Transfer Student Info

The College of Veterinary Medicine considers applications from prospective transfer students on a case-by-case basis. Decisions about transfer admissions are made no sooner than June 30 of each year.

We accept qualified students into our second-year class only. We offer admission to a very limited number of students. The number of seats available each year is determined in a manner that allows us to maintain a stable class size.

Each completed, qualified transfer application is carefully considered. Decisions made by the College Admissions Advisory Committee are final.

TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be considered eligible for consideration:

• The applicant must have completed all of the pre-veterinary education prerequisite courses required (at a regionally accredited college or university) of traditionally admitted first-year University of Illinois veterinary students.
• The prerequisite science courses must be graded with no grade lower than a C- achieved.
• The applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0 (2.0 = C) in all undergraduate course work, as well as current veterinary school course work. Likewise, a 3.0/4.0 (2.0 = C) average is the minimum grade point average acceptable in science coursework.
• The applicant must be available to complete the unique University of Illinois first year clinical experience during the summer after to enrollment in our second year curriculum.

Published prerequisite requirements for traditional admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois are as follows:

Plan A:

• Applicants who have earned a B.S. or B.A. degree in any major field of study from an accredited college or university may qualify to be considered for transfer under Plan A.
• Eight semester hours of biological sciences with laboratories.
• Sixteen semester hours of chemical sciences, including biochemistry; inorganic and organic chemistry must have laboratories (a minimum of 3 semester hours of chemical science laboratories are required).
• Eight semester hours of physics with laboratories.

Plan B:

Individuals may apply without a B.S. or B.A. degree, but they are required to have at least 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university, including 44 hours of science courses.

The minimum course requirements under Plan B are:

• Eight semester hours of biological sciences with laboratories.
• Sixteen semester hours of chemical sciences, including biochemistry; inorganic and organic chemistry must have laboratories (3 semester hours of chemical science laboratories are required).
• Eight semester hours of physics with laboratories.
• Three semester hours of English composition and an additional three hours of English composition and/or speech.
• Twelve semester hours of humanities and/or social sciences.
• Twelve semester hours of junior-/senior-level (or graduate-level) science courses in addition to the requirements listed above.
• These courses could include, but are not limited to, any of the following: advanced biology, anatomy, genetics, microbiology, physiology, zoology.