Students may be concurrently enrolled in the professional curriculum leading to the DVM degree and in a graduate program after completion of 90 credits of pre-veterinary or professional course work. Students enrolled in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences thesis and nonthesis M.S. degree program are required to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the veterinary curriculum. Students are subject to normal rules and procedures of both colleges. Degree requirements for the MS are identical, whether you are in a concurrent program or not; however, it is anticipated that students would enroll in selected veterinary courses for graduate credit.
To apply complete the MS graduate application, current coursework questions will tell the system it is a concurrent application.
If a student does not hold a B.S. or B.A. degrees, a graduate degree would not be granted until all requirements for the D.V.M. degree are completed. By not restricting credits earned, a student may pursue graduate studies during summer and holiday sessions and may elect to postpone the fourth year of professional curriculum for one year in order to facilitate pursuit of graduate courses and research. This latter option may be declared during the second or third year of the professional curriculum, and no later than the first day of the spring semester of the third year of the professional curriculum. It is anticipated that completion of both degrees within a four-year period would require students to enroll in one or more summer sessions.
Refer to the Graduate College Handbook for additional information on the concurrent degree program.
Courses for Concurrent Students
Students enrolled in the Graduate College must satisfy all academic requirements established by the Graduate College. Some courses may satisfy academic requirements for both the DVM and Graduate programs. CVM DVM courses may only be used to fulfill Graduate College requirements if those courses are listed in the ISU Course Catalog (http://catalog.iastate.edu/azcourses/) as being available for graduate credit. Graduate courses may only be used as a substitute for a designated CVM DVM professional courses if they are reviewed by the CVM Curriculum Committee to confirm that the depth and rigor of the Graduate course satisfies requirements of the professional curriculum
When a student takes any courses in the professional veterinary curriculum, registration is as a veterinary student, and tuition and fees are assessed according to that status. When only graduate courses are taken (e.g., during summer session), the student should complete a “Change of Curriculum” form in the Graduate College to change to graduate student status with tuition assessed on that basis.