Program Overview

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Must be a resident of Alberta, as defined by the Province of Alberta, or have Indigenous status.
• Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have protected person status under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Must meet the minimum academic requirements, including:
  • Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) with a minimum score of 495.
  • Completion of 10 required courses, including:
    • Two introductory biology courses with lab components.
    • Two introductory chemistry courses with lab components.
    • One introductory English course with a writing component.
    • One introductory organic chemistry course with a lab component.
    • One introductory statistics course.
    • One introductory biochemistry course.
    • One introductory genetics course.
    • One introductory ecology course.
• Must have a minimum combined grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 over the last four full-time terms of undergraduate academic years.
• Must demonstrate English language proficiency, either by:
  • Completing at least two full years of a degree program at an accredited university in a country recognized as English language proficiency exempt.
  • Achieving a score of 100 with a minimum score of 27 in each sub-score on the TOEFL iBT.
  • Achieving a minimum score of 8.0 with no bands below a 7.0 on the IELTS Academic.

Required Courses

The following courses are required for admission:

• Two introductory biology courses with lab components (e.g., University of Calgary Course: BIOL 211, and one of BIOL 213 or BIOL 205).
• Two introductory chemistry courses with lab components (e.g., University of Calgary Course: CHEM 201 and CHEM 203).
• One introductory English course with a writing component (e.g., University of Calgary Course: ENGL 251).
• One introductory organic chemistry course with a lab component (e.g., University of Calgary Course: CHEM 351).
• One introductory statistics course (e.g., University of Calgary Course: STAT 205).
• One introductory biochemistry course (e.g., University of Calgary Course: BCEM 341 or BCEM 393).
• One introductory genetics course (e.g., University of Calgary Course: BIOL 311).
• One introductory ecology course (e.g., University of Calgary Course: BIOL 313).

English Language Proficiency

Applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency to be considered for admission. This can be done by:

• Completing at least two full years of a degree program at an accredited university in a country recognized as English language proficiency exempt.
• Achieving a score of 100 with a minimum score of 27 in each sub-score on the TOEFL iBT.
• Achieving a minimum score of 8.0 with no bands below a 7.0 on the IELTS Academic.

Admission to the DVM Program

The admission process involves several steps, including:

• Meeting the admission requirements.
• Submitting an application.
• Reviewing the application and making a decision.
• Notifying the applicant of the decision.

Additional Information

The University of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. The university acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda.