Cornell Veterinary Medicine

Contacts

Website: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/
Phone: (607) 253-3700
Admissions e-mail: vet_admissions@cornell.edu

Program Information

• Degree offered: DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
• Joint degree options:
  • DVM/PhD Program
  • DVM/MPH with University of Minnesota (Master of Public Health program)

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Required Courses
  • English Composition and English Literature - Two semesters
  • Biological Science with lab - Two semesters
  • General (Inorganic) Chemistry with lab - Two semesters
  • Organic Chemistry with lab - Two semesters
  • Microbiology with lab - One semester
  • Biochemistry, lab is preferred but not required - Two semesters preferred
  • Physics with lab - Two semesters

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GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

• Use only the Verbal score & percentile and the Quantitative score & percentile only
• Scores cannot be more than 5 years old

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Supporting Documents

• Deadline: October 25
• List 3-5 of your most significant veterinary, animal or biomedical research experiences
  • A letter of recommendation must be provided for each experience
  • At least one of these experiences must be in veterinary medicine
• Academic Letters of Evaluation
  • Can come from an academic advisor, faculty mentor, pre-med advisor, or professor
• Official College Transcripts
• Dean's Certification Form
• Residency Worksheet for all New York and new Hampshire residents
• GRE's or MCAT's
• Application Fee of $60

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Timeline

• October 1:
  • VMCAS application (12:00pm EDT) on <www.vmcas.org>
• October 25:
  • Cornell's Supplemental Application

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Tuition 2011-2012

• New York State Resident: $28,400 USD
• Non-New York State Resident: $42,750 USD

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