Ross Vet School Academic Calendar

Your 3.25 year accelerated Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program curriculum includes 10 semesters of learning experiences, totaling 150 weeks of preclinical and clinical studies. A credit hour for the Ross Vet preclinical curriculum is equal to one hour of instructional time and two hours of supplementary time. During your clinical training curriculum, one credit hour equals one week of instructional time.

Your DVM preclinical semesters are scheduled at 15 weeks, including final exams, per the Ross Vet school academic calendar. You must successfully complete a minimum of 45 weeks during your clinical year. Mandatory orientation for first semester DVM and Vet Prep students is conducted each semester the week before classes begin as part of the Ross University vet school academic calendar. Applications are accepted leading up our three flexible start dates in January, May and September. Apply year-round or through VMCAS when the cycle is open.

Program hours for the postgraduate degree programs vary by degree. Our Postgraduate degree programs follow the Ross University vet school calendar.

One Health Programs

Ross Vet reviews Certificate in One Health and MSc in One Health applications on a rolling basis, accepting Certificate students for a January, May, or September Ross Vet school academic calendar start and MSc Students for a September start.

MSc by Research

We accept students for each January, May, and September Ross Vet school academic calendar start.

Ph.D. by Research

We operate under rolling admissions and there are no application deadlines. We continue to accept applications leading up to each Ross Vet school academic calendar start term.