The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Veterinary Summer Experience Program. Students will shadow in local veterinary practices for five weeks and then spend one week in Knoxville as guests of the veterinary college. While at UTK, participants will be involved in various educational programs
including lectures, laboratories, and clinical rotations.
To apply, a student must:
• Be a legal resident of the State of Tennessee and enrolled in a Tennessee high school
• Be a current high school junior or senior at the time of application submission.
• Be at least sixteen years of age by June 1, 2020.
• Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Be available for full participation (40 hours/week) between June 1 - July 10, 2020
• Have not previously participated in the Veterinary Summer Experience Program.
No exceptions will be made to the eligibility requirements listed above. Students not meeting all of the stated requirements should not apply. All applicants must submit an application, an official high school transcript, and three reference letters. Applications must be electronically submitted by 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2020. Supplemental materials must be postmarked by March 7, 2020. All applicants will be notified of their status via email on or before May 1, 2020.
