The Faculty Student Selection Committee (FSSC) does not stipulate a minimum number of hours of animal experience, we seek students who are passionate about the study and have undertaken efforts to get a feeling for the essence of the veterinary profession. We encourage applicants to have garnered experience working with companion animals as well as large animals. Work with other animals like exotics and lab animals, as well as research and regulatory experience, will be considered as additional strong points in the application.
FOR NORTH AMERICAN APPLICANTS
- 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 60 credit hours.
- The following specific undergraduate coursework (or its equivalent) is part of the veterinary medical sciences requirements for admission: one year of general biology or zoology, with lab; one year of inorganic chemistry (general or physical), with lab; one semester of organic chemistry, with lab; one semester of biochemistry (no lab is required for Biochemistry); one semester of physics, with lab; and one semester math (calculus, computer science, or statistics); one semester of English.
- Standardized Examinations: Due to the impact on testing facilities, we are waiving Graduate Record Examination (GRE) requirements for the North American applicants for the fall 2021 and 2022 application cycles. If you would still like to include a test score with your application, we will accept scores from the new at-home versions of the GRE. Candidates may submit their MCAT alternatively. The University’s GRE code is 7153; the MCAT code is 21303.
FOR BRITISH APPLICANTS
- A bachelor’s degree with a strong science background is required for direct entry into the four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
- Applicants with strong passes at the Advanced Level of the GCE (or the equivalent) will be assessed individually and will be considered for entry into the five-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
- 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.
FOR APPLICANTS FROM OTHER SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION
- Applicants must have achieved successful completion of secondary school (12 years post-kindergarten, comprising four years post-primary/elementary that in itself is at least eight years long), preferably in a science curriculum or track.
- Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent), which includes a science background and the study of English.
- 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.
MCAT EXAM FOR NON-US AND NON-CANADIAN APPLICANTS
Based on the complexities of different curricula from around the world, we do not encourage our non-US and non-Canadian citizens (including those educated in North America) to sit the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The MCAT is a US-centric exam, and international students do not tend to score well on this exam.