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Nazareth's pre-veterinary program prepares students interested in applying to veterinary schools to earn a degree (DVM). Most veterinary schools require a strong undergraduate background in the sciences as well as extensive and diverse clinical experience. Pre-Veterinary students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.4 and perform a minimum of 400 hours of community/pre-veterinary clinical service.

The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is the only veterinary school in New York State; it is one of only 28 veterinary schools in the U.S. Successful applicants to Cornell typically have completed at least 400 hours of veterinary practice/veterinary or biomedical research/public health experience under the supervision of a veterinarian or research scientist. Competitive applicants typically have engaged in two or more areas of “Veterinary Experience” (small animal, large animal, research, food animal, production, exotic, aquatic, wildlife, zoological medicine, etc.) with substantial depth (documented) in at least one of these areas.

Cornell also considers related animal experiences positively, such as working with livestock, breeding or showing various species, working at a zoo/aquarium/pet shop, or volunteering at an animal shelter. All animal experiences must by supported by a letter of evaluation, at least one of which should be from a veterinarian who can assess the student’s understanding of the profession.

Additional Information

Students wishing to apply to any of the 28 U.S. veterinary medical colleges (and/or the 4 Canadian veterinary medical colleges) must do so through the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ Veterinary Medical College Application Service. The specific requirements for each college can be found on the AAVMC website.

Students applying to the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine must take either the GRE General Test (preferred) or the MCAT examination. The average undergraduate GPA of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2006 was 3.72; the average GRE Verbal and Quantitative scores are generally above the 80th percentile (typically 1300/1600 or above). Please visit the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine website for more detailed information.

Program Director

Dr. Brian Witz
bwitz7@naz.edu
(585) 389-2554
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