<p>I'm going to major in zoology and animal science and I'm thinking of these colleges~</p>
<p>NC State
U Wisconsin Madison
UC Davis
Colorado State
Clemson
UGeorgia
Oregon State</p>
<p>If you were in my position, which do you think would be the best college to go to?</p>
<p>Looking for friendly students and staff, great programs, and a fun and safe city.</p>
<p>Where do you live? Big school or small school? Climate?</p>
<p>Madison is a power house in these fields, as well as food science and the rest of the biological sciences. </p>
<p>I don’t think the U of Washington offers these items - at Wash. State instead, but not sure.</p>
<p>I live in the North East and I hate it here. I’m okay with a large or small school, they have an equal amount of pros and cons. And I prefer cold weather, but it seems like I can’t escape it unless I go to Alberta or something, so I can deal with hot weather. Like today it’s 95 degrees and I want to die.</p>
<p>The first four colleges are my top. It’s a big decision between NC State and Winsy</p>
<p>And actually I don’t really want to go to Washington, it seems like it is in the middle of nowhere, which is another thing I don’t want to be in. </p>
<p>I crossed it off the list~</p>
<p>I’m not into drugs and drinking so I’d prefer not to go to a drug filled college and huge drinking party schools.</p>
<p>The two fields you mention, Zoololgy and Animal Science, are very different. Zoology is a branch of biology having to do with the *classification *of animals, while Animal Science has to do with the management and productiopn of animals (and at many schools, specifically with livestock animals). Virtually any large university will have a Zoology department within their biology department, but only some will have an animal science major. Are you planning graduate school? Veterinary medicine? Research? Zoo management??? If you want hands-on experience with animals, Zoology would not be the way to go, but if you are interested in research it might be. If you are planning graduate school to become a veterinarian it would not be a good idea to spend all your money on an out of state public like UC Davis for undergraduate - save the money to attend for graduate studies.</p>
<p>If by chance you are using the term “Zoology” to mean you are interested in managing Zoos, look into the excellent programs at Moorpark College in California and Santa Fe College in Florida. Many students do these two-year programs and then complete a bachelor’s in Animal Science, Animal Behavior, or Zoology.
[America’s</a> Teaching Zoo - Current Students - Moorpark College](<a href=“http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/current_students/teaching_zoo/index.shtml]America’s”>America's Teaching Zoo | Moorpark College)
[Teaching</a> Zoo | Santa Fe College | Gainesville, FL](<a href=“http://www.sfcollege.edu/zoo/]Teaching”>Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo | Gainesville Florida)</p>
<p>I’m going into veterinary medicine and I’ve been told that zoology and animal sciences are the best majors to take to get into vet school.</p>
<p>Veterinary school. That narrows it down. Much like medical school, your undergraduate college is not nearly as important as where you go for graduate school. Unless money is absolutely no object, going to your state flagship and majoring in Biology, Zoology or Animal Science (with a pre-veterinary emphasis) and saving money for graduate school is a good idea.</p>
<p>If you do not already have hands-on experience with livestock animals, it might be a good idea to pursue the idea of an Animal Science major (w/pre-veterinary emphasis). All veterinary students must study all of the animal classes in veterinary school, even if they want to specialize in dogs and cats. For students coming in with no large-animal experience it can be very intimidating to walk up to a 1,000-pound animal and attempt procedures.</p>
<p>If you already have lots of hands-on experience w/large animals, the Zoology major or Bio major would be fine. Btw, you do not have to do your undergraduate at a university with a veterinary school.</p>
<p>Which schools would be your in-state publics?</p>
<p>Clemson isn’t in a city but if you’re looking for friendly students, professors and a great Animal & Veterinary Science, definitely take a look at Clemson!
