Progression into each succeeding term during the first year through the third year will be granted if students have fulfilled all of the following requirements:
- Students have satisfactorily completed all courses required for that term in the curriculum.
- Students have maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.
- Students must have satisfied all outstanding grade requirements.
Progression into the final year will be granted if:
- Students have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00
- No outstanding unsatisfactory grades (“D+”, “D”, “F”).
The following cumulative grade point average (GPA) standards are used for the evaluation of students by the APRC:
Cumulative GPA = 4.00
Students will be placed on the Provost’s List and promoted to the next term.
Cumulative GPA > or = 3.50
Students will be placed on the Dean’s List and promoted to the next term.
Cumulative GPA < 3.50 and >1.99
Students are making satisfactory progress and are promoted to the next term
Cumulative GPA < or = 1.99
Students will be placed on MAS.
To complete the final year of the SGU SVM curriculum successfully, students must comply with the rules and regulations of the SGU affiliated institutions where they are completing the final year of clinical training of the veterinary medical curriculum and must remedy all deficiencies accordingly.
Students must fulfill the following distribution of subject areas:
- Large Animal Surgery
- Large Animal Medicine
- Small Animal Surgery
- Small Animal Medicine
- Diagnostic Services
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Clinical Anesthesia
- Electives
Students are eligible for graduation if they have passed all required courses in the veterinary medical curriculum.