Updates in CVM Admissions Policites Due to COVID-19

SchoolorCollegeofVeterinary

Medicine

AdmissionsWebsiteformore

detailsregardingchangesin

protocols

Acceptsonlinecourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements

Acceptspass/failcourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements Acceptsonlinelabcoursework

RelaxingLetterfromDVM

requirement

RelaxingGRE

requirement RelaxingExperienceHours

ChangesinInterviews

for2021Cycle OtherChanges

AtlanticVeterinaryCollegeatthe

UniversityofPrinceEdwardIsland

https://www.upei.ca/programs/doct

or‐veterinary‐medicine

YesforSpring,SummerandFall2020,

butonlyincertaincircumstances:We

havealwaysacceptedonline

prerequisitecoursesthatdidnot

requirealaboratorycomponent.

YesforSpring2020only.Not

acceptedforSummerandFall2020.

FortheWinter2020andSummer2020

semesterswewillallowonline

laboratoriesasotheropti

onswillnot

beavailabletostudents.

UndecidedforFall2020.

Myins

titutiondoesnotrequire

recommendationletters

TheGREisnolongera

requirementforthe2020‐

2021cycledueto

limitationsontesting

opportunitiesarisingfrom

theCOVID‐19pandemic.

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhour

s

required

Virtualinterviewsforthe

2021cycle.

AuburnUnive

rsity

Nowebsiteatthistime

Yes.Weacceptprerequisitecourses

takenatanyregionally‐accredited

institution.Weencourageapplicants

tocompletebiologicalandphysical

scienceprerequisitecoursesthrough

traditionalclassroomdelivery

wheneverpossible.

Yes,forspring2020andsummer2020

terms.

Yes,forspring2020andsummer2020

term

s

No,1letterfromaDVMwillstillbe

required(3lettersintotal) GREwa

ivedforthiscycle No

ColoradoStateUniversity

https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/

dvm/covid‐19‐admissions‐faq/ Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 No WedonotrequireGRE Yes

WearecancellingMMI

interviewsmoving

forward

CornellUniversity

https://www.vet.cornell.edu/educat

ion/doctor‐veterinary‐

medicine/admissions/requirements/

prerequisite‐courses/course‐

guidelines Yes

Yes,willacceptpass/failfor

prerequisitecoursesfortheSpringand

Summer2020terms.Forother

semesters,pleasevisittheCornell

DVMAdmissionsWebSitefordetails.

Willacceptonlinelabsforrequired

prerequisitesforSpringandSummer

2020terms.ForFall,willaccept

requiredonlinelabsonacasebycase

basi

s.VisittheCornellDVM

missionswebsiteformoreinfoor

contact[email protected].

No,AletterfromaDVMwillstillbe

required WenolongerrequireGRE Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe

IowaStateUniversity

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/future‐

dvm‐students/apply Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

DonotrequireDVMletter,only

stronglyrecommended WedonotrequireGRE

WilltakeimpactofCOVID‐19in

reviewingexperiencehours

Wedonotconduct

inerviews

KansasStateUniversity

https://www.vet.k‐state.edu/

https://www.vet.k‐

state.edu/admissions/requirements

/prerequisites.html

https://www.vet.k‐

state.edu/admissions/faqs.html Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,forSpringandSummer2020.

UndecidedforFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 No WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

Zoominterviewswillbe

heldratherthanin‐

person

KSUCVMhasalsoadded

theCASPerassessments

totherequirementsto

applyforthe2020‐2021

applicationcycle.

LincolnMemo

rialUniversity

Nowebsiteatthistime Yes Yes Yes

Waviedfor2020‐2021

applicationcycle.

Institutiondoesnotrequire

experiencehours VirtualInterviews

LongIslandUniversity

www.liu.edu/vetmed

Yes Yes Yes

Wewillnotrequirealetterfroma

DVMthisyear WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

LouisianaStateUniversity NoCOVID‐19admissionswebsite.

Yes Yes Yes

Waviedfor2020‐2021

applicationcycle.

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

Virtualinterviewsvia

Zoom.

MasseyUniversity

MasseyUniver

sityAdmission

Requirements–Pleasereadsection

entitled“Group2International

students”. Yes,Spring,Summer,andFall2020. Yes,Spring,Summer,andFall2020. Yes,Spring,Summer,andFall2020.

Myinstitutiondoesnotrequire

recommendationletters WedonotrequireGRE Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe NoChange.

