Apply to our program
Required materials, application process and timeline, residency certification, information for transfer students.
The 2022 Veterinary Medical College Application Service and WSU supplemental applications are now closed. Please email DVM Admissions if you have questions about your application.
How to Apply
Required materials
- Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) application (all students apply to WSU)
- WSU supplemental application
- Residency certification for Idaho, Montana, and Utah residents.
- TOEFL scores or language waiver for all international applicants from a country whose primary language is not English.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are no longer be required and will not be evaluated.
Step 1
Complete Your Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) Application
- Choose WSU (all students in the regional program apply to WSU)
- Application fee. Calculated based on the number of colleges to which you are applying.
- Transcripts. All transcripts must be received by VMCAS by September 1 to allow for verification.
- International transcripts (including those from Canadian schools that issue transcripts in French) must be electronically processed through the World Education Services credential evaluation and received at VMCAS before September 15.
- Three letters of recommendation. At least one letter should be from a veterinarian with whom you have worked or volunteered. We also recommend including one letter from a faculty member or academic staff and one from an employer.
Step 2
Complete your WSU supplemental application
- WSU supplemental application (Need Link)
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores. Required for all international applicants from a country whose primary language is not English. Students may be exempted from submitting a TOEFL score if they qualify for a language waiver.
- Send TOEFL test scores to:
WSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Office of DVM Admissions
PO Box 647012
Pullman, WA 99164-7012
- Send TOEFL test scores to:
Step 3
Certify residency for WSU regional program and WICHE applicants
- Idaho, Montana, and Utah residents must certify with their state by September 1. Email DVM Admissions to keep us up-to-date on your residency certification process.
- Applicants from Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) states please see your state WICHE office for more information on residency certification requirements.
Note for nonresidents: Applicants accepted at the Pullman campus may be able to have establish residency in Washington state after their first year. Nonresident students who spend their first two years at Utah State University will not be able to change their residency status. Most international students will have to pay nonresident tuition for all four years.
Step 4
Schedule your interview
- Top applicants from Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah will be contacted to schedule an in-person interview.
- Nonresidents are no longer required to come for an interview.
2022-2023 Application Timeline
2022
January 21
- VMCAS Application cycle opens
May
- VMCAS school designation available
September 15
- VMCAS application due
- Deadline to submit WICHE residency applications for residency certification (WICHE eligible applicants only). More information about WICHE certification
- Residency certification deadline for Idaho, Montana, and Utah residents
November
- Montana interviews
2023
January
- Idaho, Utah & Washington interviews
April 15
- Deadline to accept or decline offer
June 1
- Final transcripts due
August
- DVM Welcome Week (dates to be announced)
- White Coat Ceremony
- First day of classes
Transfer Students
We consider transfer applicants when space is available. Preference is given to students from our regional program states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Utah).