The primary objective of the college is to enable students to attain essential knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors to meet the varied needs of society and the veterinary profession. The professional curriculum provides an excellent basic science education in addition to training in diagnosis, disease prevention, medical treatment, and surgery. Each class begins in August and graduates four years later in May. Graduates are qualified to pursue careers in the many facets of veterinary medicine and related health professions.

The College of Veterinary Medicine and the Comparative and Experimental Medicine (CEM) graduate program offer a coordinated accelerated dual program leading to the conferral of both the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• The dual program is designed to prepare highly motivated students for a career in veterinary research.
• Students entering the dual degree program must meet minimum admission requirements for both the DVM and the PhD programs.
• Applicants for the DVM-PhD program must make separate application to, and be competitively and independently accepted by, the College of Veterinary Medicine for the DVM and the CEM program for the PhD.
• Students who have been accepted by the College of Veterinary Medicine may apply for approval to pursue the dual program any time prior to or after matriculation. Such approval will be granted, provided that dual program studies are started prior to entry into the fourth semester of DVM course work.

MS, PhD, PhD-DVM

Studies in Comparative & Experimental Medicine are

focused on the comparative approach to the study of biomedical and veterinary sciences

intended to prepare students for research and/or academic careers in the health sciences