Department Of Surgery And Medicine

Founded: 1964
E-mail address: vetsurg@abu.edu.ng

Brief History

The Veterinary Surgery and Medicine Department is one of the six departments that make up the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The Department has been in existence since 1968. Along with other departments in the Faculty, it participates in the training of Veterinary students for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programme.

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Registration Guidelines

Study and Graduation


100 level � One academic year of two semesters, each of at least 15 weeks of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, practical and orientations.


200 level � As in 100 level


300 level � As in 100 level and 8 weeks of SIWES at the end of the semester under Veterinary Surgeons registered with the Veterinary Council of Nigeria and in accredited Veterinary establishment. Planned industrial visits.


400 level � Same as in 300 level


500 level � Same as in 400 level


600 level � As in 300 level + Clinics and final year DVM project


Students are required to submit the reports of clinical cases handled during the SIWES programme and VCN industrial work to the appropriate bodies for evaluation and approval. As required by the VCN, only students who graduated successfully and completed satisfactorily the 6 months duration of industrial training programme are duly registered by the VCN and therefore, can practice legally the profession of Veterinary Medicine in Nigeria.


A student remains of good standing academically when his/her CGPA is up to 2.4. A student is placed on probation when his/her CGPA falls below 2.4 for 2 consecutive semesters. A candidate stands withdrawn if the CGPA remains below 2.4 after the probation.


(a) Semester grades are calculated as Grade Point Averages (GPA) on the basis of A(70-100%), B(60-69%), C(50-59%), D(45-49%), E(40-44%) and F(0-39%), which are equivalent to 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 grade points(GP) respectively for classified degrees.


(b) For non classified degrees such as ours, only letter grades A, B and C corresponding to 5, 4, and 3 are pass grades.


(c) The minimum pass mark is 50% or GP of 3.00 which translates into a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.40.


(d) Failure in any course shall be recorded as such and can only be remedied by re-taking and passing the course. Occasionally third semester programs are held while the University is considering the adoption of a resit.

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