Fall 2024 Start
The MVCC program only accepts new students to begin in the Fall semester. Applications for Fall 2024 matriculation open November 1, 2023 and close June 21, 2024. The admissions committee will review applications completed and verified in that window in late June 2024. Decision notifications will be delivered late June through early July 2024.
Application Status and Review Requirements
Only complete and verified applications will be reviewed.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to monitor the status of their PostbacCAS application and ensure delivery of all application materials by the deadline for their desired start date. Applications that are incomplete or unverified will not be evaluated for admission.
A complete application has all letters of recommendation, transcripts, and essays received through PostbacCAS.
All materials should be submitted through PostbacCAS. The Office of Graduate Programs is not responsible for transcripts, letters, or essays that were submitted outside the PostbacCAS system. Sending materials outside of PostbacCAS may delay or prevent the evaluation of an application.
Click here for the 2023-2024 PostbacCAS application cycle due dates. Any applications that are not verified by the end of the cycle will be required to re-submit. The admissions committee will not consider unverified applications.
Required Application Materials
Complete PostbacCAS Application
- Official Transcripts for all institutions attended
- Proof of veterinary technician licensure*
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
- Full CV
- Two (2) Written Essay responses, < 500 words each
Essay 1 Prompt:
Why do you feel the MVCC program is the next step in your career, and what do you hope to contribute to your field after graduation? Please include specific examples from your career and/or education to support your response.
Essay 2 Prompt:
What do you see as primary barriers to technician utilization and technician retention in the veterinary profession? How do you feel technicians could be better utilized within the current scope of practice?
*Applicants who meet all other admissions requirements but work in a state that does not provide veterinary technician licensure can contact CVMgradprograms@LMUnet.edu for program eligibility.
Applicant Eligibility Requirements
All applicants to the MVCC program must:
- be credentialed veterinary technicians (LVT, CVT, LVMT, RVT)*
- hold a Bachelor’s degree (in any field) with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8**
- fulfill all prerequisites
*Applicants who live or work in Puerto Rico must have graduated from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program.
** A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is recommended for applicant success in the MVCC program.
Applicants with Foreign Coursework
Applicants to the MVCC program who have completed coursework at an institution external to the United States must complete the standard application procedure outlined above. All data included in the application (essays, demographic information, reference letters, CVs, etc.) must be written in English.
Any transcripts from institutions located outside of the United States must be evaluated by either the World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silney & Associates, Inc. Transcripts and evaluations should be submitted as normal through PostbacCAS.
If English is not the applicant's native language, the applicant must submit one of the following test scores via an official report sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to PostbacCAS.
- iBT (Internet-based TOEFL): minimum score of 61.
- CBT (Computer-based TOEFL): minimum score of 173.
- PBT (Paper-based TOEFL): minimum score of 500.
TOEFL scores older than 2 years will not be accepted.
*Applicants who earned a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) from an American or English-speaking institution are not required to take the TOEFL.