnoys Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 233 earnoys@calvin.edu (616) 526-6051 David Benson Associate Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 303 deb22@calvin.edu (616) 526-7699 Curtis Blankespoor Professor of Biology Department of Biology DH 123 cblankes@calvin.edu (616) 526-6498 Ronald Blankespoor Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 227 blan@calvin.edu (616) 526-6174 Randall DeJong Assistant Professor Department of Biology DH 109 rdejong@calvin.edu (616) 526-7625 Roger DeKock Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 301 dekock@calvin.edu (616) 526-6344 Herbert Fynewever Associate Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 229 hrf3@calvin.edu (616) 526-7711 Loren Haarsma Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy SB 260 lhaarsma@calvin.edu (616) 526-8517 Paul Harper Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy SB 161 pharper@calvin.edu (616) 526-6408 Arlene Hoogewerf Professor department chair Department of Biology DH 105 ahoogewe@calvin.edu (616) 526-8668

David Koetje Professor Department of Biology DH 105 dkoetje@calvin.edu (616) 526-7047 Rich Nyhof Professor Department of Biology DH 111 nyhr@calvin.edu (616) 526-6347 Anding Shen Associate Professor, on leave fall 2012 Department of Biology DH 209 as28@calvin.edu (616) 526-6025 Kumar Sinniah Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 225 ksinniah@calvin.edu (616) 526-6058 Chad Tatko Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 307 cdt2@calvin.edu (616) 526-7584 Peter Tigchelaar Professor Department of Biology DH 107 ptigch@calvin.edu (616) 526-6346 John Ubels Professor Department of Biology DH 213 jubels@calvin.edu (616) 526-6219 Randall Van Dragt Professor Department of Biology DH 113 vdra@calvin.edu (616) 526-6497 Douglas Vander Griend Associate Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry DeVries Hall 231 dav4@calvin.edu (616) 526-8729 Amy Wilstermann Associate Professor Department of Biology DH 129 amw26@calvin.edu (616) 526-7620

Teach This

Interested in teaching? You can gain certification in Pre-Veterinary Medicine as a:

Calvin's teacher education program also contains education-specific course requirements that you must complete prior to certification. See course requirements for:

• Elementary education
• Secondary education