<p>I am aware there are so many other threads similar to this, but I just can't decide between majors. Biology and Chemistry undergrad degrees apparently get you nowhere, but how much better would a Chemical Engineering major be in terms of career opportunities? Do the classes for a pre-vet student match up in anyway with a ChemE major?</p>
<p>Chemical Engineering has a much better job prospect than Chem or Bio but it’s also more likely to give you lower GPA. I don’t know the typical GPA threshold for vet schools (I guess it’s much lower than med schools’) but decide it carefully.</p>
<p>The average GPA for the class of 2014 was 3.48 overall and 3.33 for required science courses at UC Davis. The required courses are mostly biology and chemistry. As a ChemE major, would I be taking somewhat similar classes that overlap into the required pre-vet courses? I don’t know how many classes I could handle in 4 years that would fulfill a BS in ChemE and prepare me to apply for vet school.</p>
<p>You can read UC Davis’ [pre-veterinary</a> requirements](<a href=“http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/subpages/basic_requirements.html]pre-veterinary”>http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/subpages/basic_requirements.html).</p>
<p>You can check the program of study for chemical engineering at schools you are interested in to see how much overlap there is and how many of your free electives you would need to use on additional pre-veterinary courses.</p>
<p>Except for One year of General Chemistry - w/lab and One year of Organic Chemistry - w/lab and general electives and maybe statistics I wouldn’t think there would be much overlap with ChemE. Possibly you could use micro-biology for a bioChemE program. Maybe Bio-mechanical engineering would have more overlap. ChemE requires Calculus I,II,III and partial differential equations plus Physics. ChemE requires thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, etc. You don’t need any of those for pre-vet.
Each state usually has only 1 or maybe 2 great vet schools, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a higher GPA requirement for grad school than medical school.</p>