Associate Degree in Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Hesston, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Hesston College does not have an application deadline, but you are advised to apply as early as possible, especially if you are seeking financial aid
Key Summary
About: Hesston College offers an Associate degree in Pre‑Veterinary Medicine in a Christ-centered community where students receive academic, social, and spiritual education. The pre-veterinary major covers basic undergraduate courses aimed at pursuing more advanced degrees. The college treats the first 2 years as a foundation. Students access hands-on bachelor pathways and serve as tutors or department assistants.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may enter teaching, research, zoological/wildlife medicine, public health, regulatory medicine, or related roles such as veterinary research assistant, wildlife clinician, public health technician, or regulatory affairs associate. They link to vet school prep, animal science, clinical career support, industry regulation.
Pre-veterinary medicine is a career field that requires degrees beyond a four-year undergraduate degree. The pre-pharmacy major is comprised of the basic courses required for an undergraduate degree in pursuit of more advanced degrees.
Majoring in Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Opportunities to serve as a tutor and department assistant, privileges reserved for upperclassmen at most schools.
The pre-veterinary curriculum will provide you with the strong educational foundation you will need for upper-level studies and advanced degrees. Academic advisors work one-on-one with students to ensure requirements are met for a seamless transition to continuing education and professional careers. The curriculum follows a general biology curriculum.
First Year Fall Program Courses
- General Chemistry I
- Intro to Molecular and Cellular Biology or Intro to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Recommended Courses
- First-Year Seminar
- College Writing I
- Calculus I
- Principles of Macroeconomics
Spring Program Courses
- Intro to Organismal Biology or Genetics
- Anatomy and Physiology or Microbiology
- General Chemistry II
Recommended Courses
- Calculus II
- Speech Communication
- Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
Second Year Fall Program Courses
- Organic Chemistry I
- Intro to Molecular and Cellular Biology or Intro to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- College Physics I
- Elementary Statistics
Recommended Courses
- Biblical Literature
- Humanities Course
- Responsibility Course
Spring Program Courses
- Intro to Organismal Biology or Genetics
- Anatomy and Physiology or Microbiology
- Organic Chemistry II
Recommendations: College Physics may be needed but also can be taken during the student’s junior year. For pre-pharmacy, include Anatomy and Physiology instead of Organismal Biology.
If you are motivated, passionate, and enjoy learning and understanding principles governing life processes at all levels – molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecological – studying biology is for you!
- Teaching
- Researcher
- Zoological/Wildlife medicine
- Public health
- Regulatory medicine
