Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Chairperson (Biological Sciences):

VALERIE COLLINS, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

The Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) was established to serve the four western provinces. Admission to WCVM requires at least two full years of post-secondary science courses. Because of the severe competition for entry to the veterinary program, potential students are advised to undertake a program of post-secondary study which will lead to an alternate career goal, should they fail to gain admission to veterinary medicine. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative average of 70% in order to be considered for admission into the veterinary program. All grades are converted to a common scale for comparative purposes and this converted average will be used.

The Western College of Veterinary Medicine has introduced an Educational Equity Program for Aboriginal students. In this program, a defined number of seats have been allocated for self-identified applicants of Aboriginal descent. For the purpose of admission, the documents that are accepted as proof of Aboriginal ancestry are listed in The University of Saskatchewan Calendar. The website address is www.usask.ca/wcvm.

Students whose alternate career goal is a Bachelors degree in sciences may complete all of their courses at UCC and then apply for admission to WCVM. Course requirements are:

The minimum course requirements for admission to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is the completion of 60 College credits. However, since genetics is offered only in third year, it will normally take longer than the minimum time to meet all requirements.