Students have to maintain a GPA of 3.25 or better in the preveterinary program but may enter Tufts after the completion of their junior year. A BS degree is awarded by UVM after the student has satisfactorily completed their first year of DVM study at Tufts. Co-operative for Real Education in Agricultural Management, is a student run dairy herd.
Students perform all of the barn chores and manage the whole operation.
There are currently around 30 Holstein cows plus replacement heifers in the herd, which is one of the highest producing and genetically superior herds in Vermont. Around 15-16 students enter the program for one year each year and gain 8 credits. It is the state animal of Vermont. The UVM Morgan Horse Farm is located in Weybridge, Vermont and is part of the Department of Animal Sciences. The farm breeds, shows and sells Morgan horses and is engaged in education and research in equine reproduction.