Guidelines

The Clinical Curriculum at RUSVM consists of three semesters of clinical studies at an AVMA-accredited school of veterinary medicine in the United States affiliated with Ross University. It is the student's responsibility to meet the criteria required by that school for entering into its program. The individual schools decide whether or not to accept students recommended by Ross University. Acceptance criteria vary from school to school and are subject to change at any time.

Ross University contracts with AVMA-accredited schools and colleges in the US to provide the final year of clinical training and performance evaluation of students. RUSVM students matriculate through the clinical program with students from the affiliate colleges, and are subject to the academic standards of the host institution. During the clinical year, students remain enrolled in and graduate from Ross University. At the end of each clinical rotation (core and elective) the affiliate university submits an evaluation form completed by the veterinary faculty from the clinical training site. Ross University assigns grades to the students based on the recommendations of the affiliate university. Students making unsatisfactory academic progress at an affiliate university are subject to termination at the host institution and subsequent dismissal from Ross University. Clinical students are subject to the academic rules and regulations at the host institution including any right to appeal using that programs appeals process. Clinical students making unsatisfactory academic progress in an affiliated program are not relocated or transferred to an alternate clinical site.