Doctor of Philosophy degree programs are offered in anatomy, large animal clinical sciences, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the university as described in the Graduate Education section of this catalog, students must meet the requirements specified below.
Admission
Admission to a doctoral program requires the approval of the department in which the applicant's major work is to be done.
The doctoral student is classified in one of two categories:
- Regular status: for those who have a grade–point average in prior graduate work of 3.00 or above and who are otherwise qualified to undertake a doctoral program.
- Provisional status: for those who have some remediable inadequacy of qualifications.