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Is a major in Marine Biology necessary if I want to be an aquatic vet?

I want to be an aquatic veterinarian or work at a marine institute that helps rehabilitate sea creatures and I'm not sure if I should double major in Marine Biology and Pre-Vet or if it's unnecessary. #college-major #marine-biology #veterinary

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Courtney’s Answer

No, not necessary, but if you're sure that's the specialty you want to go into, Marine Biology would make sense in order for you to learn more about your field of interest. Here's a good website that explains more about becoming an aquatic vet.

http://www.iaaam.org/getting-into-aquatic-animal-medicine/
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Cassandra’s Answer

It all depends on the course load and how the program is set up. Double majoring with Pre-Vet and Marine Biology (both STEM majors) would be difficult based on lab situations and whether or not the programs will let you double dip for your credits as some of the classes might be the same or in the same credit line. If I were you, I would look into minoring in Marine Biology and just majoring in Pre-Vet if you believe that is the correct path. Just make sure you try and squeeze in an animal behavior course (maybe even minor in psychology), as that is something many businesses are looking for in rehabilitation. Make sure to ask advisors what they think is the best plan of action as you can always change things around once in school.
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