MichiganStateUniversity

https://cvm.msu.edu/future‐

students/dvm Yes Yes Yes Yes WedonotrequireGRE Yes

MidwesternUniversity Nowebsiteprovidedatthistime

Yes Yes Yes

Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe

Wedonotconduct

interviews

MississippiStateUniversity

Nopageatthistime Yes Yes Yes

Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

Updated Veterinary Medical School Admissions Policies in Response to COVID-19

Changes to requirements noted below are effective for Spring 2020 coursework impacted by COVID-19 and prerequisites for Fall 2021 Matriculation (unless otherwise noted).

Requirements here may vary from information contained in the VMSAR 2020 Edition for 2021 Enrollment.

UPDATED AS OF AUGUST 21, 2020

SchoolorCollegeofVeterinary

Medicine

AdmissionsWebsiteformore

detailsregardingchangesin

protocols

Acceptsonlinecourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements

Acceptspass/failcourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements Acceptsonlinelabcoursework

RelaxingLetterfromDVM

requirement

RelaxingGRE

requirement RelaxingExperienceHours

ChangesinInterviews

for2021Cycle OtherChanges

MurdochUniversity

Nowebsiteatthistime

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

Iftheonlineunitmeetsthesame

standardsandoutcomesasthe

requiredunithereandtheuniversity

considersitequivalent,wewillaccept

it.Forschoolleavers,however,their

finalgradingexaminationforuniversity

entrancewillbewhatouruni

versity

accepts.

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

Forthoseunitsconsideredequivalent

,

pass/failwouldbeacceptedfor

considerationofawardingcredits(aka

'advancedstanding');however,itwill

requiresomeadditional

documentationandprocessingtobe

abletoevaluatecandidatesin

considerationofthemgainingaplace.

Anyunitgradedaspass/

failwould

needtobeclearlyidentifiedasbeing

asaresultofCOVID‐19andwewo

uld

notconsidera"pass"gradein

assessmentoftheacademic

performanceofthecandidateforthe

purposesofawardingaplaceinthe

program.

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

IftheS

choolconsiderstheunit

equivalenttoours,itwouldthen

provid

ecauseforadvancedstanding

tobegranted. Underconsideraton WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

NorthCarolinaStateUniversity

https://cvm.ncsu.edu/education/dv

m/admission Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,forSpringandSummer2020.No

forFall2020. Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

WedonothaveaDVMletter

requirement;itisa

recommendation. GREwillnotberequired No

Wedonotconduct

interviews

TheOhioStateUniversity

https://vet.osu.edu/education/dvm‐

admissions/prerequisites Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE No

Interviewswillbeheld

virtuallywithastrong

possibilityof

implementingCASPer

OklahomaStateUniversity

https://vetmed.okstate.edu/covid‐

19.html

Yes Yes Yes

No No

Myinstitutiondoesnotrequire

experiencehours

OregonStateUniversity

https://vetmed.oregonstate.edu/stu

dents/future/dvm/academic‐

requirements‐admission Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 No No

Myinstitutiondoesnotrequire

experiencehours

WilllikelyconductMMIs

virtuallywithZoom.

PurdueUniversity

https://www.purdue.edu/vet/dvm/r

eady‐to‐apply.php

https://www.purdue.edu/vet/dvm/

pre‐requisite‐course‐

requirements.php?_ga=2.25486100

0.1999120076.1586783781‐

451326489.1544059099

https://www.purdue.edu/vet/dvm/f

aqs.php#20 Yes Yes Yes No WedonotrequireGRE Undecidedatthistime

RossUniversity

https://veterinary.rossu.edu/life‐in‐

st‐kitts/health‐wellness/coronavirus‐

information

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

Allcourseworkmustbecompleted

eitheronsiteoronlinewithan

accreditedinstitution

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

Allcourseworkrecievingapass/fail

gradeduetotheepidemicwillonlybe

acceptedifcompletedeitheronsiteor

onlinewithanaccreditedinstitution.

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

Allcourseworkmustbecompleted

eitheronsi

teoronlinewithan

accreditedinstitution Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe

Undecidedatthistime,

butmaybe

GRErequirementisoptional,we

encourageyoutoconsidertakingand

submittingyourscoresifyouare

lookingtostrengthenyourapplication.

RoyalVeterinaryCollege,Un

iversity

ofLondon

https://www.rvc.ac.u

k/about/coron

avirus/rvc‐applicants

YesforSpringandSummer2020.

UndecidedaboutFall2020.

YesforSpringandSummer2020.

UndecidedaboutFall2020.

YesforSpringandSummer2020.

