General Information

  • Foreign language requirement determined by student's program of study (POS) committee.

  • Graduate English Examination required by the Graduate College.

  • MS thesis requires 30 graduate credits.

  • MS nonthesis requires 40 graduate credits (10 credits from outside department).

  • MS nonthesis requires a minimum of 3 credits of Creative Component Research (VPTH 599).

  • PhD requires 72 graduate credits (12 credits from outside major field).

  • Minor in Veterinary Pathology requires 12 graduate credits for the PhD or 8 credits for the MS
        and a faculty member from the department must be a member of the POS committee.

    Course Requirements for the M.S. thesis or nonthesis

    General Requirements:

    Biological Sciences

    3 Cr

    BB420, BB 404, BB 405, BB 411, BB 521, GEN 511,
    GEN 520, ZOOL 528, VMPM 575, VMPM 520

    Statistics
    Postmortem Pathology Lab
    Systemic Pathology
    Seminar
    Diagnostic Interpretation

    4 Cr
    1 Cr
    4 Cr
    1 Cr
    R Cr

    STAT 401, STAT 402
    VPTH 551
    *VPTH 570, VPTH 571 (Variable Credit Options)
    VPTH 605
    VPTH 606 (Corresponding to Specialization Area)


    Additional Requirements by Area of Specialization:
    (All courses are in the department of Veterinary Pathology.)

    MS Thesis

    Surgical Pathology Lab (550)

    1 Cr

    Pathology Case Seminar (604)

    2 Cr


    Vet Clinical Pathology

    Pathology Case Seminar (604)

    2 Cr

    Clinical Pathology Lab (549)

    2 Cr


    Veterinary Toxicology

    Principles of Toxicology (501)

    3 Cr


    Veterinary Parasitology

    Diagnostic Parasitology Lab (548)

    2 Cr

    Veterinary Parasitology (576)

    5 Cr  

    		    

    MS Non-Thesis

    Surgical Pathology Lab (550)

    1 Cr

    Creative Component Research (599)

    3 Cr

    Pathology Case Seminar (604)

    3 Cr


    Veterinary Parasitology

    Diagnostic Parasitology Lab (548)

    5 Cr

    Veterinary Parasitology (576)***

    5 Cr

    Creative Component Research (599)

    3 Cr

    Pathology of Parasitic Diseases (660)

    3 Cr



    *Requirements for VPTH 570 and VPTH 571 may be waived by the department chairperson for students with residency training or ACVP certification; test-out is also available on request.

    **Credits are additional to those listed under general requirements.

    ***Not available for graduate credit to students who are dually enrolled in DVM and graduate programs.

    Revised 9/15/03





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