Yes! This is an exciting opportunity as there are currently fewer than 35 accredited veterinary programs in the United States.
After a comprehensive evaluation and matriculation of its inaugural cohort of 42 students on August 11, 2025, the Utah State University College of Veterinary Medicine has been granted Provisional Accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association – Council on Education, launching our new four-year veterinary program.
The USU CVM uses the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS). For more information on applying through VMCAS, visit the AAVMC's Application Instructions webpage.
No. The WIMU Class of 2028 (that entered in August of 2024) is the last USU WIMU class.
No. Your application will not be evaluated differently if you attend USU as an undergraduate.
Please visit https://www.usu.edu/admissions/residency/ or email residency@usu.edu.
Currently, we have faculty, staff, and classes spread throughout several buildings on the main USU campus in Logan, Utah. This arrangement is to continue during our inaugural program year. Once the new Veterinary Medical Education (VME) Building is constructed, it will accommodate the majority of the CVM's instruction and administration. The VME will be comprised of three stories, 106,000 square-feet, and located on the north end of the USU campus at the corner of 1400 North and 1200 East in Logan. Construction of the VME is scheduled to be completed in the Summer of 2026.
No. The USU DVM program will have a distributed, community-based private practice model of clinical instruction during the fourth year.
No. Our program requires preparation beyond high school, including prerequisite coursework that must be successfully completed. Please refer to our Admission Requirements webpage for a full list of these prerequisites.
Absolutely! We recommend taking as many math and science courses as you possibly can. Additionally, involvement in activities that foster leadership opportunities and/or animal experience is encouraged.
You may choose any major as an undergraduate, but we want to emphasize that a science-based major may better prepare you for the rigorous DVM curriculum. Please check our Admissions Requirements webpage for more details.
Holistic review centers around assessing an individual's attributes that are unique to each person. We are searching for well-rounded individuals whose education, personal experiences, and attributes have fostered a growth mindset, professionalism, and excellence.
We encourage applicants to gain both animal and veterinary experience. Whether you're working or volunteering, document your hours as you go.
Currently, we are unable to offer individual packet reviews. After perusing our website, if you have specific questions, feel free to direct those to dvmadmit@usu.edu.
We do not have an expiration date for prerequisite courses.
Advanced placement (AP) credits are accepted for specific prerequisite courses following USU criteria; please see the USU Registrar's AP Exams webpage.
We do not require a bachelor's degree for admission. Refer to our Admissions Requirements webpage.
Yes. Any prerequisite course grade less than a C- must be repeated.
The USU DVM program requires four years of study, which includes both pre-clinical and classroom-based instruction and clinical experiences.
No, DVM applicants who do not meet all requirements to be eligible for resident tuition by the applicable deadline (VMCAS application deadline) shall be classified as nonresidents for tuition purposes and shall not be eligible for residency reclassification or appeal at any point during the entire duration of their participation in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. DVM students determined to be nonresidents for tuition purposes will be charged nonresident tuition for all four years of the DVM program. Please see Utah Residency for Tuition Purposes for more information.
At this time, the USU CVM does not plan to admit transfer students from other DVM programs to our DVM program.
See our Cost of Attendance webpage.