Year One: Options A & B
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Note: Starting the DVM curriculum in Year One is not an option
- Three laboratory rotations over the course of up to one year, followed by the selection of and
continued work in the thesis laboratory
- Two core graduate courses from a recommended list of five course options
- One or two additional graduate courses in the student's area of interest
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Year Two |
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Year Two: Option A |
Year Two: Option B |
- Start DVM curriculum
- Continue working in thesis laboratory
- Potentially take one or two graduate courses in the student's area of interest,
as permitted by the DVM course schedule
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- Continue to work in thesis laboratory
- Take graduate courses in student's area of interest
- Take the PhD qualifying exam (A-exam)
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Year Three |
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Year Three: Option A & B |
- DVM preclinical curriculum
- continue working in thesis laboratory
- Potentially take one or two graduate courses in the student's area of
interest, as permitted by DVM course schedule
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Year Four |
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Year Four: Option A |
Year Four: Option B |
- Complete DVM preclinical curriculum
- Continue working in thesis laboratory
- Potentially take one or two graduate courses in the student's area of interest,
as permitted by the DVM course schedule
- Take PhD qualifying exam (A-exam)
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- DVM preclinical curriculum
- PhD dissertation research
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Note: The A-exam must be passed prior to beginning the DVM clinical
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Year Five |
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Year Five: Option A |
Year Five: Option B |
- DVM clinical rotations
- DVM board exams
- PhD dissertation research
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- Complete DVM preclinical curriculum
- PhD dissertation research
- Take PhD qualifying exam (A-exam)
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Year Six |
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Year Six: Option A |
Year Six: Option B |
- PhD dissertation research
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- DVM clinical rotations
- DVM board exams
- PhD dissertation research
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Year Seven: Option A & B
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- PhD dissertation research
- Thesis writing
- PhD defense (B-exam)
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