Pre-Vet Medicine

Grades 11 & 12

SC612SSC

Pre-Veterinarian Medicine

This advanced course focuses on the health and welfare of animals. Explore the domestic animal from a medical perspective and learn the practices needed to prevent and cure disease. Learn hands-on, practical skills in proper animal handling, disease diagnosis, and basic veterinary care. Each student will conduct a Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) project, in which they will be able to personally analyze one area of agriculture in which they are interested. Upon satisfactory completion of both semesters, this course may be used to meet up to 1.0 of the science credits required for graduation.

Length: Year  ●  Credit: 1.0  ●  Prerequisite: Introduction to Animal Science

Diploma Credit Area: Science (SC)

If you have already fulfilled your SC requirement, this course will transcribe as elective (EL) credit.Please note that although this course provides science credit toward graduation requirements, it does not meet science requirements for NCAA eligibility.