Most students complete the veterinary medical program at SGU SVM on an optimal track of four years. Students on this optimal track spend three years in Grenada studying preclinical, paraclinical, and clinical subjects before moving to affiliated schools of veterinary medicine to spend a final year in clinical rotations.
The optimal track is a continuum of terms with time off kept to a minimum. The terms in the first three years are progressive, each being a prerequisite (building block) for the next. Breaks in this progression are disruptive; therefore, leave of absences (LOA’s) are discouraged.
Since the mission of the SVM includes the preparation of students for entry into the profession of veterinary medicine, an orderly, satisfactory, academic progression is important.