Microbiology taken at a community college will not be accepted. The preprofessional course requirements may be completed at any accredited college or university offering courses of content similar to those specified in the brochure entitled Information for Applicants to the College of Veterinary Medicine. This brochure may be obtained from the Office of the Dean for Students and Instruction, College of Veterinary Medicine, Box 100125 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0125. Highest priority will be accorded residents of Florida. Consideration will be given, however, to a limited number of non-Florida residents with exceptional qualifications.
Application is limited to permanent residents of the United States.
Some type of animal care experience is considered desirable. A brief statement from the applicant concerning reasons for seeking admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine. In the case of repeated applications, there is no guarantee that an applicant who interviews one year will interview the next, or that pursuit of recommended experience and course work will guarantee success. The competitive quality of the applicant pool each year shapes the list of interviewees and successful candidates. When To Apply Application forms are available on July 1 from the Office of the Dean for Students and Instruction, College of Veterinary Medicine.