Start exploring Veterinary studies summer programs

Dates:

Jul 17–28, 2027

Length:

12 days

Cost:

$5,580

Location:

Bahamas

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Hands-on experience with Bahamian wildlife specialists, plus reef snorkeling. No experience required.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 9–Aug 7, 2027 (14 days options)

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$5,599

Location:

Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

Jun 20–Jul 3, 2027

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$7,999

Location:

Rescue Center Costa Rica, Guacima, Costa Rica

Grades:

Students currently in grades 9–12

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Yes (2 George Mason University college credits included)

Two-week veterinary program in Costa Rica split between a stray dog sanctuary, with clinical lab rotations and a spay-and-neuter clinic, and a wildlife rescue center rehabilitating animals such as spider monkeys, sloths, toucans, and kinkajous.

Dates:

Jul 23–Aug 7, 2027 (includes travel days on group flight from Los Angeles)

Length:

2 weeks in Australia (16 days incl. travel)

Cost:

$5,995

Location:

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast, Australia (with a weekend in Sydney)

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Optional (2 University of Findlay credits for an additional fee)

Two-week pre-vet wildlife conservation program at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on Australia's Gold Coast, where students in groups of up to 15 work with a teaching veterinarian on Australian wildlife care, zoo medicine, and conservation, including behind-the-scenes visits to the wildlife hospital and a mid-program weekend in Sydney with a visit to Taronga Zoo.

Dates:

Jul 10–25, 2027 (includes travel days on group flight from New York)

Length:

2 weeks in Thailand (16 days incl. travel)

Cost:

$4,950

Location:

Chiang Mai and Elephant Nature Park, Thailand

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Optional (3 University of Findlay credits for an additional fee)

Two-week pre-vet program in northern Thailand that splits time between a dog rescue clinic near Chiang Mai, where students practice clinical skills and assist with spay and neuter surgeries under a teaching veterinarian, and a week living and caring for rescued elephants at Elephant Nature Park.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 18–Aug 9, 2027 (22 days options)

Length:

22 days

Cost:

$8,530

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Yes

Clinical experience on farms and rescue centers with exotic and domestic animals; earns 3 natural science college credits.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

2 weeks (14 days)

Cost:

$7,199

Location:

Walkabout Wildlife Park, Calga, NSW, Australia

Grades:

Students currently in grades 9–12

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Yes (George Mason University college credit included)

Two-week veterinary program at Walkabout Wildlife Park in Calga, outside Sydney, where students work with teaching veterinarians caring for more than 200 animals such as koalas, kangaroos, and echidnas, learning marsupial anatomy, wildlife restraint, necropsy, and enrichment design.