Graduates of the Veterinary Medicine program at Universidad de Las Américas are competent, versatile, and enterprising professionals with a comprehensive and forward-thinking education. Equipped with robust theoretical and practical knowledge in veterinary medicine, livestock production, and public health, graduates make meaningful contributions to society within a framework of environmental responsibility.
Furthermore, graduates demonstrate strong capabilities across diverse areas of animal health and sustainable livestock production. Grounded in bioethical principles and environmental consciousness, graduates apply their expertise in animal welfare, veterinary care, production medicine, and livestock development projects. This enables them to alleviate suffering, prevent and control animal diseases, and support the production of high-quality animal products, thereby contributing to public health, social well-being, and community advancement. Moreover, graduates exhibit creativity, critical thinking, and cultural awareness in decision-making related to problem-solving and project management in the livestock sector. Graduates are well-prepared to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams dedicated to food production and the maintenance of appropriate sanitary standards.
Finally, graduates are also expected to pursue ongoing professional development and serve their communities through ethical and socially responsible practice. By adopting an ecologically focused approach, graduates advance environmental preservation while honoring cultural diversity, traditional knowledge, and community values.
Demographic Data - provides information about student enrollment disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, offering insight into the demographic diversity within the program.
Student Completion - provides information about retention and graduation rates calculated through the 2021–2022 academic year, based on cohorts of new, first-time students entering the program in the fall semester, regardless of enrollment in the daytime or evening instructional delivery (if applicable). These calculations exclude incoming transfer students. Specifically, retention rates are reported at one-year and two-year intervals.
In addition, graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. Gender-based graduation data reflects only the distribution of actual graduates within each cohort and does not consider the original gender composition of the entering group.
Scholarship Information - provides information about student financial support, with data disaggregated by the type of scholarship awarded.
Geographic Data - provides information about the geographic composition of students enrolled in the program, based on place of origin.
Additional Demographic Data - provides information about students’ marital status, disability status, and first-generation college attendance.
All programs utilize the Brightspace platform to collect and assess student work and to compile data and evidence of student achievement. The resulting outcomes and their analysis, which focus on identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent assessment period for each Program Learning Outcome (PLO) is indicated, along with the percentage representing the level of achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, based on the rubric used to evaluate student work.
Note: Multiple descriptions per PLO code reflect updates over time. All versions are shown to support historical and comparative analysis.