Washington Veterinary Colleges

Washington State University

• Washington State University has a unique College of Veterinary Medicine that trains people on what is required in a veterinary career beginning in junior high and high school. There is also an undergraduate program that prepares students in veterinary-related majors that include animal science, bioengineering, neuroscience, wildlife ecology and zoology. There are numerous graduate programs in the College of Veterinary Medicine. They include programs in veterinary clinical sciences, neuroscience, veterinary microbiology and pathology, and veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacology and physiology.

  Washington State University
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  P.O. Box 647010
  Pullman WA 99164-7010
  509-335-951
  www.vetmed.wsu.edu

University of Washington Seattle

• The University of Washington has a Veterinary Medicine Department at the Seattle branch. It prepares pre-veterinary undergraduate students to be qualified to enter a graduate program for veterinary studies. Its website states that the majority of graduates in the program have a significant chance of being accepted to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in Pullman. Students are required to take math, biology, chemistry, physics and biochemistry courses. Students can take the prerequisites for entry into Washington State University from UW, transfer and earn a bachelor's degree after the first year of veterinary school.

  University of Washington Seattle
  Office of Admissions
  1410 NE Campus Parkway
  Box 355852
  Seattle, WA 98195-5852
  206-543-8047, ext. 357190
  washington.edu

PIMI Medical Institute Seattle

• The Seattle and Renton branches of PIMI Medical Institute have programs for people who want to work in a veterinary setting. They can gain experience working as veterinary technicians or veterinary assistants. Later, they can use their experience to their advantage by pursuing additional education to become veterinarians. Although the coursework typically does not go toward entry requirements to veterinary school, having experience in a veterinary setting might help some students in the admissions process.

  PIMI Medical Institute
  Seattle Northgate Area
  9709 Third Avenue NE
  Suite 400
  Seattle, WA 98115
  800-477-PIMA
  pmi.edu

  PIMI Medical Institute - Renton
  555 S. Renton Village Place
  Suite 110
  Renton, WA 98057
  800-477-PIMA
  pmi.edu