Spring 2024 Start
For a Spring 2024 start, applications are due by October 31, 2023. Applications must be complete and verified by the due date in order to be considered. The admissions committee will review applications completed and verified by the deadline in early November 2023. Decision letters will be delivered via email in mid-November.
Fall 2024 Start
For a Fall 2024 start, applications are due by June 21, 2024. Applications must be complete and verified by the due date in order to be considered. The admissions committee will review applications completed and verified by the deadline in late June 2024. Decision letters will be delivered via email in late June or early July 2024.
Application Status and Review Requirements
Only complete and verified applications will be reviewed.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to monitor the status of their PostbacCAS application and ensure delivery of all application materials by the deadline for their desired start date. Applications that are incomplete or unverified will not be evaluated for admission.
A complete application has all letters of recommendation, transcripts, and essays received through PostbacCAS.
All materials should be submitted through PostbacCAS. The Office of Graduate Programs is not responsible for transcripts, letters, or essays that were submitted outside the PostbacCAS system. Sending materials outside of PostbacCAS may delay or prevent the evaluation of an application.
Click here for the 2023-2024 PostbacCAS application cycle due dates. Any applications that are not verified by the end of the cycle will be required to re-submit. The admissions committee will not consider unverified applications.
Required Application Materials
All applicants must submit the following to be considered for admission to the CVEd program:
Complete PostbacCAS application
» Official transcripts for all institutions at which credits were completed or attempted
» Two (2) letters of recommendation
» Full CV/Resume with veterinary healthcare credentials and teaching commitments
» Proof of licensure or credentials
» Statement of Intent that answers the following prompt in 750 words or less:
Explain your motivation for obtaining a Certificate of Veterinary Education, your current position and how you interact with students, and how/why this certificate will help you in your career goals.
Applicant Eligibility Requirements
All applicants to the CVEd program must:
- be veterinary professionals who work in veterinary education
For DVM/VMDs:
» 2.5 minimum GPA
For MA/MS/Ph.D.s:
» 3.0 minimum GPA
For Credentialed Veterinary Technicians/Nurses:
» 3.0 minimum GPA
» Bachelor's degree in ANY field (BA, BS, BAS, etc.) OR Associate's degree with 5+ years experience teaching in an accredited veterinary education program (DVM or CVTEA veterinary technician program)
Applicants with Foreign Coursework
Applicants to the MVCC program who have completed coursework at an institution external to the United States must complete the standard application procedure outlined above. All data included in the application (essays, demographic information, reference letters, CVs, etc.) must be written in English.
Any transcripts from institutions located outside of the United States must be evaluated by either the World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silney & Associates, Inc. Transcripts and evaluations should be submitted as normal through PostbacCAS.
If English is not the applicant's native language, the applicant must submit one of the following test scores via an official report sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to PostbacCAS.
- iBT (Internet-based TOEFL): minimum score of 61.
- CBT (Computer-based TOEFL): minimum score of 173.
- PBT (Paper-based TOEFL): minimum score of 500.
TOEFL scores older than 2 years will not be accepted.
*Applicants who earned a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) from an American or English-speaking institution are not required to take the TOEFL.