Updated Veterinary Medical School Admissions Policies in

School or College of Veterinary

Medicine

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

Atlantic Veterinary College at the

University of Prince Edward Island

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

or-veterinary-medicine

Yes, but only in certain circumstances:

We have always accepted online

prerequisite courses that did not

require a laboratory component.

Yes

Yes, but only in certain circumstances:

For the Winter 2020 and Summer 2020

semesters we will allow online

laboratories as other options will not

be available to students.

My institution does not require

recommendation letters

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

We do not have a set number of hours

required

Auburn University

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

terms

No, 1 letter from a DVM will still be

required (3 letters in total)

Colorado State University

In progress Yes Yes Yes

No We do not require GRE Yes

Cornell University

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

ion/doctor-veterinary-

medicine/admissions/requirements/

prerequisite-courses/course-

guidelines

Yes Yes Yes

No, A letter from a DVM will still be

required

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

Undecided at this time, but maybe

Iowa State University

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/future-

dvm-students/apply

Yes Yes, for winter/spring/summer 2020 Yes

Do not require DVM letter, only

strongly recommended

We do not require GRE

Will take impact of COVID-19 in

reviewing experience hours

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 Yes Yes

No We do not require GRE

We do not have a set number of hours

required

Lincoln Memorial University

No website at this time Yes Yes Yes

No No

Institution does not require experience

hours

Long Island University

www.liu.edu/vetmed Yes Yes Yes

Undecided at this time, but maybe 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

No No

We do not have a set number of hours

required.

Massey University

In progress Yes Yes Yes

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

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

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.

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

UPDATED AS OF APRIL 20, 2020

School or College of Veterinary

Medicine

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

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

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 university

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 would

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 School considers the unit

equivalent to ours, it would then

provide 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

In progress Yes Yes Yes

requirement; it is a

recommendation.

GRE will not be required No

The Ohio State University

https://vet.osu.edu/education/dvm-

admissions/prerequisites

Yes Yes Yes

Undecided at this time, but maybe We do not require GRE No

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

Yes, but only in certain circumstances:

We will accept pass/fail grades if a

letter grading system is not available to

the student.

Yes No No

My institution does not require

experience hours

Purdue University

eady-to-apply.php

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

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 onsite or online with an

accredited institution

Undecided at this time, but maybe

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

Royal Veterinary College, University

of London

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/coron

avirus/rvc-applicants

Yes Yes Yes

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

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.

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

UPDATED AS OF APRIL 20, 2020

School or College of Veterinary

Medicine

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

St. George's University

Information not provided Yes Yes Yes

Undecided at this time, but maybe

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

information not provided

Texas A & M University

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

issions/prerequisites/

Yes Yes Yes

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

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 No

We do not have a set number of

required hours.

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

Yes, but only in certain circumstances:

The student must achieve a minimum

GPA in all other prerequisite

coursework.

Yes

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

We do not have a set number of hours

required.

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 that if you

are applying for entry in 2021 we will

be taking the situation 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 provided We do not require GRE Information not provided

University of California Davis

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

dmissions/criteria-admission

Yes Yes Yes

No No No

University of Edinburgh

Vet Medicine Admissions:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/studying

COVID-19 web page

https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/covid-

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

Yes, 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.

Yes, 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.

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.

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

UPDATED AS OF APRIL 20, 2020

School or College of Veterinary

Medicine

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

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 Yes Yes

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

We do not have a set number of hours

required

University of Guelph

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

ng-ovc-dvm-program-using-credits-

w20-semester

Yes No Yes

No We do not require GRE

We do not have a set number of hours

required.

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 No

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 Minnesota

https://vetmed.umn.edu/education

/dvm/faqs

Yes Yes Yes

Undecided at this time, but maybe

University of Missouri

https://cvm.missouri.edu/prospectiv

e-students/course-prerequisites-for-

the-dvm-program/

Yes Yes Yes

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

University of Pennsylvania

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

on/vmd-admissions/admissions-

process

Yes

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 still be

accepted, HOWEVER, an email from

professor or academic advisor must be

sent to confirm the grade would have

been C or above

Yes

No, A letter from a Vet will still be

required

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

We do not specifically require a set

number of hours, however

recommend applicants have 500-600

hours of vet experience when

applying.

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

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.

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

UPDATED AS OF APRIL 20, 2020

School or College of Veterinary

Medicine

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

University of Sydney

No website at this time Yes Yes Yes

My institution does not require

recommendation letters

We do not require GRE No

University of Tennessee No website at this time Yes

Yes, for Spring 2020 and Summer 2020

terms.

Yes Undecided at this time, but maybe Yes

We do not have a set number of hours

required

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-Maryland College of

Veterinary Medicine

No website 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

Washington State University

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

Undecided at this time,

but maybe

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

that 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.

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

UPDATED AS OF APRIL 20, 2020