College of Veterinary Medicine
History
It was in 1999 when the degree Doctor of Veterinary Medicine was offered by Cagayan State University. The College started with 17 enrollees and finally four students successfully graduated. Among the pioneer graduates, two were conferred the license in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Dr. Maridith T. Achanzar and Dr. Roel T. Calagui) and who are now sharing their expertise in the College as Instructors. They were followed by more successful examinees and are now employed in several agencies and companies nationwide.
This only proves the academic excellence of Cagayan State University, specifically College of Veterinary Medicine who could parallel the standards of other Universities and colleges offering similar degree.
Vision
To become a center of excellence providing quality veterinary medical education.
Mission
To educate future veterinarians with knowledge and professional skills in the field of animal health.
Goals
- To produce veterinarians who will carry out duties of safeguarding animal health.
- To effectively contribute on matters regarding animal disease prevention, control and treatment.
Deans of the College of Veterinary Medicine
Distinctive Features
- Affordable tuition fee and requirements designed for financially poor but intelligently deserving students.
- Provides appropriate updated laboratory support facilities worthy of facilitating and enhancing student learning providing one to one hands on student laboratory facility ratio in a class.
- The faculty are dedicated Doctors in Veterinary Medicine and are expert in their fields of specialization to guarantee reliable transfer of knowledge in the field of animal health and disease diagnosis.
- Selected guest lecturers from known agencies with impressive achievements, adequate proven expertise and exposure experiences.
- Strengthening and enriching instruction is through field exposures of students and actual training to selected popular and progressive commercial and government projects, educational field visit, film viewing, and conduct of simulated activities relevant to the program.
- Volumes of updated textbooks as library references made available at all times to students.
- Board and lodging for students are within the campus belt at affordable cost accessible to transportation for ease of mobility to and from the university.
- Access to acquisition of requirements and other personal amenities is made accessible in few minutes ride to the city commercial sites and
- So many more that you may discover when you will join the Veterinary Medicine Studentry.
Careers or Occupations that the Graduates of Veterinary Medicine may go to:
- Disease control
- Exotic diseases
- Epidemiology
- Quarantine
- Economics
- Livestock and animal products
- Import animal production
- Artificial breeding
- Livestock marketing
- International cooperation
- Aquaculture
- Wildlife
- Zoos
- Laboratory animals
- Animal welfare
- Zoonoses
- Food technologist
- Food inspection
- Food hygiene
- Veterinary medicine
- Environmental protection
- Consumer protection
- Laboratories
- Nutrition
- Parasitology
- Publications
- Teaching
- Clinical health care
- Professional organizations
- Livestock industry organizations
- Legislation
- Administration
- Research and development
- The DEMAND for EMPLOYMENT of VETERINARIANS here and abroad is GREAT.
Credentials for New Applicants
- High school promotion card duly signed by the principal
- Clearance from your school
- Certificate of good moral character
- Fairly good general weighted average
- Scholastic standing (Certification that you belong to the top ten of the graduating class) or your rank in the graduating class.
- Shall take the admission test as requirement the University for all enrolling first year college
For more inquiry call the office of the
College of Veterinary Medicine at (078) 846-7012 or
send a message to: The Office of the Dean - Mobile phone +639209004185
