Students in the veterinary medical program are required to follow the curriculum sequence defined in the SVM Catalogue.

Students may take optional courses, referred to as electives. Individual electives may have prerequisites or Grade Point Average (GPA) standards for students to participate. Only the grades of the required curriculum are used to calculate the grade points earned for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. Grades received for elective courses will not be reflected in the cumulative GPA.