Graduate & Residency Programs

The Department of Pathology offers a program of study for qualified individuals leading to the Master of Science (MS) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Veterinary Pathology. Graduate veterinarians are offered a program which incorporates a residency program with graduate work in which at culmination the student is eligible for examination by the board of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Non-DVM graduate students earn their graduate degrees independent of the residency. 

Entrance into any of these programs is competitive based on grades and test scores as well as availability of funding. Minimum requirements for Graduate School admission are:

M. S. Ph.D
G.R.E. >900 >1000
G.P.A. >3.0 >3.0
Faculty members in the department include veterinary clinical pathologists, veterinary anatomic pathologists, and a human pathologist.  Cooperative programs with the Department of Avian Medicine and Southeastern Wildlife Disease Studies Group are also possible.
For Further Information Contact Graduate Coordinator:
Jaroslava Halper, MD, PhD
jhalper@vet.uga.edu
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This page was last updated June 6, 2001

 

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