FAQs

Yes! You can explore our faculty via their departmental pages, or you can visit the UF Health Directory.

Yes. The accreditation for the CBS MS and PhD and the VMS MS, MPVM, and PhD is the traditional, in-residence platform.

Separately, we offer an online MS in VMS.

Students are not permitted to go between the online and face-to-face programs.  Additionally, the online program is self-funded by students. Students may apply to the online program without identifying a faculty advisor.

Yes! Every year, the Office of the Dean accepts applications for a limited number of Block Grants to the most competitive PhD applicants. This funding is in the form of a Teaching Assistantship with an annual stipend of $35,000 plus a tuition waiver.

Students can earn a MS or PhD in Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBS), a MS, MPVM, or PhD in Veterinary Medical Sciences (VMS) and a thesis or non-thesis VMS MS through the online, distance education platform.

We admit students for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. PhD students typically apply for the Fall semester, to align with funding opportunities.

Yes. Your application will not be considered without a committed faculty mentor AND source(s) of funding to support you for the duration of your program. Your mentor will submit a letter of recommendation and details of your proposed funding as part of your application packet. Funds may come from the mentor, the department, or the student can pledge to self-fund.

No. Identifying a mentor and a funding source is part of the admissions review process. Even self-funded students will need dedicated research/laboratory resources and a mentor’s guidance.

No.

A Bachelor’s degree is required for entry to the graduate programs. Additionally, for admission to the MPVM and combined MS:Residency programs, applicants must have a veterinary degree (DVM, VMD, or an international veterinary degree).

Please apply for re-admission here. You can apply for re-admission during the two semesters that precede your target semester for graduation.

Yes, international students may seek admission to our degree programs. We value our college’s international graduate students; they are a major part of the world-wide research enterprise. We also enthusiastically support the placement of United States citizens in other countries’ research institutions.

Great question, and a very important answer: You must report it as a professional degree. Do not label it as a Bachelor’s degree. Mis-labeling it as a Bachelor’s degree will have negative implications should you decide to try to transfer credits.

Yes. The minimum scores acceptable for graduate admissions are set by the university.  Additionally, students seeking teaching assistantships and those entering through the MS Residency program must prove a mastery of Spoken English by achieving minimal score levels in the speaking sections of the TOEFL iBT or IELTS or SPEAK Test.  More information is found at the UF English Language Institute.

Congratulations! Yes. We hold a Fall orientation every year- all students admitted in the prior Spring and Summer semesters, alongside all newly matriculated Fall students, must participate. Please be sure to complete the next steps for newly admitted on-campus, in-residence students.