Withdrawal and Deferral Policy

Withdrawal Policy

Withdrawal from the professional veterinary medical program is the prerogative of every student. The choice of withdrawal should be considered carefully.

If a student who withdraws from the DVM program wishes to reenter the program, they must apply for admission and go through the application process again.

Withdrawal

(per Texas Education Code 54.006)

(a) An institution may assess a nonrefundable $15 matriculation fee if the student withdraws from the institution before the first day of classes.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and (b-2), a general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit shall refund from the amount paid by a student withdrawing from the institution or unit an amount equal to the product of the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged for each course in which the student is enrolled on the date the student withdraws multiplied by the applicable percentage derived from the following:

(1) if the student withdraws during a fall or spring semester or a summer term of 10 weeks or longer:
(A) prior to the first class day — 100 percent
(B) during the first five class days — 80 percent
(C) during the second five class days — 70 percent
(D) during the third five class days — 50 percent
(E) during the fourth five class days — 25 percent
(F) after the fourth five class days — None;

(B) during the first, second, or third class day — 80 percent
(C) during the fourth, fifth, or sixth class day — 50 percent
(D) seventh day of class and thereafter — None; and

(3) if the student withdraws from a term or session of five weeks or less:
(A) prior to the first class day — 100 percent
(B) during the first class day — 80 percent
(C) during the second class day — 50 percent
(D) during the third class day and thereafter — None.

Deferral Policy

Deferral from the DVM Professional Program:

A student may be allowed to defer from the DVM Professional Program for one year for personal reasons and only with the approval of the Associate Dean for Professional Programs. Approval for deferral may or may not be granted, depending on the timing and reason for the requests.

Students will not be allowed a deferral for academic deficiencies.

Students may be allowed to defer from the program for mental and physical reasons as long as a medical or health professional has certified that the health condition precludes successful progress in the program. A medical or health professional must certify that the student’s condition has resolved sufficiently to be readmitted into the program.

Additionally, students may be allowed to defer with subsequent readmission for other justifiable and documentable reasons if approved by the Associate Dean for Professional Programs.