{"id":907,"date":"2023-03-07T14:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/graduate-programs\/concurrent-dvm-ms\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:57:07","slug":"concurrent-dvm-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/academics\/graduate-programs\/concurrent-dvm-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Concurrent DVM &#038; MS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p>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\u00a0pre-veterinary or professional course work. Students enrolled in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences\u00a0thesis 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.\u00a0Degree 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.<\/p>\n<p>To apply complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.admissions.iastate.edu\/apply\/online\/\">Graduate College application<\/a> through Workday.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0It is anticipated that completion of both degrees within a four-year period would require students to enroll in one or more summer sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grad-college.iastate.edu\/publications\/gchandbook\/\">Graduate College Handbook<\/a>\u00a0for additional information on the concurrent degree program.<\/p>\n<h2>Courses for Concurrent Students<\/h2>\n<p>Students enrolled in the Graduate College must satisfy all academic requirements established by the Graduate College.\u00a0 Some courses may satisfy academic requirements for both the DVM and Graduate programs.\u00a0 CVM DVM courses may only be used to fulfill Graduate College requirements if those courses are listed in the ISU Course Catalog (<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.iastate.edu\/azcourses\/\">http:\/\/catalog.iastate.edu\/azcourses\/<\/a>) as being available for graduate credit. \u00a0Graduate 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<\/p>\n<p>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. 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