Graduate degree
60 months
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: $100
Full-time
Intakes: September, January, May
International tuition: $41,745
Domestic tuition: $41,745
Program overview
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine offers an accredited Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program that is designed to prepare graduates for rewarding careers.
Ross' exciting international location can be an adventure, if you want it to be. It can be an opportunity to focus on tropical veterinary medicine, conservation of endangered species, preservation of ecosystems, zoonotic diseases and how they affect livestock, and much more. The unique environment will challenge you to become engaged, compassionate, and ready to make a difference in the ever-changing landscape of animal health.
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- TOEFL iBT
- PTE
Applicants should achieve the Year 12 PLUS have completed at least two years of an appropriate biological science program at the university level with good grades achieved OR BB at Advanced Higher in Chemistry and Biology plus one year of an appropriate science program at the university level.
If English is not your primary language, or if you did not complete your undergraduate degree at a postsecondary institution where courses were taught in English, you will be requested to provide Ross Vet with your official record of scores for one of the following:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT — preferred minimum score on the computer-based test is as follows: 25 Listening; 22 Writing; 22 Speaking; 23 Reading.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic — 67
Career opportunities
The preclinical curriculum takes place in St. Kitts and consists of seven semesters (130 semester credit hours) of specifically prescribed course work.
Students may then begin the final three semesters (consisting of semester 8,9, and 10 – minimum of 45 weeks) of clinical training at one of our affiliated American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)-accredited schools of veterinary medicine in the US, Canada, or other international locations.
After completing clinical training, students are then eligible to apply and test for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the US.
Campus location
Basseterre
,
St. Kitts & Nevis




