University of Guelph Veterinary Studies

Location

Ontario Veterinary College,
University of Guelph,
50 Stone Road E., Guelph,
ON, Canada, N1G 2W1

Contacts

Website: http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/
Phone: 519-824-4120 ext. 54430
Email: vetmed@uoguelph.ca

Program Information

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • 4 years in length
  • first two years focus on basic and applied science core courses
  • clinical experience during their final years
• Total 120 seats of 105 Ontario Canadians and 15 non-Canadians

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: a minimum of two years of full-time studies (15 credits each semester) in a Bachelor's degree program
• Required Courses to be completed by Dec. 31 of the year prior to the application
  • 2 Biological Sciences (3 credits each)
  • Cell Biology (3 credits)
  • Genetics (3 credits)
  • Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • 2 Humanities/Social Sciences (3 credits each)
• Prerequisite courses taken at an institution other than the University of Guelph can be submitted for review and approval prior to the application
  • Contact admdvm@uoguelph.ca

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GPA and MCAT

• Minimum GPA from the last 2 full-time semesters: 3.3 (75%)
• Minimum average from the 8 prerequisite courses: 75%
• 40:40:20 Calculation
  • 40% is the average of courses completed in the last two acceptable full-time semesters
  • 40% is the average of 8 prerequisite courses
  • 20% is the MCAT score
• Top 200 candidates will be chosen for further selection
• MCAT scores is calculated by taking the numerical scores and converting writing section grades to numerical grades (J=1/11, T=11/11)
• Takes the best MCAT score

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Non-academic requirements

• Veterinary experience
  • Voluntary or paid done with at a supervising veterinarian
  • Keep a log of hours completed
• Animal experience
  • Working with livestock, breeding/showing various species, in a pet store, equestrian activities and any other animal related hobby/experience without full presence/supervision of a veterinarian
• Extracurricular/employment
  • Activities requiring communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Do not involve animal contact

Required Documents

• Apply using the OUAC 105D form
• Official transcripts of their university records and MCAT scores
• Background Information Form (BIF)
  • Present your veterinary experience, animal experience, extracurricular activities and employment
  • 3 essay questions
• 3 Referee assessment forms (2 referees must be veterinarians)
  • Applying graduate students must submit an additional form (the 2 other referees must be familiar with your performance as a graduate student)

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Timeline

• December 1 – Deadline for the Application to DVM
• February 1 – Deadline for BIF online submission
• March 1 – Deadline to submit Referee Assessments and Transcripts
• May 16-20 - Interviews

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Tuition 2012-2013

• Yearly Tuition: $6676.00

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