Iowa State Veterinary Medicine

Contacts

Website: http://vetmed.iastate.edu/academics
Phone: (515) 294-5337
Admissions e-mail: cvmadmissions@iastate.edu

Program Information

• Degree offered: D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
• Four years in length
• Number of Enrolled Students (Entering Fall 2009): 149

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• 60 credits by the end of spring term of the year in which the applicant seeks to be admitted
• Required Courses
  • English Composition - One year of composition or writing emphasis courses
  • Oral Communication
  • General Chemistry - One year series with one semester lab
  • Biochemistry - One semester (no lab required)
  • Physics - First semester of a two-semester series with lab
  • General Biology - Two semester series with lab each semester
  • Genetics - One semester (no lab required)
  • Mammalian Anatomy and/or Physiology - One semester (no lab required)
  • Arts, Humanities and/or Social Sciences - Two courses
  • Electives - Two courses
• All required courseword must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00) or better

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GPA

• Includes cumulative undergraduate GPA, required science course GPA, and last 45 undergraduate credit GPA
• Mean GPAs:
  • Cumulative Undergraduate: 3.53
  • Required Science: 3.31
  • Last 45 Undergraduate Credit: 3.58

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GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

• Mean GRE:
  • Verbal: 490
  • Quantitative: 630
  • Analytical Writing: 4.0
• No minimum score is required
• No limit to the number of times the GRE may be taken
• Tests taken prior to October 2002 will not be accepted

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Supporting Documents

• Personal statement
• Three electronic letters of evaluation
• Supplemental application essays

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Interview

• Final step of the application process
• Worth 20% of selection criteria
• What interviewers look for:
  • Acts autonomously and confidently
  • Demonstrates integrity
  • Demonstrates adaptability and resilience
  • Uses sound judgment
  • Thinks innovatively
  • Communication skills
• Member panel consists of three members

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Tuition 2012-2013

• Residents:
  • Years 1, 2, 3 - $32,110 USD

• Non-Residents:
  • Years 1, 2, 3 - $54,990 USD

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