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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES |
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
2271G Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building
2001 South Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-1192
The College of Veterinary Medicine educates men and women in medical disciplines involving the animal kingdom. The four-year professional curriculum leads to the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine. The program gives students a broad foundation in the biological and physical sciences and practical knowledge in the application of these principles to the prevention, control, and eradication of animal diseases. The college also strives to emphasize the profession's obligation to society.
Veterinary medicine offers an unlimited variety of intellectual and scientific challenges. Most veterinarians engage in specialized animal practice. Many others are involved in public health activities, which include controlling and eradicating diseases, ensuring the wholesomeness of food products, developing and producing biological products and drugs, and enforcing health regulations for transported animals. Still other veterinarians engage in teaching and research.
Students receive the benefit of an instructional program constantly enriched by the latest advances in veterinary medicine. The first two years are devoted largely to basic veterinary medical subjects; the final two years consist chiefly of instruction in applied clinical subjects such as medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. Most of fourth-year instruction is in clinic and laboratory areas, enabling students to apply knowledge gained in classroom work to the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, suppression, and eradication of disease.
The college is affiliated with the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service and is a component of the Graduate College. It cooperates with the Illinois Departments of Agriculture, Public Health, and Conservation and with the State Natural History Survey on various projects.
Preprofessional Course RequirementsCourse Requirements
For a student with a B.S. or B.A. degree from an accredited college or university at the time of admission: The only specific course requirements are those in biological science, chemistry, and physics as listed below. The preprofessional program must be completed at an accredited college or university. The courses in biology, chemistry, and physics are to be equivalent or more rigorous in content to those recommended for students majoring in biological sciences. It is required that the science courses be taken on a graded basis, if the institution attended offers the course to be taken for a grade.
Biological sciences: Two semesters (8 semester hours) or the equivalent of college-level course work in biological sciences with appropriate laboratory experience. These courses should emphasize the cellular, molecular, and genetic aspects, as well as the structure and function, of living organisms.
Chemistry: Four semesters (16 semester hours)
or the equivalent of college-level course work in chemistry, including courses in
organic chemistry and biochemistry. Laboratory work and familiarity with quantitative
techniques are important aspects of this experience. To be acceptable, the biochemistry
course must be at least 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours and should have organic
chemistry as a
prerequisite.
Physics: Two semesters (8 semester hours) or the equivalent of college-level course work in physics with appropriate laboratory experience. These courses should include mechanics, heat, light, sound, electricity, and magnetism.
For a student without a bachelor's degree at the time of admission: At least 44 semester hours of science courses including the biology, chemistry, and physics requirements listed above are required. This means that a student must have 12 semester hours of junior- and senior-level science courses in addition to the minimum requirements in biology, chemistry, and physics
English: One semester (3 semester hours) or the equivalent of college-level course work in English composition, and an additional one semester (3 semester hours) of English composition and/or speech.
Humanities and social sciences: Four semesters (12 semester hours) or the equivalent of college-level course work in the humanities and/or social sciences.
Preprofessional course requirements can be completed at most collegiate institutions. Students wishing to complete preprofessional requirements on the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois may do so within a variety of curricula including either the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Information regarding admission requirements for preprofessional programs offered on the Urbana-Champaign campus may be obtained by writing to the Office of Admissions and Records, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 Henry Administration Building, 506 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
The Admissions Committee of the College of Veterinary Medicine will consider an application only if the applicant presents a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 (A = 4.0) and a 2.75 science GPA at the end of the fall term preceding the desired date of admission. The applicant must also complete the preprofessional course requirements by the date of desired admission and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 (A = 4.0).
Admission
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Completion of the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission to the professional curriculum. Because of limited facilities and the amount of support available to the College of Veterinary Medicine, the number of students who enter the professional curriculum each year must be restricted. Recently, there have been approximately four qualified applicants for each place available in the entering class. The mean grade-point average of the applicants selected has been about 3.5 (A = 4.0), and the mean number of preprofessional hours completed has been near 120 semester hours. This level of competition is expected to continue. Most applicants who are admitted have a considerable amount of experience with and exposure to animals and the veterinary profession, as well as records of strong participation in community and extracurricular activities.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application materials for the professional curriculum are available from the Office of Admissions and Records, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 Henry Administration Building, 506 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801, between July 1 and September 15. No application materials will be mailed after September 15. (New students enter the College of Veterinary Medicine in the fall only.)
