Professional doctorate

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Oregon State University · Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine · Corvallis, Oregon, United States

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Official award: Doctor of Veterinary MedicineDVM
Pathway: Veterinary medicineStated for United States
Format: On campusFour years
Tuition: Not published

About this program

Four-year in-person DVM: years one to three are mainly coursework and year four is a clinical year of rotations; it cannot be completed online.

Subject: Veterinary medicine
Department: Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
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 page describes the DVM as core training in comparative biology and medicine across all primary clinical disciplines and domestic species, delivered in person.“The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program emphasizes the importance of core training in comparative biology and medicine, including all primary clinical disciplines and domestic animal species.”Source
Prior degree required: No

Entry routes and duration
Route	Duration	Credits	Requirement
After pre-veterinary coursework	Four-year DVM program	–	Prerequisite courses; bachelor degree not required; science GPA 3.0 or higherSource

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: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR); Status Accredited, last evaluation 2021, next evaluation 2028
Stated by the schoolAVMA Council on Education (COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: School statement that the college is fully accredited by the AVMA COE

Study structure

Delivery: On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode: Full-time
Duration: Four years
Clinical components: Year four is the clinical year with rotations in the teaching hospital, Oregon Humane Society and elective partners.
Campus attendance: In person on the Corvallis campus; not possible to complete online.
Intakes: September 2027
Campus: Corvallis campus (Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine)Magruder Hall, 700 SW 30th St., Corvallis, OR 97331

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 recommendedNo minimum hours required, but generally applicants with 400+ hours of veterinary experience are more competitive.

Interview

Not published

Previous qualification

Science GPA of 3.0 or higher as calculated by VMCAS; prerequisite courses with C- or better.

Science prerequisites

Introductory biology sequence, general chemistry sequence with labs, organic chemistry (minimum 1 semester), genetics, and further lower- and upper-division science prerequisites; online lectures and labs accepted; no more than two prerequisites in progress at application.

Prior degree

A bachelor's degree is not required.

Tests explicitly required

Casper (online situational judgment test) is required for the 2026-2027 application process, to be taken no later than August 25, 2026; GRE scores optional.

Documents

VMCAS application and letters of recommendation, transcripts to VMCAS, OSU supplemental application questions and $60 supplemental fee.

Deadlines

Transcripts and all VMCAS application materials due September 15, 2026 (11:59 p.m. EST) for Fall 2027 · September 2027 · this date has passed; check the current cycle
Admitted students must accept or decline by April 15, 2027 · September 2027

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
OSU supplemental application feeApplication fee · mandatory	$60one-time, 2026-2027 cycle	All applicants	19 October 2026Source
Annual tuition and fees (Resident/WICHE)Other compulsory charge · mandatory	$35,295per year, 2026-2027	Resident/WICHE	19 October 2026Source
Annual tuition and fees (Non-Resident)Other compulsory charge · mandatory	$68,004per year, 2026-2027	Non-Resident	19 October 2026Source

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, 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)

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