DVM Program
Curriculum
Each of the six pre-clinical semesters below lists its academic focus, instructional dates, and full course listing with credit hours.
Summer 2027 (Year 1)
Semester 1 orients incoming students to the veterinary profession and builds the foundational vocabulary of medicine. Students are introduced to animal husbandry, welfare, and behavior across species; foundational medical science, pharmacology, pathology, and diagnostic imaging concepts; and the One Health framework that runs throughout the curriculum. Clinical Skills I introduces safe animal handling and the first elements of the physical exam, while Personal & Professional Skills I begins the deliberate, four-semester arc of communication and professional-identity development.
View Course List & Credit Hours
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DVM 1010 | Exploring Veterinary Medicine (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 1011 | Academic Resilience and Student Success Strategies (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1025 | Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Research I (23 hours classroom) | 1.5 |
| DVM 1012 | Medical Science (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1013 | Animal Husbandry, Nutrition, and Welfare (45 hours classroom) | 3 |
| DVM 1014 | Introduction to Diagnostic Imaging (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 1015 | Introduction to Pathology (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1016 | Introduction to Healthy Animals (40 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 3 |
| DVM 1018 | Basic Pharmacology (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1020 | One Health I (Veterinarians and Animals in Society) (23 hours classroom) | 1.5 |
| DVM 1030 | Clinical Skills I (60 hours lab) | 2 |
| DVM 1035 | Personal and Professional Skills I (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| Semester Total | 19 |
Fall 2027 (Year 1)
Semester 2 opens the first of two paired “Healthy Animals” courses, a 10-credit, systems-based sequence integrating gross and microscopic anatomy with physiology across the integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, sensory, cardiovascular, respiratory, hematologic, and lymphatic systems. Systemic and Clinical Pathology I add the disease correlate to each system, while One Health II introduces epidemiology and biostatistics and Veterinary Immunology covers protective and aberrant immune responses. Clinical Skills II and Clinical Reasoning I begin applying this growing knowledge base to hands-on exams and small-group case analysis.
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DVM 1040 | Healthy Animals I (100 hours classroom, 100 hours lab) | 10 |
| DVM 1042 | Systemic Pathology I (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 1044 | Clinical Pathology I (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1021 | One Health II (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 1049 | Veterinary Immunology (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 1031 | Clinical Skills II (60 hours lab) | 2 |
| DVM 1036 | Personal and Professional Skills II (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 1038 | Clinical Reasoning I (30 hours lab) | 1 |
| Semester Total | 21 |
Spring 2028 (Year 1)
Semester 3 completes the body-systems sequence with Healthy Animals II, covering the gastrointestinal, urogenital, endocrine, and hepatobiliary systems, paired again with Systemic and Clinical Pathology II. Veterinary Parasitology and Radiographic Interpretation round out the diagnostic foundation. Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Research II moves students from classroom research methods into a mentored, faculty-guided research project, and Clinical Skills III advances students into suturing, phlebotomy, and injection technique on models and live animals.
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DVM 1041 | Healthy Animals II (100 hours classroom, 100 hours lab) | 10 |
| DVM 1043 | Systemic Pathology II (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 1045 | Clinical Pathology II (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1026 | Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Research II (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 1022 | Veterinary Parasitology (40 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 3 |
| DVM 1024 | Radiographic Interpretation (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 1032 | Clinical Skills III (60 hours lab) | 2 |
| DVM 1037 | Personal and Professional Skills III (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 1039 | Clinical Reasoning II (30 hours lab) | 1 |
| Semester Total | 22 |
Summer 2028 (Year 2)
Semester 4 opens Year 2 and shifts the curriculum toward disease agents and the earliest surgical training. Veterinary Virology and Bacteriology & Mycology cover infectious disease, One Health III examines zoonotic and transboundary disease, and Toxicology, Nutrition, and Veterinary Dentistry add key clinical disciplines. Introduction to Surgery introduces aseptic technique and perioperative care ahead of species-specific surgery courses, and students select their first pre-clinical elective.
