Program Overview

Overview of the College of Veterinary Medicine

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University is dedicated to providing high-quality education, research, and service in the field of veterinary medicine. The college offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

Education

The college offers the following undergraduate programs:

• Biochemistry
• Genetics and Cell Biology
• Microbiology
• Neuroscience
• Public Health
• STARS Accelerated Degree Program

The college also offers the following graduate programs:

• Immunology and Infectious Diseases
• Molecular Biosciences
• Neuroscience

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program is a four-year program that provides students with a comprehensive education in veterinary medicine. The program includes coursework, clinical rotations, and research opportunities.

Public Health Program

The Public Health program is an undergraduate degree program that focuses on the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. The program offers three specializations:

• Community and Behavioral Health: This specialization focuses on addiction science, including the fundamentals of behavioral health, the theoretical basis of substance use disorder, and the complex interactions between physical and mental health.
• General Option: This specialization enables students to select one or more academic concentrations or create their own concentration in collaboration with their academic advisor.
• Infectious Disease: This specialization focuses on population health, health systems, methods, biostatistics, health communications, environmental health administration, and community health development.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Public Health program can pursue careers in:

• Human and veterinary healthcare
• Health education, promotion, and disease prevention
• Emergency preparedness and response planning
• Environmental health monitoring
• Biostatistics and research analysis
• Health policy and administration
• Epidemiology and disease surveillance

Tuition and Financial Resources

The estimated annual cost of attendance for resident and nonresident students is available on the college's website. The college also offers financial aid and scholarships to eligible students.

Research Areas

The college has research programs in various areas, including:

• Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
• Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
• Paul G. Allen School for Global Health
• School of Molecular Biosciences
• Center for Reproductive Biology

Campus Locations

The college has three campus locations:

• WSU Pullman: A large residential campus in a vibrant college town
• WSU Spokane: A regional medical hub on WSU's health sciences campus with basic and translational research labs
• WSU Vancouver: A small urban campus where students get extensive faculty interaction and mentoring

Experiential Learning

The college offers experiential learning opportunities, including internships, cooperative education, study abroad programs, ministry programs, service learning, and research projects. Public health majors need 4 credits (180 hours) of internship experience to graduate.