Dual PhD/DVM Degree in Biomedical Sciences Area Program

The Biomedical Sciences graduate program enables veterinary medical students to pursue students in the basic biomedical discipline of their choice for a PhD or MS degree while enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The program is designed to prepare students for advanced professional careers in universities and colleges, research institutes, and industrial research. With consent of the student’s graduate program committee, courses from the professional curriculum (which includes a major portion of the core curriculum) can be accepted toward the graduate degree. The PhD program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of 8090 Research culminating in the completion of original research and defense of a written dissertation.

The Master’s/DVM program enables veterinary medical students to complete a master’s degree while enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The program allows qualified students to seek in-depth involvement in the basic biomedical discipline of their choice. With consent of the dual DVM/MS candidate’s program committee, credit hours from the professional program (including the core courses) can be accepted for the master’s degree. Six hours of 9090 Research that result in an original thesis are required. Financial support may be provided through teaching assistantships in gross anatomy laboratory (Veterinary Anatomy 5500 and 5011). Please see the “MS in Basic Biomedical Sciences” page on our website for more information.