Veterinary Medical Program
Admission Requirements for Direct Entry

Applicants from the North American Model of Education

A documented period of farm experience and/or some time spent in a veterinary medical practice.

1. Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. Those students who do not possess a bachelor’s degree should have a minimum of 90 credit hours.

2. The following specific undergraduate coursework (or its equivalent) is required as part of the preveterinary medical requirements for admission:

General Biology or Zoology with lab: one year
General Chemistry with lab: one year
Organic Chemistry with lab: one semester
Genetics: one semester
Biochemistry: one semester
Physics with lab: one semester
Math (Calculus, Computer Science, or Statistics): one semester
English: one semester

3. Standardized Examination: Candidates must submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or alternatively, the MCAT. (Our GRE code is 7153; our MCAT code is 21303.)

Applicants from the British System of Education

1. Applicants with strong passes at the Advanced Level of the General Certificate of Education in Biology (Zoology), Chemistry, and either Physics or Mathematics will be assessed individually and will be accepted into the five-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.

2. A bachelor’s degree with a strong science background is required for direct entry into the four-year veterinary medical program.

3. If English is not the principal language, the applicant must have achieved a minimum score of 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based), or 100 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or a 7.0 overall score on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). (The University’s TOEFL code is 2864.)