School or College of Veterinary
Medicine
details regarding changes in
protocols
Accepts online coursework to fulfill
prerequisite requirements
Accepts pass/fail coursework to fulfill
prerequisite requirements Accepts online lab coursework
requirement
requirement Relaxing Experience Hours
Murdoch University
No website at this time
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
If the online unit meets the same
standards and outcomes as the
required unit here and the university
considers it equivalent, we will accept
it. For school leavers, however, their
final grading examination for university
entrance will be what our university
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
For those units considered equivalent,
pass/fail would be accepted for
consideration of awarding credits (aka
'advanced standing'); however, it will
require some additional
documentation and processing to be
able to evaluate candidates in
consideration of them gaining a place.
Any unit graded as pass/fail would
need to be clearly identified as being
as a result of COVID-19 and we would
not consider a "pass" grade in
assessment of the academic
performance of the candidate for the
purposes of awarding a place in the
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
If the School considers the unit
equivalent to ours, it would then
provide cause for advanced standing to
be granted.
Under consideraton We do not require GRE
We do not have a set number of hours
North Carolina State University
In progress Yes Yes Yes
requirement; it is a
GRE will not be required No
The Ohio State University
https://vet.osu.edu/education/dvm-
admissions/prerequisites
Yes Yes Yes
Undecided at this time, but maybe We do not require GRE No
Oklahoma State University
https://vetmed.okstate.edu/covid-
19.html
Yes Yes Yes
My institution does not require
experience hours
https://vetmed.oregonstate.edu/stu
dents/future/dvm/academic-
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
We will accept pass/fail grades if a
letter grading system is not available to
the student.
My institution does not require
eady-to-apply.php
https://www.purdue.edu/vet/dvm/
No Yes Yes No We do not require GRE Undecided at this time
https://veterinary.rossu.edu/life-in-
st-kitts/health-wellness/coronavirus-
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
All coursework must be completed
either onsite or online with an
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
All coursework recieving a pass/fail
grade due to the epidemic will only be
accepted if
completed either onsite or online with
an accredited institution.
Yes, but only in certain circumstances:
All coursework must be completed
either onsite or online with an
Undecided at this time, but maybe
Undecided at this time,
Royal Veterinary College, University
of London
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/coron
avirus/rvc-applicants
Yes Yes Yes
Undecided at this time, but maybe We do not require GRE Undecided at this time, but maybe
St. George's University
Information not provided Yes Yes Yes
Undecided at this time, but maybe
Undecided at this time,
https://vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/adm
Undecided at this time,
Updated Veterinary Medical School Admissions Policies in Response to COVID-19
Changes to requirements noted below are effective for Spring 2020 coursework impacted by COVID-19 and prerequisites for Fall 2021 Matriculation.
Requirements here may vary from information contained in the VMSAR 2020 Edition for 2021 Enrollment.
UPDATED AS OF APRIL 17, 2020