Undergraduate Program Degrees

Prepares students for post-graduate education such as veterinary, medical, pharmacy, and other professional schools.

Designed for students whose interests include nutrition, physiology, genetics, behavior, biotechnology, food safety.

For students interested in careers in production management, extension, agricultural education, agribusiness, feed and pharmaceutical sales.

Students in this area may be interested in animal behavior and welfare in one or more species, including dogs, cats, horses, livestock, poultry, and laboratory animals (i.e., mice and rats). Such interests may lead students to careers in animal sheltering, zoos and sanctuaries, animal husbandry, animal welfare organizations, production animal welfare, behavior consulting, animal training, and animal welfare audit, assessment, and certification programs as well as service, assistance, and working dog organizations.

Gain knowledge and training in dairy farm business management to optimize dairy cattle performance and well-being, utilize electronic data, manage farm finances and land resources and implement environmental planning.

Prepare for advanced training for careers in animal research or veterinary medicine to improve animal and human nutrition, genetics, and biosecurity.

Combine your interest in dairy science with another companion major that allows you to diversify and gain additional knowledge in such areas as agribusiness, agricultural education, communications, and livestock management.

Highlights:

• Students are accepted to Virginia Tech into the dairy program, then apply to the 3+1 program as freshmen.
• A 3.5 GPA is required for a guaranteed interview at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
• Application to VMCVM required fall of the third year.
• First year classes at VMCVM can count toward credit hours needed to complete the BS in Dairy Science, though most students graduate in three years.

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