UndecidedaboutFall2020. Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadecision

St.George'sUniversity

Informationnotprov

ided Yes Yes Yes

Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe

GRErequirementwaived

forthiscycle informationnotprovided

TexasA&MUniversity

https://vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/adm

issions/prerequisites/

Yes Yes Yes

Undecidedatthistime,

butmaybe No

TuftsUniversity

Nowebsiteatthistime

courseworkmustbeapprovedbythe

admissionsoffice.

Yes,forspring2020andsummer2020

terms.

Yes,forspring2020andsummer2020

terms Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WenolongerrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberof

requiredhours.

Movingtoremote

interviews

Updated Veterinary Medical School Admissions Policies in Response to COVID-19

Changes to requirements noted below are effective for Spring 2020 coursework impacted by COVID-19 and prerequisites for Fall 2021 Matriculation (unless otherwise noted).

Requirements here may vary from information contained in the VMSAR 2020 Edition for 2021 Enrollment.

UPDATED AS OF AUGUST 21, 2020

SchoolorCollegeofVeterinary

Medicine

AdmissionsWebsiteformore

detailsregardingchangesin

protocols

Acceptsonlinecourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements

Acceptspass/failcourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements Acceptsonlinelabcoursework

RelaxingLetterfromDVM

requirement

RelaxingGRE

requirement RelaxingExperienceHours

ChangesinInterviews

for2021Cycle OtherChanges

TuskegeeUniversity

Nowebsiteprovidedatthistime Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes informationnotprovided

UniversityCollegeDublin Nopageatthistime

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

UniversityofArizona

Nopageatthistime

Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

DonotrequireDVMletter,in

general. Wedonotrequ

ireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadecision

UniversityofBristol

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/

coronavirus/applicants/ Informationnotprovidedatthistime Informationnotprovidedatthistime Informationnotprovidedatthistime

Wedonotordinarillyusereferences

aspartofouradmissions

assessment WedonotrequireGRE

Weareawarethatmanyofapplicants

willbeunabletoobtainwork

experienceduringthecoronavirus

crisis.Pleaserestassuredth

atifyou

areapplyingforentryin2021wewill

betakingthesituati

onintoaccount

whenreviewingapplicationsandyou

willnotbepenalisedshouldyour

abilitytogainrelevantwork

experiencehavebeenadversely

affected.

UniversityofCalgary

Informationnotprovided Informationnotprovided Informationnotprovided Informationnotprovided

Informationnotpr

ovided WedonotrequireGRE Informationnotprovided

howin

terviewsare

conducted

UniversityofCaliforniaDavis

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/a

dmissions/criteria‐admission

COVIDQ&A:

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/si

tes/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/inline‐

files/Admissions%20FAQs%20in%20

Response%20to%20COVID‐

19%20PDF_1.pdf Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

YesforSpring2020only.Not

acceptedforSummerandFall2020. Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 No No No

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadeci

sion

UniversityofEdinburg

VetMedicineAdmissions:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/studying

COVID‐19webpage:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/covid‐

19 Yes Yes Yes

WedonothaveaDVMletter

requirement;itisa

recommendation. Yes

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

UniversityofFlorida

https://education.vetmed.ufl.edu/a

dmissions/course‐requirements/ Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,forSpring2020,ifthisistheonly

optionofferedtothestudent.For

thosewiththeoptiontocomplete

courseswithagrade,westrongly

recommendthegradeoption.

Wewillhonorsummer2020P/F

courseworkifthatistheonlyoption

offeredbyth

estudent'sacademic

institution

.

No,forFall2020. Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required. Interviewswillbevirtual.

Consideringuseof

CASPer

UniversityofGeorgia

https://vet.uga.edu/education/dvm‐

program/dvm‐application‐process/

Yes Yes Yes

No No

Weareloweringournumberof

veterinaryexperiencehoursfrom250

hoursto100hoursforthe2020‐2021

Admissionscycle.

UniversityofGlasgow

Inprogress

Yes,Spring,Summer,andFall2020. Yes,Spring,Summer,andFall2020. Yes,Spring,Summer,andFall2020. Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhour

s

required

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadecision

iversityofGuelph

http://ovc.uoguelph.ca/news/applyi

ng‐ovc‐dvm‐program‐using‐credits‐

w20‐semester Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 No,forSpring,Summer,andFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 No WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

Likelywillreplaceface‐to

‐

faceMMIinterviews.Not

finalized

Updated Veterinary Medical School Admissions Policies in Response to COVID-19

Changes to requirements noted below are effective for Spring 2020 coursework impacted by COVID-19 and prerequisites for Fall 2021 Matriculation (unless otherwise noted).

Requirements here may vary from information contained in the VMSAR 2020 Edition for 2021 Enrollment.

