Preparing you for the future

We’re driven by a deep passion and commitment to define and deliver all that veterinary medicine can and should be. That passion and commitment are reflected in our curriculum and the areas that you can choose to study. You’ll cover all aspects of veterinary medicine during your four years at the CVM – and leave fully prepared to take your next step.

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CVM Curriculum

Year 1
  • Foundations of Veterinary Medicine Ia and Ib
  • Professional Skills in Veterinary Medicine Ia and Ib
  • Clinical Skills in Veterinary Medicine Ia and Ib
  • Integument and Musculoskeletal Systems I: The Healthy Animal
  • Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Hemolymphatic Systems I: The Healthy Animal
  • Gastrointestinal System I: The Healthy Animal
  • Urinary System I: The Healthy Animal
  • Endocrine and Reproductive Systems I: The Healthy Animal
  • Nervous System, Sensing, and Behavior I: The Healthy Animal
Year 2
  • Foundations of Veterinary Medicine IIa and IIb
  • Professional Skills in Veterinary Medicine IIa and IIb
  • Clinical Skills in Veterinary Medicine IIa and IIb
  • Integument and Musculoskeletal Systems I: The Unhealthy Animal
  • Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Hemolymphatic Systems I: The Unhealthy Animal
  • Gastrointestinal System I: The Unhealthy Animal
  • Urinary System I: The Unhealthy Animal
  • Endocrine and Reproductive Systems I: The Unhealthy Animal
  • Nervous System, Sensing, and Behavior I: The Unhealthy Animal
Year 3
  • Core Medicine and Surgery I and II
  • Clinical Skills in Veterinary Medicine III
  • Elective Courses
  • Selected Clinical Rotations
Year 4

The fourth-year program allows veterinary students some flexibility to concentrate on their interests in specific areas. The program begins immediately following the conclusion of Year 3 (approximately early March) and continues for 14 months.

Each course in the fourth year is taught as a 2- or 3-week block. Students take each course as a separate block. Students select clinical rotations with guidance from faculty advisors. A student may concentrate his/her attentions toward small or large animal rotations, or they may pursue a more general, mixed-animal course of study.

Because the fourth-year program is continuous, some blocks may end or begin during holidays or semester breaks.

Clinical Rotations:

  • Small Animal Community Practice
  • Clinical Anesthesiology
  • Clinical Radiology
  • Diagnostic Pathology
  • Large Animal Internal Medicine
  • Large Animal Surgery
  • Large Animal Farm Practice
  • General Theriogenology
  • Food Animal Practice
  • Food Animal Practice – Beef Cattle
  • Dairy Production Medicine
  • Large Animal Emergency Medicine & Surgery
  • Large Animal Advanced Anesthesia
  • Equine Diagnostic Imaging & Lameness
  • Small Animal General Surgery
  • Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
  • Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Clinical Medicine
  • Small Animal Dermatology
  • Small Animal Ophthalmology
  • Small Animal Internal Medicine
  • Small Animal Neurology / Neurosurgery
  • Small Animal Clinical Oncology
  • Small Animal Cardiology
  • Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
  • Studies in Advanced Clinical Parasitology
  • Wildlife Population Health
  • Anatomic Pathology Clerkship
  • Advanced Dairy Medicine
  • Advanced Small Animal Nutrition
  • Avian (poultry only) Medicine Clinical Rotation
  • Practice Management

We’re UGA Vet Med, and our

passion powers our commitment.