All items submitted by the applicant (application form, fee, self-evaluation form, courses to be completed form) must be received in the Office of Admissions and Records by 5:00 p.m. October1. Letters of evaluation are also due October 1. All other required supporting credentials, such as transcripts and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results, must be received by December 15 for the application to be complete and the applicant considered for admission. Final grades for the fall term prior to enrollment must be on the transcript submitted for the February 1 credentials deadline, or consideration will be terminated. The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $30, which is used partially to cover the cost of processing the application for presentation to the Admissions Committee.
Requests for additional information should be directed to the Office of Admissions and Records by mail, by telephone at (217) 333-0302, or by visiting the office at 177 Henry Administration Building. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended.
SELECTION CRITERIA
(Subject to Change)
Because of the size and quality of the applicant pool, only a few highly qualified applicants have been admitted with the minimum of 60 hours in recent years. Therefore, all students are urged to structure their programs to qualify for a bachelor's degree within the normal four-year period.
In addition to submitting official transcripts of all collegiate work attempted, applicants must also provide official scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). These scores will be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records from GRE, 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing Townsend, Trenton, NJ 08618-1497. The examination is offered at various locations nationwide during the fall and winter each year. Information on arranging to take the examinations is available in the application packet for the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Letters of evaluation are required from three persons who can evaluate the applicant's experience and ability relating to professional and scientific study. Two letters should be from college instructors or academic advisers. A letter from someone who can attest to the applicant's interest in veterinary medicine, preferably a veternarian, is highly desirable. A student who is currently enrolled in graduate school must include with the application a letter from the student's graduate adviser delineating current status in graduate school and the likely completion date of the graduate program.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate potential for contribution to and advancement of the profession. An interview is required of all applicants being seriously considered for admission.
Preference is given to residents of Illinois. Nonresidents with superior qualifications may be admitted. A very limited number of highly qualified foreign students may also be admitted.
The professional program of the College of Veterinary Medicine is accessible to qualified persons, and such persons will not be denied admission on the basis of disability. A qualified person is one who meets the academic and technical standards requisite to admission and participation in the educational program of the college. During their course of study, students treat animal patients while under the supervision of veterinary faculty members. Such clinical duties may not be waived since they are an essential part of the educational program. The technical standards of the college (as well as the veterinary medical profession) require that the safety of both animal patients and veterinary students be protected. The student will not cause a health or safety hazard to the animal patients or to other persons.
POINT RANKING SYSTEM
(Subject to Change)
Applicants are currently ranked on the basis of a 100-point scale, with the allocation of points distributed among the following criteria:
OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Sixty points-from grade point averages determined from official college transcripts and from GRE results. The cumulative grade-point average, science grade-point average, and total number of graded science hours completed, in addition to the scores earned on the GRE will most likely be used to allocate these points. (If a standardized test is taken more than once, the highest of the two most recent test scores will be used. The GRE scores must be for tests taken during the current or preceding year's application period.) A limit of 60 hours has been imposed in the graded science hours category.
SUBJECTIVE MEASURES-PERSONAL
Thirty points-allocated by the Admissions Committee on the basis of information submitted with the application and letters of recommendation indicating the applicant's knowledge of, motivation toward, and experience with the veterinary profession; evidence of leadership, initiative, and responsibility; animal contact and experience; and extracurricular factors influencing personal growth.
INTERVIEW
Ten points-based on a personal interview. Only applicants being seriously considered for admission are interviewed.
Costs
The estimated tuition and fees for a student enrolled in a full or partial academic program are shown on pages 26. Each entering first-year veterinary student must rent a microscope for his or her own classroom use before the semester begins. Microscopes are rented from the college and will be provided to the student upon notification of admission. The rental charge is $500.
Honors Programs
For information about the Campus Honors Program and the Dean's List, see pages 42 and 43.
HONORS AT GRADUATION
Honors are awarded to superior students in the professional curriculum. For graduation with honors, a student must have a grade-point average of not less than 3.35 (A = 4.0) in all courses completed in the College of Veterinary Medicine; for graduation with high honors, a grade-point average of not less than 3.75 is required.
Graduation Requirements
A student who has fulfilled the general education course requirements, has passed all courses in the first two years of the veterinary medicine curriculum, and has a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 (A = 4.0) or better in these courses is eligible for the degree of bachelor of science in veterinary medicine.
A student who has passed all courses prescribed in the four-year veterinary medicine curriculum and who has a cumulative grade-point average of 2.25 (A = 4.0) or better in these courses is eligible for the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine.
