The 2025 Application and Admission Cycle
Contingent upon the college receiving a letter of reasonable assurance from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE), we plan to open our admissions process in spring of 2025 for our inaugural class, which we will welcome in the fall of 2025. At this time, we cannot confirm any dates or timelines. Below is a description of our planned admissions requirements, policies, and processes. Visit this page often, as items may be revised at any time.
Before you apply
- GRE scores will not be required or accepted for the 2025 application cycle.
- A bachelor’s degree is not required for admission.
- Our grade point average (GPA) cutoffs for application review (for the 2025 application cycle) are:
- 2.9 cumulative GPA; and
- 3.1 GPA in prerequisite math and science courses
- The required prerequisite courses (or equivalent) for the 2025 application cycle are listed below. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better by July 1, 2025.
- Advanced placement (AP) credits will be accepted for specific prerequisite courses following USU criteria; please see the USU Registrar’s AP Exams information page.
Prerequisite courses include
Math and Physical, Chemical and Biological Sciences Requirements:
- Biology with laboratory (BIOL 1610 & 1615; BIOL 1620 & 1625) - 8 semester credit hours
- Inorganic chemistry with laboratory (CHEM 1210 & 1215; CHEM 1220 & 1225) - 10 semester credit hours
- Organic chemistry, laboratory not required (CHEM 2310) - 4 semester credit hours
- Biochemistry (CHEM 3700) - 3 semester credit hours
- Mathematics (MATH 1050) - 4 semester credit hours
- Statistics (STAT 1040) - 3 semester credit hours OR Statistics (STAT 2000) - 4 semester credit hours
- Physics, laboratory not required (PHYS 2110) - 4 semester credit hours
- Genetics, laboratory not required BIOL 3060) - 3 semester credit hours
General Education Requirements* (27 credit hours):
- English composition/communication - 6 semester credit hours
- Arts and humanities/social science/history, etc. - 21 semester credit hours
*If an applicant has received or will receive a bachelor’s degree prior to matriculation, the general education requirements are considered fulfilled regardless of credit hours.
Recommended:
- Principles of Animal Genetics (ADVS 4560)
- Anatomy and Physiology (ADVS 2200 or HEAL 1500)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (BIOL 3090)
- Small Business Management (BUSN 2320 or MSLE 3110)
- Health and Wellness (HEP 2500)
- General Microbiology (BIOL 3300)
When you apply
The USU College of Veterinary Medicine will not use the VMCAS application for our 2025 cycle. However, we encourage you to apply to other veterinary schools through VMCAS even if they are not your top choice, as this will help you be better prepared to apply to our program. There are several unique details to know about our 2025 application cycle:
- Applications for 2025 admission will be submitted through the USU School of Graduate Studies (SGS) portal. This application is not currently available. The application resembles a VMCAS application, but it will look a little different.
- The dates that our 2025 application and admission cycle open and close are contingent upon the CVM receiving the Letter of Reasonable Assurance. We anticipate that our portal will open in the spring of 2025, resulting in a short application cycle.
- Applications will likely be accepted after April 15.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; seats will be filled as applicants are deemed acceptable by our selection committees. Be prepared to:
- Submit your application through our USU SGS portal.
- Submit your college/university transcript(s) at the time of application. An official transcript will be required before the fall semester starts.
- Verify residency if a Utah resident at the time of application.
- We encourage you to keep track of proof of residency.
- For information on required documents, please visit https://www.usu.edu/admissions/residency/ or email residency@usu.edu.
- For information on the HPEP Nevada WICHE/USU College of Veterinary Medicine Stipend, please visit https://nvwiche.nevada.edu/hpep-usu-vet-stipend/.
- Submit letters of reference (at least two; one from a veterinarian); inform your references in advance that they will need to submit letters through the USU SGS portal.
- Document your experience, employment and extracurricular activities.
- Submit an essay or multiple essays; our USU CVM-specific essay prompts may not resemble VMCAS essay prompts.
- Apply without an interview; interviews will not be part of the 2025 application process.
- Answer questions in Kira Talent’s platform as part of a Situational Judgment Assessment
Check this page often. Items will be updated when details are confirmed.
After you apply
- All applications will be reviewed and scored by our selection committees.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until seats are filled; the sooner you apply, the sooner you may receive an update on your application status.
- Successful applicants will be notified of the status of their application via both phone call and email. Applicants must inform the Office of Veterinary Admissions that they accept the offer of admittance no more than seven days after receiving the offer email to reserve their seat.
- After all seats have been filled, the status of all other applications will be updated via email.
After you've accepted our offer
- You will receive an electronic welcome packet from the USU CVM Office of Student Services.
- All incoming students will receive regular emails and announcements from our student success staff during the summer.
- Final grades will be verified; official transcripts will be required for this process.
