UC Davis School of Veterinary Loses Full Accreditation
DAVIS, Calif. — The School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis has lost its full accreditation.
Instead, it has been assigned “limited” accreditation status for two years by the American Veterinary Medical Assn.
The school was ranked No. 1 in the country last year by U.S. News & World Report, but its antiquated buildings doomed its accreditation status.
Despite the downgraded accreditation, officials stress that students will continue to graduate and qualify for national certification and state licensing programs.
At the end of the two years, the school can regain full accreditation if certain criteria are met. But Dean Bennie Osburn said that probably will not happen that soon because several new buildings are needed.
The school needs about $50 million for two new lecture halls, up to 20 new research labs and complementary office space, and upgrading of existing clinics, he said.
Osburn said full accreditation probably won’t happen until 2002 at the earliest.
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