Admissions Tours for Prospective Applicants
The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) receives numerous requests for tours of the facilities each week. However, at this time, we are unable to offer non-admission related tours to social, civic, and other special interest groups. Prospective students should plan to attend a regularly scheduled student-led tour (see below). We are unable to accommodate "walk-in" requests for admission tours.
Also, be advised that the CVM is a secure access facility. All guests (other than those here for regularly scheduled tours-schedule below) must make an appointment and have their CVM sponsor escort them through the buildings. This policy applies to the following but is not limited to: vendors, merchants, service technicians, prospective applicants, former faculty, staff and students and the general public.
CVM Admissions Tour Policy for Prospective Applicants
No admissions tours from April 12, 2013- May 30, 2013 for final examinations, selectives and graduation.
Summer 2013 Tours begin on Friday, May 31, 2013.
Summer 2013 Tours
- Staff-led tours will resume on Friday, May 31, 2013 for Summer 2013.
- Staff-led tours for prospective applicants and accompanying guests (age 15 and older) are conducted every Friday at 12:30pm during the Summer of 2013 beginning May 31 and running through July 26, 2013 excluding university holidays (holiday schedule below). Prospective applicants interested in a tour should meet in the lobby of the entrance to the main CVM building (located at the end of the long brick walkway between the Veterinary Health & Wellness Center and the Randall B. Terry Medical Center), a few minutes before 12:30pm, when the tour departs promptly. No reservations are required for this tour.
- Participants should arrive 10 minutes prior to the tour, enter the CVM Main Building and secure a parking permit from the receptionist in the CVM lobby. The permit allows visitors to park in the CVM parking deck and should be placed on the dashboard of the visitor's vehicle.
Fall 2013 Semester: Tours resume August 19, 2013!
- Student-led tours will resume on August 19, 2013 for the Fall 2013 semester.
- Student-led tours for prospective applicants and accompanying guests (age 15 and older) are conducted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:30pm during the CVM academic year (August 19 through November 18, 2013) excluding student or university holidays (holiday schedule below). Prospective applicants interested in a tour should meet in the lobby of the entrance to the main CVM building (located at the end of the long brick walkway between the Veterinary Health & Wellness Center and the Randall B. Terry Medical Center), a few minutes before 12:30pm, when the tour departs promptly. No reservations are required for this tour.
- Participants should arrive 10 minutes prior to the tour, enter the CVM Main Building and secure a parking permit from the receptionist in the CVM lobby. The permit allows visitors to park in the CVM parking deck and should be placed on the dashboard of the visitor's vehicle.
- There will be no admissions tours from November 20, 2013 - January 13, 2014 for final examinations, selectives, graduation and winter break.
Holiday Schedule for Academic Year 2012-2013
- Labor Day - September 3, 2012
- Fall Break - October 15-19, 2012
- North Carolina Veterinary Conference - November 2, 2012
- Final Exams, Selectives and Winter Break - November 14, 2012 through January 17, 2013
- Martin Luther King Federal Holiday - January 21, 2013
- Spring Break - March 18-22, 2013
- Spring Holiday -March 29, 2013
- Memorial Day - May 27, 2013
- Independence Day - July 4, 2013
- Labor Day - September 2, 2013
- Fall Break - October 21-25, 2013
*Tours highlight our academic programs and are tailored toward prospective students who are at least 15 years of age or older. Groups, organizations and children's groups, especially elementary schools, are directed to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, NC, the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC, the Piedmont Wildlife Center (for summer day camps) in Durham, NC, the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education in Raleigh, NC, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Farm Animal Days in Raleigh, NC, and the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, NC.
CVM Tour Policy for Groups
Group Tours for grades K-5 are offered through the Office of Continuing Education & Outreach. Please contact them regarding group tours for this age group.
Educational/Admissions Tours for middle, high school and college level groups related to animal science, health professions, 4-H clubs, pre-vet clubs, etc.** are arranged through Johanna Donovan, Assistant Director, Student Services. These tours provide information for groups of applicants, potential applicants or those middle, high school or college student groups who are interested in the field of veterinary medicine. Tours do not include visiting the animal wards, research labs or farm. Tours are available in a limited number each semester and only Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. Group tours are not available nights, weekends or holidays.
Please email johanna_donovan@ncsu.edu with your request for a group tour. Please include your name and contact information, group name, number of students for the tour (20 maximum), and requested tour date and time in the email. Staff will respond to your request for a group tour within one week. Requests for group tours should be submitted as early as possible but at least one-two months in advance. Be advised that we typically are booked for tours several weeks to months in advance.
**At this time, we are unable to offer non admission related tours to social, civic, and special interest groups**
ATTENTION: Please visit our website for parking updates prior to arrival.
Please Note: Tour groups are restricted from entering the Teaching Animal Hospital and the Teaching Animal Unit (farm area). This policy was enacted to ensure the privacy of our clients and patients as well as protecting against pathogens (airborne or otherwise) that could potentially affect hospital patients.
Questions concerning the CVM tour policy may be directed to Johanna Donovan, Assistant Director of Student Services, at johanna_donovan@ncsu.edu.
*Individuals under the age of 15 who are interested in tours should visit the College's Open House, an annual event usually held in March or April (Next date -- March 29, 2014).