[Animal</a> and Veterinary Sciences](<a href=“http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/animal_vet_science/index.html]Animal”>Animal and Veterinary Sciences)</p>
<p>Alamemom : Brown University is the only good school in Rhode Island for biology, and I would really prefer moving out of New England. I’m applying for a lot of scholarships and the vet school I want to go to [University of Edinburgh] is relatively cheap. I’m thinking of having animal science as my major and zoology as a minor.</p>
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<p>It’s going to be difficult to major in both. As alemom said, they are different disciplines. Indeed they are usually completely separate departments. Simply put, Animal Science is the science of raising livestock, and Zoology is the scientific study of wild (and not domestic) animals.</p>
<p>Pick whever one interests you the most.</p>
<p>What should I take if I want to be a pet and wildlife veterinarian? I’m interested in anatomy, I want to be a surgeon.</p>
<p>I also kinda want to go around the world and study animals…</p>
<p>The animal sci/zoo combo generally ends up being you take one zoo course for your biology requirement for GE in the animal science major.</p>
<p>Yes, you are in a state that doesn’t have a loooong list of options. I can comment on some California schools (which is not to say others aren’t as good or better - I just don’t know about them).</p>
<p>Not a lot of private school options (where there might be financial aid) for animal science in CA. UC Davis is an excellent university with great animal science options - both pre-vet and production - but it will cost about $50,000/year for oos. If money is a concern, you might look into the CSU system for animal science - Cal Poly SLO has excellent programs, and CSU Fresno, Cal Poly Pomona, Chico all offer very good pre-vet programs. ALL are feeders into UC Davis for veterinary school and cost about $30,000 - $35,000/year for oos. [CSUMentor</a> - Explore Campuses - Matching Assistant](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>
<p>How cheap is Edinburgh for veterinary school? My daughter is studying at University of Edinburgh this coming Fall and we discovered that it costs just under $60,000/year US$ for undergraduates from the US. Is it less for graduate school (that would be unusual!)?</p>
<p>For the wildlife option, I will again direct you to the Moorpark and Santa Fe College options for your first two* years. You will get lots of experience with exotics. *Both programs require five specific GE courses before you can be accepted and are two year programs, so they may take three years. Then you could go on to one of the schools you list (or one you haven’t listed) to finish your undergraduate degree and then on to vet school!</p>
<p>Whenever you vist a zoo or exotic animal program, ask the people running it and working on it where they got their training. I have found that 90% of the time it is one of those two programs combinied w/a bachelors degree from varying universities.</p>
<p>PS: axisxpowers, if you have any questions about Clemson, let me know!</p>
<p>All of the schools you listed have good Biology/Zoology programs. Wisconsin, Colorado State and North Carolina State are notable. I’d tend to stick with my own state’s undergraduate program, as it is the graduate school training that is more important to your career. As for cold weather, I believe that U of North Dakota is practically bribing out-of-state residents to matriculate at their campus.</p>
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>Im in the same boat as the OP. I know that I would like to work with animals with research and such. I was originally looking at zoology programs, however, after reading this thread, I noticed that I should be looking at schools with Animal Science Programs? </p>
<p>What schools would be good to attend for an Animal Science/Behavior Degress as well as any job opportunities?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>If you want vet school, look at Oklahoma State. OSU has an excellent vet school.</p>
<p>alamemom : Really? That’s odd… the site told me it cost 31 thousand dollars for tuition. Does that include room and books? <a href=“http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/documents/Edinburgh2010.UPDATED.pdf[/url]”>http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/documents/Edinburgh2010.UPDATED.pdf</a></p>
<p>Hi, after reading this thread I was wondering if anybody could direct me towards a major or schools that might let me work at a zoo? I was thinking ecology or biological sciences originally, because they seemed like good broad options.
Also for schools I want to stay on the Eastern half of the United States.</p>
<p>axis, yes - the estimate we received for one semester at University of Edinburg was $29,900 including tuition, room, board, books, travel, health insurance, visas and personal expenses. So a full year would be $59,800. (But perhaps they charge a bit more for a visiting study-abroad student like my daughter.)</p>
<p>The brochure you have lists the tuition at 22,200 pounds, which right now converts to about $33,700 US - that is perhaps $3,000 or $4,000 per year less than some US private universities (and of course you know you would add room, board, books, travel, health insurance, visas and personal expenses to that figure), but your travel expenses alone will more than use up that small savings. I am not saying you shouldn’t consider it, just that it would not likely be a “cheaper” option than a US school.</p>
<p>The study of Zoology has little to do with zoos. Zoology, in short, is the science of animal biology. This includes organismal, behavioral, mammology, herpetology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, histology, etc.</p>
<p>Many universities have dropped the departmental tittle ‘Zoology’ altogether and consolidated such studies into “Biological Sciences” departments.</p>