TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
ADMISSIONS GUIDE
7671 Evans Drive, Amarillo, Texas 79106
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AMARILLO CAMPUS
MARIPOSA STATION
OUR FACILITIES
SVM Amarillo Campus is the academic headquarters for our
School. The facility includes all of the classrooms, teaching
laboratories, and student support areas you need to succeed. It
also includes abundant state-of-the-art research laboratories.
SVM Mariposa Station is located two miles northwest of the
Amarillo Campus and is designed for hands-on instruction with
all domestic livestock, including horses. The facility includes: an
arena, equine and bovine skills laboratories, animal housing, a
classroom, and more.
LIFE IN AMARILLO
Amarillo is a vibrant, supportive community. It is easily
accessible by plane or by car. A wide variety of housing
opportunities exist in Amarillo, and its surrounding
communities.
SELECTION PROCESS
The SVM uses a holistic process that takes into account each
applicant’s life experiences and personal attributes relative to
our School’s purpose to serve rural and regional communities.
The Admissions Committee evaluates the information applicants
submit as part of their primary and secondary materials, as well
as the interview process.
Interviews are conducted in-person at the TTU SVM Amarillo
Campus. Successful applicants are notified by mid-March and
must confirm acceptance by April 15th each year.
AMARILLO
KINDHEARTEDNESS
INTEGRITY
GRIT INSPIRATIONCOMMUNITY
OUR CORE VALUES
CURRICULUM
You will spend your first three years at the Amarillo Campus
and Mariposa Station. The curriculum is based on well-defined
competencies that span both knowledge and skills.
Approximately half of each week is spent in classes and the other
half in hands-on laboratories. Developing clinical skills begins in
your first week! The curriculum focuses on general veterinary
practice across the major domestic species.
In the fourth year, we use a community-based, real-world
approach for your clinical training. Many rotations occur
off-campus with our partners while some strategically occur
on-campus. In this environment, you will learn from outstanding
practicing veterinarians and from our faculty and staff. Our
partnerships provide diverse opportunities of experience across
the spectrum of companion-animal, production-animal, equine,
pharmaceutical companies, government practice, as well as
research opportunities and elective rotations.
COST OF
ATTENDANCE
OUR PURPOSE
Our purpose as a School is
simple. We support the veterinary
educational and service needs of
rural and regional communities,
and provide access to affordable
education.
CLASS OF 2025
PREREQUISITE
COURSEWORK
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students must:
Complete the primary application through the Texas Medical & Dental Schools
Application Services (TMDSAS) portal
Submit secondary application materials by invitation directly to TTU SVM.
Invitations are sent after the primary application cycle has closed.
Be a Texas or New Mexico resident
Meet a 2.9 minimum overall GPA and 2.9 science GPA
Complete 48 Semester credit hours and 2 full-time years at a U.S. accredited
institution
Submit 3 evaluation forms, one of which must be from a veterinarian
Complete the CASPer Situational Judgement Test
We do not set a minimum number of hours of animal experience. However, the
Admissions Committee critically assesses the hours of experience for quality related to
the purpose of our School.
ACCREDITATION
In March 2021, the TTU SVM was granted the
status of Provisionally Accredited by the American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on
Education (COE).
The next step in the accreditation process occurs
in 2025 when the inaugural class is in their final year.
At that time, we will request the status of full
accreditation.
BEGINS HERE.
YOUR JOURNEY
THE FUTURE OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE HAS ARRIVED
Working with the veterinary profession, the Texas Tech University (TTU) School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM)
was established in 2018 to produce competent and confident practice-ready graduates. SVM students enjoy
state-of-the-art facilities, and an interactive program that provides hands-on clinical learning in real-world settings.
Kayla Wallace
RaiderVet Student
“TTU SVM has stayed
true to their mission
statement and core
values, and the school
is everything I had
hoped for and more.”
APPLICATION TIMELINE:
May
First and secondary
applications are open
September - October
Application deadline
April
Deadline to accept veterinary
school offers
February
TTU SVM begins extending
offers of acceptance
January
TTU SVM interviews
begin
