Sul Ross State University is located in Alpine, TX, and serves a 19-county area in West Texas. The school was founded in 1917 and obtained university status in 1969. Sul Ross State has a pre-veterinary medicine curriculum that is part of the animal health management program. The purpose of the pre-vet curriculum is to "meet or exceed the requirements for entrance into the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine," according to Sul Ross State University's website. SRSU also offers a B.F.A. degree in studio art and an M.Ed. degree with art specialization.
Purdue University was founded in 1869 in West Lafayette, IN. This coeducational public university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Purdue offers an art education program that develops "a broad understanding of the visual arts and the desire to communicate this understanding to others," according to Purdue's website. This program is approved by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and provides the student with a B.A. in visual arts education. Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine offers a veterinary technologist major that provides either an associate of science or a bachelor of science in veterinary technology.
Converse College is a liberal arts college for women in Spartanburg, SC. Converse was founded in 1889 and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This higher education institution offers a bachelor of arts degree in studio art. Courses that studio art major participate in include ceramics, painting, drawing, twentieth century art before 1945 and 3-D design. Converse also offers pre-health profession programs that include a pre-veterinary school. Student major in a broader realm of science but can focus on the veterinary aspect. Students must prove veterinary proficiency through internships or volunteer time in a veterinary clinic.
North Carolina State University is a public higher education institution located in Raleigh, NC. More than 34,000 students attend NC State in 2011. This university has a college of veterinary medicine that graduated its first students in 1985 and is ranked fifth among the country's 28 veterinary medicine colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report. The program is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. NC State's college of design features studies in fibers and surface design, new media and animation and graphic design. Undergraduate degrees include bachelor of art and design and bachelor of graphic design, while graduate degrees include master of industrial design, master of art and design and Ph.D. in design.