Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program
The session consists of four quarters of eight weeks each.
First Quarter
August 25 - October 19, 2008
Second Quarter
(Year 1)
October 20 - December 19, 2008
(Years 2, 3)
October 20 - December 12, 2008
(Year 4)
October 20 - December 14, 2008
Third Quarter
(Years 1,2,3)
January 5 - February 22, 2009
(Year 4)
January 5 - February 26, 2009
Mid-term Break
(Years 1,2,3)
February 23 - March 1, 2009
(Year 4)
February 27 - March 2, 2009
Fourth Quarter
(Years 1,2,3)
March 2 - April 17, 2009
(Year 4)
March 3 - April 26, 2009
Examination periods follow the Second and Fourth Quarter termination dates.
Courses of Instruction
Courses of Instruction
Year 1
BIOC 207.2 Veterinary Biochemistry, VBMS 208.1 Biomedical Rounds, VBMS 220.8
Veterinary Anatomy, VBMS 222.3 Veterinary Neuroscience, VBMS 223.2 Veterinary Embryology, VBMS 224.9 Veterinary Physiology, VBMS 231.4 Veterinary Microscopic Anatomy, VINT 210.1 Survey of Veterinary Medicine, VLAC 210.5 Animal Management and Production I, VSAC 205.1 Basic Surgical Skills, VTMC 230.2 Veterinary Immunology, VTMC 238.2 Disease Ecology and Epidemiology.
Year 2
VBMS 305.2 Veterinary Pain and Analgesia, VBMS 333.6 Veterinary Pharmacology, VLAC 310.3 Animal Management and Production II, VLAC 320.2 Evidence-based Medicine, VSAC 356.1 Veterinary Anesthesiology, VSAC 357.1 Surgical Principles, VSAC 358.1 Veterinary Dentistry, VSAC 362.2 Veterinary Medical Imaging, VSAC 376.3 Clinical Examination and Diagnosis, VTMC 334.2 Veterinary Virology, VTMC 336.2 Veterinary Parasitology, VTMC 340.3 Veterinary Public Health, VTMC 347.3 Microbiology of Pathogenic Microorganisms, VTPA 346.3 Veterinary Clinical Pathology, VTPA 352.3 Veterinary General Pathology, VTPA 353.5 Veterinary Systemic Pathology.
Year 3
VBMS 424.2 Toxicology, VBMS 426.2 Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology, VINT 481.3 Year III Clinics, VLAC 400.2 Herd Medicine, VLAC 452.2 Large Animal Surgery, VLAC 460.5 Obstetrics and Reproduction or Theriogenology, VLAC 472.4 Large Animal Internal Medicine, VSAC 400.2 Surgical Exercises, VSAC 420.2 Veterinary Medical Exercises, VSAC 453.2 Small Animal Surgery, VSAC 473.3 Small Animal Internal Medicine, VTPA 445.2 Avian and Laboratory Animal Medicine, VTPA 446.2 Clinical Pathology.
Year 4 VINT 580.32 Applied Veterinary Medicine.