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6-Year DVM Program

A preveterinary program that builds on your academic performance.

The 6-year preveterinary entry point into our Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree program begins with intensive preveterinary coursework in organic chemistry and physics to prepare before entering the traditional, four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program.

This program is designed for students who want to prepare for a career in veterinary medicine and who have completed some undergraduate-level coursework or who have passed a matriculation examination with high marks in science.

Program Entry Requirements

  • A matriculation examination, such as the South African or Australian examination (or its equivalent), with strong science grades.

Or

  • Minimum of 30 university/college undergraduate-level credits that include some science foundation courses.

At a Glance

Next Start Date for First Term
January 2022

Time to Completion
6 years

Program Highlights

  • 191 credits + 1 year of clinical training
  • Years 1–5: Grenada
  • Year 6: US, UK, Canada, Australia, or Ireland

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  • “My experience at SGU was amazing. I felt completely prepared to enter the veterinary profession, maybe even more so than my US counterparts."

    Francisco Torrado, DVM
  • "With the relatively short time the professors had with us, it was clear they really cared and wanted to teach us everything possible.”

    Sylke Lohmann, DVM

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Train for your calling in veterinary medicine with an innovative DVM program.

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