Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Admission Requirements

• Students are selected from qualified applicants on the path to completion of the required 64 semester hours of pre-professional requirements. To be eligible for an interview, applicants must attain at least a 2.8 in the pre-professional requirements, a 2.8 GPA on the required science courses and in the last 45 hours of undergraduate college work. Any grade less than “C-“ in a required course is not accepted.
• Personal interviews are required of all qualified applicants. To demonstrate an understanding of the profession to the Admissions Committee, all individuals interested in applying to the College of Veterinary Medicine are encouraged to have animal- and veterinary-related experience. All other experiences such as employment, research, extracurricular activities, volunteer/community service are evaluated as well.
• Students should view the application review process if interested in applying.   
• Only those students who can complete the required 64 semester hours of pre-professional courses by the end of the spring term of the year in which they are seeking admission will be considered for admission to the professional curriculum.
• The VMCAS application opens in January of each year.  KSU CVM Supplemental Application opens online mid-May each year.  Both applications are due mid-September each year. Visit the application information for more details.
• All applicants, both Kansas residents and nonresidents, must apply through the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS). In addition, an online supplemental application must be completed prior to Mid-September each year. The KSU CVM Supplemental Application will coincide each year with the due date stated on the VMCAS/AAVMC website. A $50 nonrefundable application fee must accompany the supplemental application.
• Each year Interviews are held at the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine campus.  A virtual option is available for applicants unable to travel, however, in-person interviews are encouraged. 
• A baccalaureate degree is not required. Pre-Veterinary Medicine is not a major. Therefore, you are unable to earn a degree after completing only these pre-veterinary requirements. Students who declare an undergraduate major will have a primary advisor and a pre-vet advisor to help with course selection at K-State. Transfer students must have a 3.0 college GPA to declare a pre-health emphasis. Visit the KSU Health Professions Information for more details.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to admit to the program the next generation of veterinarians who will serve our communities here and abroad, with competence and compassion. 

The admissions committee is committed to identifying applicants who possess the following characteristics:

• A strong desire to be a veterinarian.
• Personal integrity and high ethical standards.
• A compassion for people and animals.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• A commitment to the betterment of humanity and the improvement of one's community, society, and profession.
• Documented evidence of scientific academic pursuit.
• A commitment to lifelong learning.
• An understanding of the impact of the profession at a local, regional, national, and global level, and the role of our profession in the One Health Initiative.

Applicant Ranking

• Each year approximately 120 new students are admitted to the DVM degree program. Fifty of these students are from Kansas and the remainder are from throughout the United States and other countries. Because there are more qualified applicants than space permits each year, applicants are ranked based on academic history and other criteria including animal experience, veterinary employment history, research experience, volunteer/community service, extracurricular activities, letters of reference, interviews with the CVM Admissions Committee, etc. Visit class statistics of accepted students is available for review.
• A minimum GPA of 2.8 for the last 45 credit hours of undergraduate work, prerequisites and science prerequisites.  Applicants must complete prerequisite courses by the end of the spring semester prior to the fall during which they wish to begin veterinary college.

JCCC Transfer Guide Disclaimer

It is the student's responsibility to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution.