兽医生物医学科学硕士

Interested in building a career caring for animals and understanding the science that keeps them alive and thriving? 我们的兽医生物医学科学硕士(VBMS)项目是为你准备的!

在澳门威尼斯人赌城, we have strategically designed our VBMS program to provide an advanced level of academic learning in the life sciences through graduate coursework, 专业培训与研究. Our curriculum provides you with the opportunity to take high-level program courses alongside first-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students at the 理查德的. 吉莱斯皮兽医学院. Our other advanced courses will provide you with the opportunity to build an established foundation in the sciences, strengthening your familiarity with intricate biological concepts as you work towards a career as a veterinarian or in other areas of animal care.

The majority of our students in the VBMS program seek to pursue veterinary school but have run into a variety of obstacles, 是社会性的吗?, 教育或个人因素阻碍他们达到目标. If you are seeking a doctoral degree but haven't had a traditional path throughout your higher education experience, 我们是来帮忙的. 在LMU, we strive to improve the lives of our students and communities across the Appalachia region by providing you with the benefits you need to succeed.

By providing a solid foundation in the life sciences and assisting you in the development of your professional skills, VBMS项目可以帮助你加强对兽医学校的申请. This program does NOT guarantee access into any other professional program, at LMU or elsewhere.

The VBMS program is a full-time, in-person graduate program and requires 30 credit hours to complete. If you maintain an average credit load of 15 hours per semester and achieve satisfactory academic progress, you can complete your degree and get started on your veterinary career within just two semesters.

申请VBMS项目!

入学要求

Browse the list below to ensure that you meet the requirements for admission into the VBMS degree program! 作为申请人，您必须具备: 

• Earned a bachelor's degree from an institution holding regional accreditation or equivalent verification regarding international degrees.
• 保持累积平均绩点(GPA), 再加上VBMS项目的30个学分, 至少会得到2分吗.8累积GPA (LMU-CVM的DVM项目的最低入学要求). 
• Successfully completed the posted prerequisite coursework* with a GPA of at least 2.各科0分.

While grade point average (GPA) minimums are recommended for you to achieve a successful academic outcome, 它们并不是你学术潜力的唯一决定因素. The VBMS admissions committee will review your application holistically and will ultimately take into consideration any evidence of an improving trajectory in science coursework performance if your GPA is lower than recommended. 如果你对进入专业学校感兴趣, we encourage you to consider how the VBMS program's 30 credit hours will impact your overall cumulative GPA.

*您仍然可以申请未完成的先决条件课程, but it is required that official transcripts are submitted to the CVM 研究生 Programs office once coursework is completed.

如何申请

申请进入VBMS项目春季学期, 你的申请必须在7月23日到10月16日之间提交. Our admissions committee will review all applications completed and verified within that window in late October with follow-up interviews held in early November. 我们将在11月中旬通知你我们的决定. To apply for the Fall semester, your application must be submitted between October 17th and March 29. Our admissions committee will review all applications completed and verified within that window in early April with follow-up interviews held in early to mid-April. 我们将在四月底至五月初通知你我们的决定. 

申请材料

• 完成baccas后申请
• 所有就读院校的正式成绩单
• 两封推荐信*
• One (1) personal statement professionally articulating a response to the prompt: "How will the VBMS program help you in achieving your career goals?"
• 申请费(PostbacCAS费用+ LMU申请费)
• 完整的简历

*Your letters should be requested from your instructors (natural science instructor recommended), a veterinarian familiar with your experiences in the field of veterinary medicine, 或者健康专业咨询委员会.

VBMS录取流程

完成PostbacCAS申请

• Your application materials must all be uploaded and submitted through PostbacCAS including reference letters. 

初步审查

• 在您提交后, you will receive a confirmation from the LMU-CVM Office of 研究生 Programs that all of the necessary elements of your application have been received and reviewed. 一旦您的申请被确认完成和验证, 它将被转发给VBMS招生委员会并由其评估.

委员会审查

• Your application will then be reviewed by the VBMS 招生 Committee to determine if you meet the needed admission criteria. 如果你符合必要的标准，你将被邀请参加委员会的面试. 

面试

• 一旦你通过了最初的审查, you will be invited to a 10-15 minute interview either on Zoom or over the phone to speak with two faculty or staff members on the VBMS 招生 Committee.

面试后决定

• 在您的面试和收到额外要求的信息之后, the 招生 Committee will make a recommendation to the LMU-CVM Dean on your behalf. 在院长做出决定后，我们将以书面形式通知您. 

如果您收到“接受”的决定, you must still provide any further documentation requested by the CVM 研究生 Programs and/or LMU.

项目的结果

在澳门威尼斯人赌城, the goal of our VBMS program is to provide you with high-level academic substance in life science through graduate coursework, 专业培训, and research with a mission to equip you with the tools needed for your choice of:

• 兽医专业
• 高级生物医学培训或
• 进入生物医学领域

完成VBMS学位课程后, you will be ready to take matters into your own hands and explore an area of the primary literature of the life sciences, analyze and critique published research reports and communicate about life sciences in formal oral and written modalities. 

如果您能够满足以下条件，您将获得LMU-CVM的面试机会:

• 保持累积研究生平均绩点(GPA)至少为3.在VBMS项目中至少完成15个学分
• Complete your Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) application
• 适用于LMU-CVM.

这并不能保证你被录取.

如果你在LMU-CVM的专业课程中获得B或以上的成绩, 在LMU-CVM的第一年，你不需要重复这门课程, 一旦接受了. 最终，这允许您以最多10个学分进入LMU-CVM. 在CVM的第一年, 你可以申请成为兽医助教和导师. 

澳门威尼斯人赌城

想了解更多澳门威尼斯人赌城我们的兽医生物医学硕士学位? 随时与我们联系，我们会尽快给您回复.

凯瑟琳·托马斯，马萨诸塞州
研究生项目主任
LMU-CVM
电子邮件: CVMGradPrograms@LMUnet.edu

梅丽莎·洛伊，LVT, LVT
部门招聘人员和成功协调员
LMU-CVM
电子邮件: CVMGradPrograms@LMUnet.edu