PhD In Veterinary Medical Science - Comparative Biosciences in Urbana United States | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent from a school accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association or senior year status in a DVM program at an AVMA-accredited school
Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in a state or Canadian province by the start of the internship program. Licensure in Illinois is encouraged. Internships are usually filled via the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program, which posts deadlines for receipt of completed applications on its website.
Information for Foreign Applicants

Participants must be a citizen of the US, Canada, or Mexico, a US permanent resident (i.e. holding a green card), or other foreign national with employment authorization from US Citizenship and Immigration Services valid for and during the program's period of proposed training without our provision of assistance, support or sponsorship in obtaining employment authorization.
Applicants must have earned at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college in the United States or a comparable degree from a recognized institution of higher learning abroad. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (A=4.0), or comparable GPA for an international applicant, for last two years of undergraduate study is a minimum requirement for admission. If your undergraduate study is longer than 4 years, additional semesters may be used to calculate the admission GPA. Please note that proposed programs of study may require a higher GPA than the Graduate College's minimum standard.
IELTS- 7.5, TOEFL IBT- 103
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00.
A cumulative VMCAS science grade point average (GPA) of 3.00.
All prerequisite courses must be graded. Students who attend institutions that do not award grades will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
All required course work must be completed by the end of the spring term of the year in which DVM matriculation is sought.
There is no option to complete prerequisite courses during the summer term of the year of matriculation.
No more than two prerequisite courses may be incomplete during the spring term.
If an applicant fails to register or withdraws from a prerequisite course projected for spring term completion, his/her application will be removed from consideration and any offer of interview or admission will be null and void.
If an applicant falls below the minimum grade point average requirement (3.00) after fall grade entry their application will be denied.
Students must earn a C- or better in all required courses.
Required courses in which a D or F was earned must be repeated.
Both the original and repeat grades will be included in grade point calculations.
The college does not require any specific undergraduate major. However, it is strongly recommended that applicants enroll in degree programs which will also prepare them for alternate career goals should they not be successful in applying to veterinary school.
Students majoring in liberal arts or other non-science disciplines are advised that they may find less difficulty in dealing with the veterinary curriculum if they do not limit their science studies to the minimum course requirements.
Advanced placement/credit by examination guidelines:
AP credit is permitted to meet the 8 semester hour Physics prerequisite requirement if a student is awarded the full 8 semester hours.
Proficiency or AP credit is allowed for Biology and Chemistry if it is followed up by more advanced college level courses in those science areas.
AP credit must appear on the college transcript.