A career as a veterinarian is a great choice for someone who has a passion for caring for animals. Vets provide both preventative and emergency care—ensuring that our feathered, furred and scaled friends are healthy, happy and well-cared for—and to do that they need a broad education and variety of skills. Becoming a veterinarian requires a strong academic background in math, research and the sciences, as well as good communications and interpersonal skills. Students looking for pre-vet studies will find the Pre-Clinical Health Science major fulfills the requirements for admission to veterinary or professional school.
Academic rigor and practical experience provide Assumption students with noteworthy achievements in pre-vet studies and more for their graduate school applications.
Experiential Learning
Assumption's Rome Campus
At Assumption's campus in Rome, Italy, the city and the country become your classroom through daily and weekend-long excursions throughout "the eternal city" and the Italian countryside. This unique study abroad experience will enrich your academic and cultural pursuits as you walk in the footsteps of emperors and gladiators then enjoy delectable Italian cuisine or perhaps a cappuccino after class in a local cafe. (Did you know that your financial aid follows you to Rome?)
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Faculty/Student Research
The Assumption curriculum encourages scholarly and real-world experience. With hands-on research conducted alongside faculty mentors, students gain a depth of knowledge and skills that lead to professional success and personal fulfillment.Study Abroad
At Assumption University, the world is your classroom. Students can study and explore abroad in over 50 places from Vienna to England, South Africa, and even our own campus in historic, yet modern, Rome, Italy. Assumption’s study abroad program offers culture, history, and a living classroom for all.Internships
Assumption starts planning for your future the day you arrive on campus. Our Career Development and Internship Center helps students secure exciting and fulfilling internships where you’ll apply knowledge obtained in the classroom in a professional setting, preparing for a future career or additional study. Assumption connects students to internship opportunities in corporations, government agencies, research hospitals, non-profit organizations, and more.Graduate and Medical School Placements
Assumption has a strong track record of preparing students for graduate school in the health sciences, and our students have been accepted at numerous medical schools and health professions programs throughout the United States.
Boston University School of Dental Medicine
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health post-baccalaureate fellowship
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Yale University
First-rate Academics in a Catholic University Setting
Assumption University awakens in students a sense of wonder, discovery, and purpose, forming graduates known for their intellectual seriousness, thoughtful citizenship, and devotion to the common good. Students are provided an education that shapes their souls, forms them intellectually, and prepares them for meaningful careers. Enlivened by the harmony of faith and reason, here, students’ minds and hearts are transformed.