Study to become a registered veterinary practitioner with Sydney’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). This degree will turn you into a career-ready vet with the skills to work in managing animal health and disease in Australia and around the world.

This four-year graduate entry course is open to applicants with a completed Bachelor’s degree who want to study to become registered veterinary practitioners.

The University of Sydney is the nation’s premier place to receive training in veterinary science. We ranked first in Australia and 12th in the world for veterinary science in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject and have been given a maximum score of 5 in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) federal government scheme for the veterinary sciences field of research (2018).

In the DVM, teaching is research-driven to ensure you will learn from the latest developments and advances in evidence-based practice, veterinary science research, animal behaviour and welfare science and veterinary public health. You will benefit from a fully integrated learning curriculum with clinical exposure, clinical skills training and animal handling commencing in the first semester and throughout the course.

Your studies will take place in the One Health framework, ensuring you understand the linkages between veterinary health, human medicine and the environment at local, national and global levels. The University of Sydney’s DVM program culminates in a capstone experience year where you will get hands-on experience as an intern in veterinary clinics of all varieties and in a wide range of locations, including rotations in the University teaching hospitals at Sydney and Camden.

You should be aware that the DVM has semester dates that are different to the standard University calendar. If your application is successful, you must be prepared to start classes during mid-February.

Years 1 and 2 of the course are primarily held at the Camperdown campus, but students must travel to our Camden campus for classes on a regular basis throughout the course. Camden is the location of all large animal teaching facilities, and animal handling training commences during the first semester.

Prerequisites

• Successful completion of one semester of study in chemistry (physical & inorganic), biology and biochemistry at bachelor’s degree level to be eligible for entry
• Students seeking advice on eligibility of units should make an assessment based on the information for the University of Sydney units provided
• Please note that the School cannot assess pre-requisites prior to application

Admission requirement

Admission to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is based on the following criteria:

Applicants must have successfully completed or be in the final year of a bachelor degree at time of application

• Grade Point Average (GPA) from a completed Bachelor’s degree, minimum credit average required (65%)
• Successful completion of prerequisite units (see above)
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Admission Statement
• Must have a minimum of 28 working days of relevant direct/hands on work experience and animal handling experience using the prescribed form (completed within the 3 years prior to application)
• Casper test

*The above the minimum admission requirements for the DVM.  Admission into the DVM is highly competitive, assessment is as follows:

• meet minimum gpa requirement and English language requirement to be considered
• applicants meeting above are screened for pre requisites and ranked on gpa to create a short list
• shortlisted applicants assessed and ranked on non-academic criteria (Admissions Statement and animal/veterinary work experience).  This is done by a separate admissions panel  (the panel does not receive Casper results, gpa or other academic information)
• offers made to top ranked applicants following a ranking process that combines academic and non academic criteria until quota is met