CURRICULUM
(Subject to Change)
For the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
First year1
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CREDIT |
CLOCK |
FIRST SEMESTER |
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5 |
11 |
V B 300-Gross Anatomy, I |
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5 |
9 |
V B 301-Histology |
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1 |
1 |
V P 330-Veterinary Medical History, Ethics, and Orientation |
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4 |
6 |
V B 315-Physiology I |
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3 |
5 |
V B 310-Neurobiology |
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18 |
32 |
Total |
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SECOND SEMESTER |
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3 |
4 |
ANSCI 325-Principles of Animal Nutrition |
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4 |
9 |
V B 302-Gross Anatomy, II |
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2 |
2 |
V B 305-Veterinary Developmental Anatomy |
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4.5 |
7 |
V B 316-Physiology, II |
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1 |
1 |
V C M 378-Veterinary Clinical Orientation |
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2 |
4 |
VP 332-Veterinary Immunology |
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1-2 |
variable |
Electives3 |
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18-19 |
approx 28 |
Total |
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15-16 |
27 |
(core) |
Second year
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CREDIT |
CLOCK |
FIRST SEMESTER |
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4 |
7 |
V P 331-Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology |
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2.5 |
3 |
V B 318-Pharmacology, I |
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1 |
1 |
V C M 372-Veterinary Jurisprudence |
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5 |
7 |
V P 333-Veterinary Parasitology |
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4 |
7 |
V P 334-General Pathology |
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2 |
2 |
VP 350-Epidemiology |
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1-2 |
variable |
Electives3 |
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20-21 |
approx 29 |
Total |
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18.5 |
27 |
(core) |
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SECOND SEMESTER |
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3 |
3 |
V B 319-Pharmacology, II |
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2 |
5 |
V C M 3302-Companion Animal Medicine, I |
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3 |
5 |
V C M 3312-Companion Animal Medicine, II |
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4 |
8 |
V P 335-Special Pathology |
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2 |
4 |
V P 337-Virology |
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4 |
4 |
VP 338-Veterinary Clinical Pathology |
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2 |
2 |
VP 341-Food Hygiene and Public Health |
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1 |
2 |
Electives3 |
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19 |
28 |
Total |
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20 |
26 |
(core) |
Third year
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CREDIT |
CLOCK |
FIRST SEMESTER |
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2 |
2 |
V B 320-Toxicology |
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3 |
5 |
V C M 3322-Companion Animal Medicine, III |
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2 |
5 |
V C M 3332-Companion Animal Medicine, IV |
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1 |
7* |
V C M 351-Introduction to Surgery |
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1.5 |
7* |
V C M 352-General Small Animal Surgery |
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1.5 |
7* |
V C M 353-General Large Animal Surgery |
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2 |
10 |
V C M 362-Clinical and Laboratory Practice |
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4 |
6 |
V C M 375-Theriogenology |
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2 |
2 |
V C M 376-Veterinary Anesthesiology and Fluid Therapy |
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19 |
32 |
Total (core) |
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SECOND SEMESTER |
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2 |
4* |
V B 3242-Large Animal Nutrition AND/OR |
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1 |
4* |
V B 3262-Small Animal Nutrition |
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5 |
5 |
V C M 334-Food Animal Medicine |
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2.5 |
6* |
V C M 354-Small Animal Surgery |
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2.5 |
6* |
V C M 355-Large Animal Surgery |
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2 |
12 |
V C M 366-Clinical Laboratory Practice |
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3 |
4 |
V C M 367-Radiology and Radiobiology |
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2 |
2 |
VP 343-Diseases of Poultry |
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18-20 |
33 |
Total |
*Clock hours per week are calculated for maximum hours in a given week; however, course does not meet for maximum hours during the entire semester.
Fourth year
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CREDIT |
CLOCK |
FIRST SEMESTER |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 302-Clinical Anesthesiology |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 303-Diagnostic Imaging |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 304-Equine Medicine and Surgery |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 305-Food Animal Medicine and Surgery |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 306-Production Medicine/Theriogenology |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 307-Small Animal Surgery |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 309-Small Animal Internal Medicine |
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2.5 |
variable |
V C M 310-Specialty Medicine |
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2.5 |
variable |
V P 369-Diagnostic Laboratory Practice |
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35 |
variable |
Total |
1. Only students who have been accepted for admission to the professional curriculum are eligible to begin the first year's work in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
2. Duration of the course is part of a semester.
3. A total of 155.5 credit hours is required for graduation. Elective courses (12 or 13 credit hours) from a list designated by the College of Veterinary Medicine must be selected to supplement required course credits (142.5 or 143.5 credit hours).
4. Assignments outside of regularly scheduled
clinic hours are made and must be adhered to by the students involved. 
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