1) High School
In high school, choose the academic stream and take all the science, math and English prerequisites necessary.
2) College or University
- To be considered for the
DVM program, applicants must have completed a minimum of four full-time semesters
(e.g. 10.00 credits at the University of Guelph) in an undergraduate bachelor's
degree program, as well as eight prerequisite courses. This may be done at any accredited
College or University and in any major of interest. Courses do not need to be
completed in a specialized college or faculty, or in a designated
Pre-Veterinary program.
- All prerequisite courses
must be completed by August 31 (for international applicants), and December 31
(for Canadian applicants), of the year prior to anticipated entry. Applicants must present a prerequisite
average of 75% or higher as well as an average of 75% or higher in the last two
full-time semesters in order to be considered for admission. Complete at least two years (4 semesters) of full time studies of a Bachelor's degree program. Full time is a minimum of five one-semester courses, for example 2.5 credits at the University of Guelph or 15 credit hours at a US school. The prerequisite courses listed below must all be taken in a full-time semester.
Full-time Study Requirement
As a professional degree, the DVM program is a rigorous
program with intense curricular demands.
Applicants need to demonstrate their capacity for high academic
performance prior to applying to the DVM program, including strong performance
in eight prerequisite courses completed during full-time study.
What is a full-time semester?
- The definition of a full-time course load varies among institutions.
However, for DVM admission purposes, a
full-time semester is defined as a minimum of 2.50 credits. This is
typically five courses at 0.50 credits each per semester. Note: For
universities that use a 3.00/6.00 credit system, students must have a minimum
total of 15.00 credits per semester in order to be considered full-time.
- A course that runs the full year will have the credit weight divided
equally and half applied to each of the two semesters in which the course is
taken.
- Field courses with a
component completed outside of the regular semester schedule do not count
towards the total credit weight of a semester.
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