3.2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Registration
Successful applicants are required to have or receive immunization for tetanus and rabies following admission.
Accuracy of Registration
UCVM will directly register successful applicants and ongoing students into all required yearly courses. Payment of fees is the student's responsibility. For more information on paying fees, refer to ucalgary.ca/registrar/finances/tuition-fees/pay-your-fees.
Deferrals
Deferral of admission will be considered only for exceptional cases (pregnancy, serious illness, compassionate grounds, participation in the Olympic Games, etc.). Normally the reason would have to have arisen after submission of the application and be due to events happening to the applicant outside of their control. Deferrals will not be granted for circumstances or opportunities which could be reasonably foreseen at the time of application. This includes deferrals for the purpose of completing a degree, other course of study currently underway or other research or career opportunities.
Deferrals are only considered for a period of one year and only once a student has accepted the offer of admission to the DVM program. A request for deferral must be submitted in the form of a letter to the Dean, c/o UCVM Admissions Office, within 15 days of the date of the offer of admission. The letter must clearly explain the reason for the deferral request. The granting of a deferral is rare and is at the sole discretion of the Dean to grant or deny.
Interruption of Program Leading to a Degree
Students who voluntarily withdraw from the DVM program and who wish to return must re-apply to the program through the Admissions Office if they withdrew from first year, or for advanced standing through the Associate Dean (Curriculum) if they withdrew from second-fourth year. Students contemplating a withdrawal from the program are cautioned that there is an enrolment limitation for the program and that re-entry will be conditional on the availability of space and on academic performance.