{"id":2487,"date":"2023-04-20T20:10:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/application-requirements\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:12:51","slug":"application-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/application-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/admitted_20230718_Vet_Med510_feature-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"veterinary student examining cat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/admitted_20230718_Vet_Med510_feature-small.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/admitted_20230718_Vet_Med510_feature-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/admitted_20230718_Vet_Med510_feature-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/admitted_20230718_Vet_Med510_feature-small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Please Note<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Questions concerning the application will only be discussed with the applicant. Due to confidentiality we cannot discuss the application with anyone else including parents, spouses, friends, employers, etc. <strong>All application deadlines are firm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants who have an academic record, 1 complete semester or more, at another veterinary school must apply as a transfer. Please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/ready-to-apply\/transfer-admissions\/\">Transfer Admissions<\/a> information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/ready-to-apply\/transfer-admissions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransfer Admissions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Veterinary Medical College Application Service<\/h2>\n<p>All applicants must apply through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aavmc.org\/becoming-a-veterinarian\/\">Veterinary Medical College Application Service<\/a> (VMCAS). The deadline for the VMCAS application for the 2027 entering class is<strong> September 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm EDT (10:59 pm CDT).<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Supplemental Application<\/h2>\n<p><strong>ALL APPLICANTS\u00a0<\/strong>are required to complete the brief online ISU Veterinary Medicine Supplemental Application. The supplemental application will open May 16, 2026 for the 2026-27 admissions cycle. <strong>The FINAL deadline for submitting the Supplemental Application is September 15, 2026, 11:59 pm EDT (10:59 pm CDT).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong> \u2013 You must begin your VMCAS application first to obtain your VMCAS ID, which is required to create your supplemental account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/application-requirements\/supplemental-application\/\">Current Supplemental Application for entering Fall 2027<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Transcripts<\/h2>\n<p>Information on transcripts can be found under the <a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/application-requirements\/transcripts-for-veterinary-medicine-applicants-only\/\">Transcripts webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Electronic Letters of Recommendation<\/h2>\n<p>Three electronic letters of evaluation are required; up to six may be submitted. Applicants are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>strongly encouraged<\/strong><\/em><\/span> to secure at least four letters in case an evaluator misses the deadline. Evaluators should know the applicant well and be able to speak to their personal qualities and experiences. In addition to completing the electronic form, evaluators are encouraged to provide written comments or upload a letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appropriate evaluators include (but are not limited to)<\/strong>: veterinarians, advisors, professors, and employers. At least one letter from a veterinarian is strongly recommended. Evaluations should support the applicant\u2019s experiences and demonstrate commitment, maturity, work ethic, leadership, and communication skills. <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Evaluators may not be related to the applicant by blood or marriage<\/strong><\/span>; <strong>letters from family members will not be accepted.<\/strong> All letters must be submitted through the VMCAS ELOR system.<\/p>\n<p>The Admissions committee may contact references directly if further information or clarification is needed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-block\">\n\t<div class=\"link-block\">\n\t\t<h2>Additional Information on Requirements<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aavmc.org\/becoming-a-veterinarian\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVMCAS Application<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/application-requirements\/supplemental-application\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupplemental Application<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/application-requirements\/transcripts-for-veterinary-medicine-applicants-only\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscripts<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/pre-veterinary-requirements\/foundational-course-requirements\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoundational Course Requirements<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/future-dvm-students\/prospective-student-information\/application-requirements\/international-student-requirements\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Student Requirements<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3189,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2487","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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