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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Every course at the Royal Veterinary College requires you to meet minimum academic qualifications and grading.
This is to ensure that you are adequately equipped with the skills and knowledge, as well as a foundation of
scientific understanding, to successfully complete your course. Our entry requirements express the qualifications
and grades that you have already achieved or are expected to achieve. For a full list of entry requirements, including
academic qualifications and nonacademic criteria, please visit f www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

GRADUATE ACCELERATED VETERINARY MEDICINE D102
UCAS applicants If your institution uses a different credit system and you are
A minimum of an upper second class (2:1) honours degree in an unsure how many credits you need, you can contact us ahead of
appropriate biological science subject. See website for a more time. Where your institution works on a quarter-credit system,
detailed subject list. we work on a conversion of one semester credit being equivalent
to 1.5 quarter credits.
We also welcome applicants with MBBS degrees and
candidates from any of our BSc or MSci programmes. Application is via VMCAS for which the deadline is:
15 September 2022
There are no specific A-Level requirements. However,
an understanding of topics covered in Level 3 science Non-UK degrees from outside the US/Canada:
qualifications may be expected at points in the course.
You must also have a grade C or above in GCSE English We welcome applications from graduates with European or
Language and Mathematics. International qualifications where their degrees are equivalent to
a UK BSc (Hons) Second Class Upper Division.
US/Canadian degrees Candidates must meet the entry requirements by means
Prerequisite classes of the prescribed qualifications listed or other acceptable
Required at upper level (e.g. 300-400 level): alternative qualifications. For advice on the acceptability of
• At least 9 upper-level semester credits in Biology/Biological your qualifications, please send details of your degree(s) to:

Science. Examples include but are not limited to: admissions@rvc.ac.uk
Immunology, Anatomy/Physiology, Parasitology, Histology,
advanced Microbiology or Genetics. Application is via UCAS for which the deadline is:
15 October 2022.
Also required (3 semester credits each):
• Biology (e.g. Principles of Biology, Introductory Biology)
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Anatomy/Physiology
• Organic Chemistry
• Biochemistry

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