Dr. Leland S. Shapiro, Director
Pre-Veterinary Science Program
Professor of Animal Sciences
L.A. Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Ave. Box 1052
Woodland Hills, CA 91371
818-710-4254
drcows@aol.com 
http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/shapirls/Drcowsindex.html

Pierce College has the most successful two-year Pre-Veterinary Science program in the State of California. Students may learn "hands on" (kinesthetically), by listening (auditorily), or by seeing (visually).  We are internationally know for our excellence in hands-on training of applicants to graduate schools of veterinary medicine. Our farm laboratory and new teaching hospital, our diverse veterinary teaching staff, our excellent life science, and chemistry support programs and our industry mentors have contributed to this success. As of today (May  2013), 201 Pierce alumni have applied and been accepted into graduate schools of veterinary medicine. Our first three alumni were Dr. Charles Jenner, a graduate of Manual Arts High School in South Central Los Angeles and the founding director of the Big Horn Sheep Institute and  Dr. Hubert Johnstone (dairy science major), who served as the San Diego County Veterinarian for many years; and Dr. Dick La Rue (Dairy Science major) who had his own practice, following graduation from UC Davis, in Woodland Hills .    Our students have been accepted at UC Davis, Purdue, Tuskegee, Mississippi, Fort Collins, Iowa State, Prince Edwards, Gainesville, Michigan State, Wisconsin, University of Liverpool, Oklahoma State, Guadalajara, Kansas State, Ross University, St. George University, Virginia Tech., Washington State at Pullman, University College at Dublin, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, Tufts, Cornell, Glasgow, Texas A & M   Western University, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, and Murdoch University in Western Australia. You can read some of their stories at our alumni page.

Review our Pre-veterinary handbook  and these two short videos on students who have been successful in our program

• http://online.piercecollege.edu/videos/pos/pos001.html
• http://online.piercecollege.edu/videos/ptv/ptv003.html

AS 401 - Introduction to Veterinary Technology   
AS 501 - Principles of Animal Science
AS 505 - Animal Nutrition
AS 511 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals
AS 512 - Anatomy Laboratory
AS 181 - Veterinary Field Work
AS 120 - Ethical Issues in Using Animals
AS 515 - Applied Animal Reproduction

AS 516 - Artificial Insemination

AS596 - Animal Enterprise Projects

 Pre-veterinary students are expected to become "active" in our school's pre-veterinary club.  This spring's officers include:

 

Name	Email	Position
Tracy Wachbrit	tracyw@socal.rr.com	President
Denica Kakacheva	dkakacheva@yahoo.com	Vice President
Gabrielle Titmus	fatalkitten@hotmail.com	AG Ambassador/ Farm Walk
Lidia Hernandez	hernandez11p@gmail.com	Philanthropy Chair/Walking Shield
Marieve Elliott	milknhoney92@yahoo.com	Public Relations
Lina Lim	lina.lim84@gmail.com	Secretary
Alice Song	alicesong20@hotmail.com	Treasurer

 

If you would like to send a general email to the club officers you may write to them at prevet.mail@gmail.com