Chair
Wayne McDonell (2640 OVC, Ext. 4419)
(E-mail: wmcdonell@ovcnet.uoguelph.ca)

Graduate Secretary
Barbara Gaudette (2653 OVC, Ext. 4406)
bgaudett@ovc.uoguelph.ca

Program Committee:

B. Anne Croy
Professor, Biomedical Sciences

Scott A. McEwen
Professor, Population Medicine

Michael R. O'Grady
Associate Professor, Clinical Studies

John F. Prescott
Professor, Pathobiology

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     The Interdepartmental Group in Veterinary Science consists of members of the graduate faculty in the Ontario Veterinary College who are involved in the doctor of veterinary science (DVSc) program. Specific functions of the group are discharged by the Interdepartmental DVSc Program Committee, which is involved with the admission, progress, and certification for graduation of students enrolled in the DVSc program.

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DVSc Program

     The DVSc is a unique post-professional degree. The DVSc program provides advanced discipline training and research at the doctoral level. It involves course and investigational work on an applied problem, together with advanced discipline training. Students enrolled in the program select one of the sixteen specializations (listed below) and register in the appropriate department. The departments and specializations are:

• Biomedical Sciences
  
• Clinical pharmacology
  
• Clinical Studies
  
• Comparative medicine
  (small animal medicine, small animal surgery, large animal medicine, large animal surgery, emergency medicine and critical care, anesthesiology, opthalmology, cardiology and neurology)
  
• Pathobiology
  Clinical pathology, anatomic pathology, laboratory-animal science, and comparative pathology
  
• Population Medicine
  Clinical epidemiology, ruminant health management, swine health management and theriogenology

Admission Requirements

     The normal basis for admission to DVSc studies is a DVM or equivalent degree that would allow the applicant to be eligible for licence to practice veterinary medicine in Ontario. The applicant must have achieved high academic standing according to the standards of the University of Guelph.
     Students who meet the aforementioned requirements and possess either an acceptable graduate diploma, MSc degree, or PhD degree with 'B+' average standing may be admitted and granted credit for two semesters in the DVSc program.
     A student enrolled in the graduate diploma program who achieves a superior record and shows a particular aptitude for applied studies may be authorized by the Board of Graduate Studies, on recommendation of the Interdepartmental DVSc Program Committee, to transfer to the DVSc program without completing the graduate diploma program. This authorization must be granted no later than the end of the second semester of study. The transfer will be effective the following semester.

Degree Requirements
     A minimum of 2.5 course credits is required. A qualifying examination must be taken prior to the end of the sixth semester to assess the student's knowledge of the selected area of specialization and the basic sciences supporting this area. Candidates are required to develop investigational skills in their distinctive area of specialization by carrying out an original study, generally related to animal health. The research must make a significant contribution to the area of specialization, be written up as a thesis, and defended.
     At least nine semesters of full-time study must be devoted to the DVSc program. Additional information on the DVSc program may be found in the calendar description of each participating department.

The Office of Graduate Studies has attempted to ensure the accuracy of this on-line Graduate Calendar. However, the publication of information in this document does not bind the university to the provision of courses, programs, schedules of studies, fees, or facilities as listed herein. Other limitations apply.