Professional doctorate
Doctorat de 1er cycle en médecine vétérinaire (Rimouski et Saint-Hyacinthe)
First-cycle doctorate in veterinary medicine (D.M.V.)
Université de Montréal - Faculté de médecine vétérinaire · Faculté de médecine vétérinaire · Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
- Official award
- Doctorat de 1er cycle en médecine vétérinaireDMV
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Canada
- Format
- On campusFive years full-time (198 credits): 3 years at Rimouski, then 2 years at Saint-Hyacinthe
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-year full-time first-cycle professional doctorate in veterinary medicine taught in French by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Université de Montréal.
Role the program prepares for: Prepares students to practise veterinary medicine or continue to graduate studies.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Faculté de médecine vétérinaire
- 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 admission page states the D.M.V. prepares students for the veterinary medicine profession; the title alone does not allow practice in Quebec.“le doctorat de 1er cycle en médecine vétérinaire (D.M.V.) vous prépare à devenir un acteur d’excellence dans le domaine de la médecine vétérinaire”Source
- Prior degree required
- Depends on route
- Further professional requirements
- The D.M.V. title does not itself permit practice; a permit from the Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec is required after passing the exams required by law.Source
- International applicants and graduates
- Not offered to foreign candidates holding a study permit; applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents at the application deadline.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | Five years full-time (198 credits) after a Quebec DEC with required science courses or equivalent | 198 | DEC (Sciences, lettres et arts; Sciences de la nature; Techniques de santé animale; or Technologie des productions animales) with prerequisite courses, or a university bachelor's degree/equivalentSource |
| After a bachelor’s degree | Five years full-time (198 credits) | 198 | University bachelor's degree or equivalent, with the program prerequisitesSource |
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.
Stated by the schoolAssociation canadienne des médecins vétérinaires (CVMA) and Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du QuébecProfessional-body recognitionCA
Scope: D.M.V. Rimouski/Saint-Hyacinthe track recognised according to the school
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Five years full-time (198 credits): 3 years at Rimouski, then 2 years at Saint-Hyacinthe
- Credits
- 198 UdeM creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical components
- Preclinical and clinical placements throughout the program, including immersion placements at the CHUV
- Campus attendance
- Rimouski pendant les 3 premières années puis au campus de Saint-Hyacinthe pendant les 2 dernières années
- Clinical placement
- Compulsory placements (stages obligatoires); MAPAQ summer placement partnership in the food sector
- Intakes
- Automne 2027
- Campus
- Campus de Rimouski (UQAR)300, allée des Ursulines, C.P. 3300, succ. A, Rimouski (Québec) G5L 3A1
Teaching language
- Taught in
- French
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Decentralised track: first three years at Rimouski, last two years at Saint-Hyacinthe.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Experience requirement depends on routeCandidates in the farm-animal practice profile need 500 hours of farm animal work experience and 35 hours of observation placements with a veterinarian.
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Previous qualification
- DEC with required science courses, or a university bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Science prerequisites
- College-level biology, chemistry, mathematics (calculus) and physics prerequisites depending on the DEC path
- International applicants
- Not offered to foreign candidates holding a study permit; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence required at the application deadline.
- Tests explicitly required
- Casper exam required; French-language requirement applies
- Deadlines
- University or non-Quebec studies: admission application due 15 November 2026 · Automne 2027
- Quebec college studies only: admission application due 15 March 2027 · Automne 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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition.
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)