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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

D102 GRADUATE ACCELERATED VETERINARY MEDICINE

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 non-academic criteria, please visit f rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

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 unsure how many credits you need, you can contact us ahead
an appropriate biological science subject. See website for a of time. Where your institution works on a quarter-credit system,
more 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 2023
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. We welcome applications from graduates with European or
You must also have a grade C or above in GCSE English International qualifications where their degrees are equivalent
Language and Mathematics. 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
alternative qualifications. For advice on the acceptability of
Required at upper level (e.g. 300-400 level):
your qualifications, please send details of your degree(s) to:
• At least 9 upper-level semester credits in Biology/Biological
admissions@rvc.ac.uk
Science. Examples include but are not limited to:
Immunology, Anatomy/Physiology, Parasitology, Application is via UCAS for which the deadline is:
Histology, advanced Microbiology or Genetics. 16 October 2023
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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