UPDATED AS OF AUGUST 21, 2020

SchoolorCollegeofVeterinary

Medicine

AdmissionsWebsiteformore

detailsregardingchangesin

protocols

Acceptsonlinecourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements

Acceptspass/failcourseworktofulfill

prerequisiterequirements Acceptsonlinelabcoursework

RelaxingLetterfromDVM

requirement

RelaxingGRE

requirement RelaxingExperienceHours

ChangesinInterviews

for2021Cycle OtherChanges

UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐

Champaign

https://vetmed.illinois.edu/educatio

n/doctor‐veterinary‐medicine‐

degree/admissions/

Weallowonlineprereqs.

Yes,forspring2020 Weallowonlinelabsforprereqs. No

GRErequirementwaived

forthiscycle

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

UniversityofMelbourne Nopageatthistime

Yes Yes Yes

Myinstitutiondoesnotrequire

recommendationletters WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required.

UniversityofM

innesota

https://vetmed.umn.edu/education

/dvm/faqs Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,forspring2020andsummer2020

terms.UndecidedforFall2020. Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe No

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadecision

UniversityofMissouri

https://cvm.missouri.edu/prospectiv

e‐students/course‐prerequisites‐for‐

the‐dvm‐program/ Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,forspring2020andsummer2020

terms.UndecidedforFall2020. Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadecision

UniversityofPennsylvania

https://www.vet.upenn.edu/educati

on/vmd‐admissions/admissions‐

process Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,wewillacceptPass/Failcourses

towardsrequirementsforSpring2020

andSummer2020semesters.Ifthe

College/UniversityhasmadePass/Fail

coursesmandatoryinthesesemesters,

thecourseswillbeacceptedasis.For

Colleges/Universitiesthathavegiven

studentsachoiceofGRADEor

Pass/

Fail,thePass/Failwills

tillbe

accepted,HOWEVER,anemailfrom

professororacademicadvisormustbe

senttoconfirmthegradewouldhave

beenCorabove.UndecidedaboutFall

2020. Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

No,AletterfromaVetwillstillbe

required

Undecidedatthistim

e,

butmaybe

Wedonotspecificallyrequireaset

numberofhours,however

recommendappl

icantshave500‐600

hoursofvetexperiencewhen

applying.

Maybe,buthaven't

madeadecision

UniversityofSaskatchewan,

WesternCollegeofVeterinary

Medicine

https://admissions.usask.ca/veterin

ary‐medicine‐international.php

Yes

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

OurAdmissionsCommitteehas

approvedapolicywherewewill

acceptpass/failgradesor

letter/numericgradesforthecurrent

term,butnotacombinationofboth.

Yes

Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

req

uired

UniversityofSydney

Nowe

bsiteatthistime Yes Yes Yes

Myinstitutiondoesnotrequire

recommendationletters WedonotrequireGRE No

Wedonotconduct

interviews

UniversityofTennessee

https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/admi

ssions/Pages/admissions‐

process.aspx Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020 Undecidedatthistime,butmaybe WenolongerrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

Conductingvirtual

insteadofin‐person

interviews.

UniversityofWisconsin‐Madison Nopageatthistime

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

Virginia‐Mary

landCollegeof

VeterinaryMedicine

Nowebsiteatthistime

Yes,forSpring,SummerandFall2020

Yes,forSpringandSummer2020.

UncidedforFall2020.

Yes,forSpring2020andSummer2020.

UndecidedforFall2020.

Myinstitutiondoesnotrequire

recommendationletters WedonotrequireGRE

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

requ

ired

Willnotbeconduting

interviewsthisyear.

WashingtonStateUniversity

https://dvm.vetmed.wsu.edu/

Yes Yes Yes

No No

Wedonothaveasetnumberofhours

required

WesternUniversityofHealth

Sciences Nowebsiteprovidedatthistime

Yes Yes

Yes,butonlyincertaincircumstances:

Onlinelabswillonlybeacceptedfor

scienceprerequisitesrequiringalabas

longastheCOVID‐19requires

institutionstobeclosed.

Wedonothavespecificletter

requirements.Weonlyrecommend

tha

tonebefromaDVM No No

Updated Veterinary Medical School Admissions Policies in Response to COVID-19

Changes to requirements noted below are effective for Spring 2020 coursework impacted by COVID-19 and prerequisites for Fall 2021 Matriculation (unless otherwise noted).

Requirements here may vary from information contained in the VMSAR 2020 Edition for 2021 Enrollment.

UPDATED AS OF AUGUST 21, 2020