Prerequisites  •  GPA & Grades  •  Experience  •  Interviews  •  Admissions Decisions  •  Transfer Students
Find answers about prerequisites, experience hours, interviews, GPA calculations, and application requirements.
Admissions at a Glance
- No Supplemental Application
- No Seat Deposit Required
- Virtual Interviews
- 400+ Experience Hours Recommended
- AP/IB Credits May Be Accepted
- Are Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credits accepted to use towards prerequisite completion?
- Yes, provided that the course the credit was earned for is explicitly listed on your official transcript. If they are not listed, an official letter from your Registrar’s Office detailing the courses credits were earned can be accepted.
- Do you accept Pass/Fail grades to fulfill prerequisite requirements?
- We only accept pass/fail grades for courses taken in Spring and Summer of 2020.
- Can prerequisite course (including labs) be completed online?
- Yes. Applicants can complete prerequisite courses, including labs, at any regionally accredited institution.Â
- My institution is on quarter hours, how do I convert that to semester credit hours?
- To convert quarter credit hours to semester credit hours, divide your total quarter credits by 1.5.
- What classes normally can be used to fulfill the Humanities and Social Sciences requirement?
- Humanities and Social Science credits can come from courses in
- English literature
- speech
- music
- art
- philosophy
- religion
- language
- history
- economics
- anthropology
- political science
- psychology
- sociology
- geography
- Humanities and Social Science credits can come from courses in
- For the Cell Biology prerequisite, can I use a Microbiology course?
- No. We are not able to accept Microbiology to go towards fulfilling our Cell Biology requirement. A Cell Biology course needs to cover the following topics:
- organelles
- organelle function
- cell signaling
- cell energy use
- cell division
- cell adaptation
- cell mutation and environmental response
- membrane structures and transport
- No. We are not able to accept Microbiology to go towards fulfilling our Cell Biology requirement. A Cell Biology course needs to cover the following topics:
- The course must be predominantly focused on cellular function.
- What courses can be used to count towards fulfilling the English Composition requirement?
- Courses need to be composition based and not literature based English courses. We will also count Rhetoric or Public Speaking towards fulfilling the English Composition requirement.
- What are the average GPAs of an accepted applicant?
- You can find the academic statistics, including application numbers, GPA averages, etc. for the past several application cycles here – Academic Statistics
- I’ve retaken courses, how are those used in calculating the GPAs?
- We use all courses taken, including repeated courses, in GPA calculation.
- How much animal/veterinary experience hours do I need for your DVM program?
- While there is not a required minimum of hours, high-quality experiences of 400 hours or more are recommended to receive a maximum score in the review process. We also encourage students to seek out and explore a variety of animal experiences – small animal, large animal, emergency medicine, etc.
Recommended: 400+ hours of quality animal and veterinary experience.
- Is there a supplemental application?
- No. UT’s College of Veterinary Medicine does not have a supplemental application. We do have a supplemental application fee, which can be paid on our website.
- When will interviews happen and are they in person?
- As a land grant institution, we prioritize our in-state applicants earlier in the cycle. In-state interviews will occur in late October. Non-Resident interviews will occur in late January/early February. All interviews are live, virtual interviews.
- I’m on the alternate list, is it possible to find out where I am placed on the list?
- No, alternate rankings are not shared.
- If I am offered a seat in the class, am I required to secure my seat with a deposit?
- No. The University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine does not require a deposit to secure an accepted student’s seat in the program.
- Does the University of Tennessee’s DVM program accept transfer students?
- It is extremely rare for us to accept a transfer student into our DVM program because of the varied curricula across veterinary colleges and our commitment to our current students.
Still Have Questions?
For questions, contact the Admissions team
