F-104 Veterinary Medical Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1314
Fax No. (517) 353-3041
E-mail: admiss@cvm.msu.edu
MSU CVM Admissions Office
F-104 Veterinary Medical Center East Lansing, MI 48824-1314
Telephone: (517) 353-9793 or 353-9794
Fax No. (517) 353-3041
E-mail: admiss@cvm.msu.edu
First-Year Course Enrollment
New MSU students attend an Academic Orientation Program (AOP) before enrolling in classes. Prior to the AOP, you will be given a mathematics placement test. After receiving the results of this test, you will meet with a preveterinary advisor to review all test scores (including ACT and/or SAT), high school preparation, Advanced Placement or transfer credits, and your individual circumstances. On the basis of this overall profile, an advisor will help you select the most appropriate courses for first-year enrollment.
Undergraduate Tuition
You will find information about tution at the following website: http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/studrec/tuition_feesFS.htm
Students who are unable to finance the full cost of preprofessional education may be eligible, based on demonstrated need, for financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, or scholarships.
The Undergraduate Advising Center
The Undergraduate Advising Center is a unit of the Office of the Dean in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Advisors can provide you with accurate information and personal assistance in academic planning. They can also refer you to other helpful campus resources.
CVM's Undergraduate advisors are in close contact with the CVM Admissions Office. They are able to provide students with the latest information on requirements, selection criteria, and successful candidate profiles. The Undergraduate Advising Center staff members can assist you as you develop your potential as an MSU student and future applicant to the professional program.
As a preveterinary student, you will meet with an advisor in the center each semester to determine upcoming course enrollment. You are also welcome to make appointments with an advisor at any time to discuss concerns such as future admission to the professional program, choice of major, and career alternatives.
Vetward Bound Program
The Vetward Bound Program of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, is designed to assist and provide for the needs of minority and /or disadvantaged students seeking a career in the veterinary medical profession. The program is offered during the school year and also in special summer sessions. Students enrolling in the Preveterinary Program at MSU are automatically contacted by program staff. Others with similar interests and goals are strongly urged to participate.
During the school year Vetward Bound offers:
- Academic advising. Vetward Bound staff assists students in the selection of courses and program planning. Advising is done on an individual basis, with consideration given to the student's previous educational experience and present levels of ability.
- General Counseling. Students are provided an opportunity to discuss concerns (academic and nonacademic) that are part of the MSU experience. Social adjustment and career decision-making are among the many topics discussed.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Review. An intensive GRE/MCAT review is available to Vetward Bound students twice a year.
- Workshop and Seminar Series. Students meet on a monthly basis to share their experiences. Guest speakers, such as veterinarians from the community and MSU faculty, address current issues in the veterinary profession and other topics.
- Professional Veterinary Experience. Program personnel assist students in locating veterinarians on campus and in the students' home communities to gain professional veterinary exposure and animal experience.
In the summer, the program selects minority and/or disadvantaged college students who have maintained a 2.7 grade-point average or better to participate in campus programs that offer enriched learning skills, MCAT and GRE review, extensive clinical and laboratory experiences, and other enrichment activities.
Vetward Bound programs are open to minority and/or disadvantaged MSU students with the preveterinary major and/or a sincere interest in veterinary medicine as a career.
For further information, contact the Vetward Bound program at: Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan. Phone: 517/355-6521 or visit the website: http://cvm.msu.edu/admis/vetward.htm
Veterinary Scholars Admission Option
This option has been established by the College of Veterinary Medicine to provide an admission avenue for MSU Honors College students who wish to complete a bachelor’s degree consisting of rigorous, advanced, scholarly studies in concert with their entry to the four-year professional veterinary medicine degree program. Membership in the Honor College is required to apply for this admission option.
In a competitive selection process, up to ten MSU students who are members of the Honors College may be chosen each year to be granted admission to the professional veterinary medicine program, contingent upon completion of a bachelor’s degree in a major of the student’s choice. The degree program must include substantially advanced, scholarly, and enriched coursework representing depth of interests and superior achievement.
Eligibility requirements to apply for the Veterinary Scholars Admission Option are:
- Enrollment at MSU and membership in the Honors College
- Completion of at least 75 percent of the required preveterinary science courses (27-30 credits)
- Minimum of 3.2 cumulative and preveterinary science grade-point averages
- Bachelor’s degree program proposal, planned in consultation with the Honors College advising staff and a departmental honors advisor, that demonstrates enriched, advanced, and scholarly work in a major of the student’s choice
- Minimum 80 hours of veterinary exposure
- Completion of at least 10 credits in advanced or diverse coursework beyond the minimum preveterinary requirements
The formal application to the professional veterinary medical program through this option will normally occur at the beginning of the junior year when the above eligibility requirements have been met.
Criteria for choosing up to ten candidates per year for this admission option include:
- Performance in the regular veterinary admission criteria including grade-point averages, GRE/MCAT scores, interview, veterinary experience, confidential evaluations, extracurricular activities and achievements.
- A written program proposal listing all specific course for the bachelor’s degree and including a signed endorsement by the honors advisor in the student’s major.
- A written program rationale describing the scholarly content of the proposed bachelor’s degree program and its relevance to the individual’s career and personal goals.
Honors College students who wish to enter the professional veterinary medical program before earning a bachelor’s degree may apply through the regular veterinary admission process.
The College of Veterinary Medicine’s Committee on Student Admissions selects the candidates for this option and reserves the right to modify the criteria and process.