7d Proposed Revisions to DVM Program Admission Requirements - Summary of Key Changes

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Appendix A summarizes admission requirements for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program, including residency status eligibility, application forms and fees, and detailed academic prerequisites. It compares baseline requirements with COVID-19 modifications for Fall 2020 and Fall 2021 entries, and then lists requirements for Fall 2022 and later cycles, highlighting areas where prerequisites and grading rules remain unchanged. The appendix also clarifies how full-time study is assessed, and how pass/fail grades affect prerequisite eligibility and cumulative averages.

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Appendix A: Summary of DVM Program Admission Requirements

Residency Status

Application Form and Fee

Prerequisites

Academic Performance

Appendix A: Summary of DVM Program Admission Requirements (Last Updated April 2021) | | Regular Admissions Requirements | Fall 2020 Entry Admissions Cycle COVID-19
Modifications | Fall 2021 Entry Admissions Cycle COVID-19
Modifications | Fall 2022 and
onwards Entry Admissions
Cycle | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Residency Status | Canadian citizens (including dual citizens) and those with permanent residency status must be residents of Ontario in order to apply to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) . | No modifications | No modifications | No modifications | | Application Form and Fee (based on 2020 fee schedule) | Domestic Applicants:
Current UofG students use the Internal Transfer Form ($40 application fee plus $100 supplemental evaluation fee, due December 1st)
or
Non-UofG students use the Ontario Universities’Application Centre form (OUAC base fee of $156 plus $100 supplemental | No modifications | No modifications | No modifications | | | evaluation fee to OVC, due December 1st)
International Applicants:
UofG International students submit the Internal Transfer Form ($140, due October 1st)
or
Non-UofG international students apply via the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)($220+ USD required fee, due September 15th plus supplemental $50 USD evaluation fee due November 1st) | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Prerequisites | 2 Biological Sciences = 1.0 credits (with recommended emphasis on animal biology)
1 Cell Biology = 0.5 credit Genetics = 0.5 credit Biochemistry = 0.5 credit Statistics = 0.5 credit
2 Humanities/social sciences = 1.0 credit (e.g. , ethics, logic, critical thinking, determinants | No changes to
required prerequisites.
All prerequisites must have a numerical grade and have been taken in a full-time semester.
Courses with a final grade of'pass' cannot be presented as prerequisites and must be from an acceptable full-time (minimum 2.5 credit or 15 credit hours) semester (e.g. , courses presented as prerequisites must have a numerical or alpha grade) . | No changes to
required prerequisites.
All prerequisites must have a numerical grade and have been taken in a full-time semester.
Courses with a final grade of'pass' cannot be presented as prerequisites and must be from an acceptable full-time (minimum 2.5 credit or 15 credit hours) semester (e.g. , courses presented as prerequisites must have a numerical or alpha grade) . | No changes to
required prerequisites.
All prerequisites must have a numerical grade and have been taken in a full-time semester.
Courses with a final grade of'pass' cannot be presented as prerequisites and must be from an acceptable full-time (minimum 2.5 credit or 15 credit hours) semester (e.g. , courses presented as prerequisites must have a numerical or alpha grade) . | | | of human behaviour and human social interaction)
All prerequisites must have a numerical grade and have been taken in a full-time semester. | Winter 2020 will be considered a full-time semester so long as it contains a minimum of 2.5 credits or 15 credits hours and has numerical or alpha grades in a minimum of 1.5 credits or 9 credit hours (e.g. , 'pass'grades in a maximum of 1.0 credits or 6 credit hours will be acceptable) .
Winter 2020 will be considered one of the last 2 full-time semesters so long as it is a full-time (minimum 2.5 credits or 15 credit hours) acceptable semester and has numerical or alpha grades in a minimum of 1.5 credits or 9 credit hours (e.g. , 'pass' grades in a maximum of 1.0 credit or 6 credit hours will be acceptable) . Any course(s) presented as a 'pass' grade will be excluded from the calculation of the cumulative admission average.
Any 'pass' course credits completed as part of a graduate program from the Winter 2020 semester will be excluded from the cumulative graduate program admission average. | Winter 2020 will

FAQs

Which applicants must be residents of Ontario to apply for the DVM program?

Canadian citizens (including dual citizens) and applicants with permanent residency status must be residents of Ontario to apply to the DVM program at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC).

Are there COVID-19 modifications to the required residency status?

No modifications are listed for residency status for the Fall 2020 and Fall 2021 COVID-19 modification cycles, and none are indicated for Fall 2022 and onward either.

How do prerequisite and grading rules handle pass/fail courses?

Courses with a final grade of pass cannot be presented as prerequisites. For academic assessment, pass course credits are excluded from the calculation of the cumulative admission average, and pass credits completed as part of a graduate program from Winter 2020 are also excluded.

Oct 3, 2026

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