Professional doctorate
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - College of Veterinary Medicine, Glendale Campus
Midwestern University · Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine (Glendale Campus) · Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)DVM
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for United States
- Format
- On campusFour years (quarter system); first 8 quarters didactic, quarters 9-13 clinical rotations
- Tuition
- $74,652per year, 2026-2027 catalog (Glendale campus annual tuition and fees table)
About this program
Four-year quarter-based program: eight quarters of classroom, laboratory and simulation work, followed by clinical rotation training from quarter 9.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine (Glendale Campus)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Professional doctorateA professional doctorate that is itself the entry qualification (for example the DVM or VMD). It is listed separately from research PhDs and is not equivalent to them.
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicinePrograms the source describes as the academic and clinical qualification toward becoming a veterinarian in the stated jurisdiction. Registration or licensing normally requires further steps, and a qualification from one country does not guarantee registration in another.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page describes careers as a veterinarian in general practice or specialty fields and reports NAVLE pass rates.“Veterinarians can work in small, large, or mixed-animal general primary care practice or a specialty field”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- The page reports a NAVLE pass rate of 92% for the Glendale campus Class of 2025, compared with the 80% rate required by the AVMA Council on Education.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| After pre-veterinary coursework | four-year program | 224.5 | Prerequisite coursework; minimum 64 semester hours (96 quarter hours); a bachelor's degree is not requiredSource |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Verified in official recordAVMA Council on Education (COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Midwestern University (Glendale, Arizona) DVM program as listed by the AVMA COE; last evaluation 2025, next evaluation 2030 (as printed). The school's program page states the next site visit will be in 2032.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Four years (quarter system); first 8 quarters didactic, quarters 9-13 clinical rotations
- Credits
- 224.5 quarter credits (Classes of 2027-2029); 224 for the Class of 2030Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical components
- Quarters 9-13 involve diverse clinical rotation training (program page).
- Laboratory work
- Hands-on live animal contact begins in the first quarter and continues throughout the program.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Midwestern University Glendale Campus - College of Veterinary Medicine
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience requiredMinimum 240 hours (6 weeks) of veterinary practice, health science field, or biomedical research.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Minimum science and total GPA of 3.00; no grade lower than a C accepted for credit
- Science prerequisites
- Completion of the prerequisite coursework or plans to complete it before matriculation
- Prior degree
- Although not required, a Bachelor's degree will make a candidate more competitive.
- Documents
- Three letters of recommendation submitted to VMCAS, at least one from a veterinarian; criminal background check; technical standards
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Veterinary Medicine annual tuition (Glendale, 2026-2027 catalog table)Tuition | $74,652per year, 2026-2027 catalog (Glendale campus annual tuition and fees table) | Program tuition (single published figure) | 19 October 2026Source |
| Student services fee billed quarterly (all programs)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | $1,500per year, 2026-2027 catalog | All programs | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
WICHE Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) Tuition waiver
Only for certain applicants
Eligibility: Legal residents of participating western states without a public veterinary school, applying through their state WICHE certifying officer
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: intakes, clinical placement details.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)