Students wishing to gain depth of knowledge in a particular area may enroll in the following elective streams, which are scheduled to allow the student to progress in that track across the four-year curriculum.
All-Species Electives

- VCM 630 (77572) Introduction to Medication Counseling
- VCM 636 (70445) Advanced Clinical Pathology (Lottery)
- VCM 646 (33188) Principles of Lab Animal Science I
- VCM 656 (64927) Principles of Lab Animal Science II
Communications Electives
- PATH 644 (54483) Bioscientific Writing
- VCM 628 (73198) The Healer’s Art
- VM 642 (69707) Contemporary Issues in Vet Med
- VM 645 (51018) Communications in Practice
Equine Medicine Electives Series

- VCM 608 (53825) Equine Veterinary Husbandry
- VCM 627 (55873) Equine Infectious Disease
- VCM 614 (78574) Equine Farrier Science Form and Function
- VCM 641 (58171) Equine Neonatology
- VCM 643 (60652) Equine Emergency Medicine
- VCM 645 (58170) Equine Surgery Lab (Lottery)
- VCM 660 (58864) Advanced Equine Anatomy
- VCM 661 (47421) Advanced Equine Lameness
- VCM 674 (53827) Equine Exercise Physiology
- VCM 694 (33059) Advanced Equine Theriogenology
Food Animal Electives
- VCM 672 (61696) Food Supply Disease Prevention
- VCM 688 (60256) Food Supply Disease Management
- VCM 690 (60255) Intro to Food Supply Medicine
- VCM 695 (61697) Food Supply Decision Making
Public Health/One Health Electives
- PATH 527 (69558) Parasitology/Epidemiology Seminar
- PATH 629 (74446) Emergency Preparedness and Response to Foreign Animal Diseases
- PATH 630 (80817) Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Veterinarians
- VCM 547 (72396 or 75975) Global One Health
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Electives
- VCM 635 (62251) Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery (Lottery)
- VCM 635 (62252) Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery (Lottery)
- VCM 663 (37696) Small Animal Dermatology
- VCM 673 (48771) Companion Animal Rehab
Wildlife, Zoological Medicine, and Ecology Electives
