Admissions Information

 

Only students with a veterinary degree (DVM or equivalent) are eligible for admission to the VMSC Graduate Program; however, qualified non-veterinary students admitted through other graduate programs, namely Animal and Avian Sciences (ANSC), Molecular and Cell Biology (MOCB) and Food Sciences (FDSC), can work toward their graduate degrees in the research areas offered by the VMSC Graduate Program with all privileges, including selecting graduate faculty advisors within Veterinary Medicine.

A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B or better) and a minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) combined score of 1100 (verbal and quantitative) are required. The GRE score for either the verbal or quantitative section should not be less than 400. The analytical score should be between 4 and 6. International applicants are required to have minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores of 575 (paper-based test) and 233 (computer-based test).