Admissions Contact Information

Phone: 800-325-0900
Email: veterinaryadmissions@lmunet.edu
Address: 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway Harrogate, TN 37752
Website: http://vetmed.lmunet.edu/

Background Information

• When was the school founded? The first class of veterinary students will be this coming Fall in 2014.

• What is the mission of the institution? The mission of LMU-CVM is to prepare veterinarians who are committed to the premise that the cornerstone of meaningful existence is service to attain optimal health for people, animals, and our environment.

• Is it a public or private University? Private

• Do they have any special programs? At this time they have not started any special programs that I can find. 

• Do they have any special facilities? LMU-CVM is located on the campus of the Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. They have a large animal teaching and research center (LATRC). They also have a new Math and Science building that has auditoriums, microscopy suites, and over 4,600 square feet of research labs.

​Ranking​

• U.S. News and World Report Ranking: N/A

• Accreditation: The Lincoln Memorial University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialists, and doctoral degrees. As for the veterinary school, the LMU-CVM was granted a letter of reasonable assurance from the AVMA COE on July 2nd, 2013. This means that the veterinary school is reasonable assured of future accreditation. It is anticipated that with the first Fall 2014 class of veterinary students will receive Provisional Accreditation with full accreditation received in 2018.

​Required Coursework

- Biology with lab (8 credits)

- Genetics (3 credits)

- Biochemistry (3 credits)

- Advanced Science Electives (8 credits) (options are anatomy, animal science, cell biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, physiology, or virology)

- Organic chemistry with lab (6 credits)

- General chemistry with lab (8 credits)

- Physics (3 credits)

- Probability and statistics (3 credits)

- Humanities Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

- Electives (6 credits)

- Minimum credits acquired (60 credits)

Coursework Criteria​

• Students must complete at least 60 semester credits and maintain a minimal GPA of 2.8 or higher in all of the required coursework. They do have a rare except that students not meeting the GPA requirement, but have shown a commitment to academic excellence in the last 2 years of study will be considered on a case by case basis. ​​

​​Veterinary Program​

• How many years is the program? 4  year program

• What is the average class size? 85

• What other degrees are offered? DVM 

• What is the NAVLE pass rate? Not applicable

• What is the retention rate? Not applicable

• What are some student activities? Veterinary students have access to the LMU campus amenities, such as on-and-off campus housing, sports arena, an indoor swimming pool, exercise facility, dining hall, ropes course, and library. Since there has not yet been a class there aren’t actually organizations. However, it is anticipated that the following organization will be established with the inaugural class. Student Chapter of American Veterinary Medical Association, Christian Veterinary Fellowship, Equine Practitioners, Feline Practitioners, Theriogenology, Sheltering Vets, and Veterinary Business Management Association, and Veterinary Research Club.

• What professional development do they offer graduates? The Office of Student Services will offer workshops in resume building, interview strategies, and seminars about benefits, salary expectations, and debt management. They also have the veterinary career center that provides students and graduates with a lot of career help.

• What academic support programs do they have? LMU-CVM is committed to the development of students on an individual and professional level. The Office of Student Services at LMU-CVM provides student services that include housing, tutoring, career planning as well as student success and development programs.

• What is the curriculum? The primary focus of the professional curriculum of the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is the four-year (8 Semesters), full-time academic and clinical degree program leading to the degree Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). The veterinary curriculum has been designed with the end in mind – to prepare the ideal graduates of tomorrow. As such, the curriculum is designed to be both horizontally and vertically integrated, i.e., as often as possible material taught in a given semester is aligned and considered across courses, while at the same time, conceptual bridges are built toward material to be presented in future semesters.