Application Process

The application process for Canadian applicants to the DVM program, including those with dual citizenship, depends on which school the candidate attended for undergraduate studies.

• Current or former University of Guelph students: Apply to the DVM program by applying for transfer or readmission using the University of Guelph Internal Transfer/Reapplication Form. You will be required to pay the internal transfer application fee as well as the supplemental admissions evaluation fee at this time. You do not need to fill in the activities section of the form or provide any personal support letters - these will be captured as part of the Background Information Form (BIF) that you subsequently complete, due in February.
• Canadians from other institutions with Ontario residency: If you attend a post-secondary institution other than the University of Guelph OR are living abroad, you may apply to the DVM program using the OUAC 105D form online at the Compass website and can be found under the University of Guelph undergraduate degree programs page. You will be required to pay the base fee to OUAC at this time, as well as the supplemental admissions evaluation fee to the University of Guelph. You do not need to fill in the activities section of the OUAC form, as this information will be collected in the Background Information Form (BIF) that you subsequently complete, due in February. However you may choose to submit post-secondary transcripts at this time.

Upon receipt of these application materials and fees, applicants from outside the University of Guelph will receive a University of Guelph email account and access to our WebAdvisor notification system. They will also be provided with a link to the Background Information Form in the documents section of their WebAdvisor account.

NB: If domestic applicants (Undergraduate and Graduate Cohorts) choose to withdraw their application based on their fall semester marks, they can do so by February 1st without having the application count as one of their four attempts.

• Background Information Form: The Background Information Form (BIF) can be found in the documents section of your WebAdvisor account once you have applied, and must be completed by this date. The BIF is where you enter the information about all your veterinary experience, animal experience, extracurricular activities and employment. Personal essay responses must be the applicant’s own original work and should reflect their own views and values. The names and contact information for your referees will also be required in the BIF. We will then email them with instructions on how to complete the Referee Assessments on-line. After your BIF is submitted, each referee will show individually on your Documents list on WebAdvisor, and as each Assessment is received, you will see the status update reflected there.

• Referee Assessments (submitted online directly by the referee): Applicants should monitor completion by each referee by viewing the status as posted in the Documents list on WebAdvisor. As each Assessment is received from a referee, you will see the status update reflected there. You will not be able to view their actual assessment. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all referees complete their Assessments by this deadline. Exceptions will not be made for late/incomplete referee submissions.
• Official Academic Transcripts from ALL post-secondary institutions attended (those from the University of Guelph will be transferred automatically).
• Graduate Cohort Additional Information Form (for Domestic Graduate Cohort applicants from master's or doctoral degree programs). Only applicants applying through the Domestic Graduate Cohort should complete this form, which highlights achievements as a graduate student, including publications, presentations, and productivity in research. It is highly recommended that individuals considering applying into the graduate cohort assess if they have content with which to populate the form, in order to be a competitive applicant for this pool. In particular, the number of publications is highly regarded, specifically papers already submitted for publication and those published in refereed journals.

Applicant Casper Score: The applicant’s score from their CSP-10201- Canadian Professional Health Sciences test, completed during the current admissions cycle, must be received from Altus Assessments directly (which requires the applicant to request release of their score to the Ontario Veterinary College by Altus Assessments prior to this deadline date).

• Non-Canadian applicants from institutions other than the University of Guelph should apply using the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS). This requires payment of an application fee to VMCAS. Please visit the VMCAS website for more information: Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) Toll Free: 1-877-862-2740

The VMCAS application form includes places to record your non-academic admissions requirements (veterinary, non-veterinary animal, and extracurricular experiences, as well as your personal essay responses and your referee contact information). Therefore, applicants to the International Cohort through VMCAS are not required to additionally complete a BIF.

Your VMCAS application must be postmarked no later than September 15 @ 12 Midnight, Eastern Time or the closest Monday if this falls on a weekend.

International students already attending the University of Guelph should not use VMCAS to apply to the DVM program at the Ontario Veterinary College

• International students already attending the University of Guelph should not use VMCAS, but should instead apply to the DVM program at the Ontario Veterinary College through the International Cohort by using the Application for Internal Transfer/Readmission Form. You will be required to pay the internal transfer application fee as well as the supplemental admissions evaluation fee at this time. Upon receipt of these application materials and fees, International Cohort applicants from the University of Guelph will be provided with a link to the Background Information Form to complete in the documents section of their WebAdvisor account.

• For International cohort applicants already attending the University of Guelph who applied using the Application for Internal Transfer/Readmission Form., completion of your BIF is due by this deadline.
• For International Cohort applicants from institutions other than the University of Guelph who applied using VMCAS, a supplemental application form and the supplemental admissions evaluation fee payable to the University of Guelph is required by this deadline. On the form, you will be required to list your prerequisite courses. This must be accompanied by the calendar description of the course as well as the course syllabus/outline from the specific course offering completed by the applicant.
• Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended must also be received for International Cohort applicants by this deadline. The University of Guelph's registrar's office ensures that all complete applications meet the minimum academic requirements, and only those applicants who have completed all the prerequisites for the DVM program will be processed. If prerequisite courses are completed in the fall or winter semesters of the current admissions cycle, this application package review process for International Cohort applicants will only be done once an official transcript with the final course mark(s) has been received, provided that space remains available in the program.
• On receipt of these requirements, International Cohort applicants from institutions other than the University of Guelph will be assigned a University of Guelph email account with which you can access your WebAdvisor account for updates on your application status.

• Applicant Casper Score: International Cohort applicants must submit their CSP-10201- Canadian Professional Health Sciences test score, completed during the current admissions cycle. This score must be received from Altus Assessments directly (which requires the applicant to request release of their score to the Ontario Veterinary College by Altus Assessments prior to this deadline date).