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DVM 2010 | Veterinary Virology (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2011 | Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (30 hours classroom, 30 hours lab) | 3 |
| DVM 2020 | One Health III (Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases) (23 hours classroom) | 1.5 |
| DVM 2012 | Veterinary Nutrition (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2013 | Toxicology (23 hours classroom) | 1.5 |
| DVM 2014 | Veterinary Dentistry (15 hours classroom, 15 hours lab) | 1.5 |
| DVM 2015 | Clinical Pharmacology I (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 2040 | Introduction to Surgery (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2030 | Clinical Skills IV (60 hours lab) | 2 |
| DVM 2035 | Personal and Professional Skills IV (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 2038 | Clinical Reasoning III (30 hours classroom) | 1 |
| — | Elective Coursework | 2 |
| Semester Total | 20.5 |
Fall 2028 (Year 2)
Semester 5 launches species-specific clinical medicine and surgery: Small Animal Medicine & Surgery I, Food Animal Production, Medicine & Surgery I, and Equine Medicine & Surgery I run in parallel, supported by Introduction to Anesthesia & Analgesia and Clinical Pharmacology II. Introduction to Practice Management I and Introduction to Clinical Year I begin preparing students for the business and logistics of practice and the clinical-year rotations that follow in Year 3.
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DVM 2041 | Small Animal Medicine & Surgery I (90 hours classroom) | 6 |
| DVM 2043 | Food Animal Production, Medicine & Surgery I (45 hours classroom) | 3 |
| DVM 2045 | Equine Medicine & Surgery I (45 hours classroom) | 3 |
| DVM 2017 | Introduction to Anesthesia and Analgesia (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2016 | Clinical Pharmacology II (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 2031 | Clinical Skills V (60 hours lab) | 2 |
| DVM 2050 | Introduction to Practice Management I (8 hours classroom) | 0.5 |
| DVM 2052 | Introduction to Clinical Year I (8 hours classroom) | 0.5 |
| DVM 2036 | Personal and Professional Skills V (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 2039 | Clinical Reasoning IV (30 hours lab) | 1 |
| — | Elective Coursework | 2 |
| Semester Total | 22 |
Spring 2029 (Year 2)
Semester 6, the final pre-clinical semester, completes the species-specific medicine and surgery sequence with Part II courses in small animal, food animal, and equine medicine, and adds Theriogenology, Emergency & Critical Care, and Avian & Exotic Animal Medicine. Students complete a capstone business or personal practice plan in Practice Management II and present their mentored research at the Annual Research Day through Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Research III. Clinical Reasoning V incorporates NAVLE preparation, and Introduction to Clinical Year II finalizes rotation policies, scheduling, and expectations before students transition into the clinical year.
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DVM 2042 | Small Animal Medicine & Surgery II (75 hours classroom) | 5 |
| DVM 2044 | Food Animal Prod, Medicine & Surgery II (45 hours classroom) | 3 |
| DVM 2047 | Theriogenology (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2046 | Equine Medicine & Surgery II (30 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2048 | Emergency & Critical Care (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 2049 | Avian & Exotic Animal Medicine (15 hours classroom) | 1 |
| DVM 2051 | Introduction to Practice Management II (3 hours classroom, 8 hours lab) | 0.5 |
| DVM 2025 | Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Research III (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 2032 | Clinical Skills VI (60 hours classroom) | 2 |
| DVM 2037 | Personal and Professional Skills VI (10 hours classroom, 10 hours lab) | 1 |
| DVM 2053 | Introduction to Clinical Year II (7 hours classroom) | 0.5 |
| DVM 2040 | Clinical Reasoning V and NAVLE Preparation (30 hours lab) | 1 |
| — | Elective Coursework | 2 |
| Semester Total | 22 |
