Veterinary Degrees Online

The College offers a four-year full-time program (curriculum) leading to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degree. The first three years are taught in a case-based and traditional lecture/laboratory format. At the end of the first year, students choose a track – small animal, food animal, equine, mixed species and public/corporate veterinary medicine. Considerable flexibility exists for a student to tailor their curriculum to meet individual needs and interests. The senior year (clinical) is 12 months in length.
Combined DVM and Graduate Degree Program

In recognition of a need for veterinarians trained in both basic and clinical sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine offers the opportunity for D.V.M. students to participate in graduate studies. Students receive the appropriate advanced training to conduct research in basic or clinical disciplines so they can bring their knowledge and research training into clinical investigations.

The extent of the D.V.M. coursework and graduate M.S/Ph.D. coursework differs with each scientific discipline. A student participating in the combined degree program may elect a parallel curriculum program by enrolling in the DVM curriculum during fall and spring semesters, and graduate curriculum during the summer semesters with an additional 1 or 2 semesters beyond the DVM to complete the MS degree; one or two years beyond the DVM to complete a PhD degree. The student may elect for an integrated curriculum by completing the first two years of the DVM program, spending the next one or two years pursuing graduate studies full time, and then completing the remaining professional DVM degree program.

The combined degree program will ordinarily require five years of equivalent study time for DVM and MS degrees or six to seven years of equivalent study time for DVM and PhD degrees. A limited number of positions are available each year; therefore, only the best qualified applicants will be considered for the combined degree program.

The professional DVM curriculum of the College of Veterinary Medicine provides its students the most modern and advanced educational opportunity available in veterinary medical education today. The faculties of the College have established a tradition of incorporating innovative instructional programs and methods for the advancement of veterinary medicine in its service to animals and society.

Admission & Degree (Data, 2007)
Program No. of Student admitted
No. of Student enrolled No. of
Student achieved degrees
D.V.M. 40 221 42
Master 39 78 18
Ph D 28 43 12

Scholarships

Basis of Selection
Undergraduate : Scholarship award decisions are made on the basis of both scholastic achievement and financial need. Students whose past scholastic average are not lower than 2.7 (Scholarships can be granted to a student in serious financial need by the decision made by the scholarship committee with his grade lower than 2.7)
Undergraduate : According to the College regulations and guidelines of selection, the research assistants are distributed by the Department.

Total number of students and amount of scholarship
….( First semester, 2007 ) (Unit : KRW)

Type Student Tuition exempted Scholarships Total
No. Amount No. Amount No. Amount
Undergraduate 69 37,417,000 23 33,528,000 92 70,945,000
Graduate 37 15,762,000 7 8,954,000 44 24,716,000
Total 106 53,179,000 30 42,482,000 136 95,661,000

Credits Required for 6-Year-Course of Veterinary Medicine
Pre-vet course First & Second Year 68 credits
Veterinary Course First Year 17+17=34
Second Year 18+21=39
Third Year 20+21=41
Fourth Year 20+21=41
Total 155
Total 223(major 173 credits)