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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

D105 BACHELOR OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

Every course at the Royal Veterinary College and Aberystwyth University 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 www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

GCSE (or alternative Level 2 qualifications) are required in ACCESS TO HE DIPLOMA
addition to Level 3 qualifications e.g. A-Levels. (Science based) Distinctions in 15 Level 3 credits in Biology
Five GCSEs at grade 7 (A) including Combined Science and 15 Level 3 credits in Chemistry. Merit required in all other
(or individual science subjects: Biology, Physics and graded Level 3 credits.
Chemistry), with at least a grade 6 (B) in English Language
and Mathematics. WELSH BACCALAUREATE
Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (A) with two A-Levels in
A-LEVEL* Biology (A) and Chemistry (A).
AAA including Biology and Chemistry, and a third subject
which should not overlap with Biology or Chemistry and SCOTTISH HIGHERS/ADVANCED HIGHERS:
cannot include General Studies. Advanced Highers at AA in Biology and Chemistry in addition
* If you are studying linear A-Levels in science, we also require to five Highers (AAAAB), including Biology, Chemistry and at
a ‘pass’ in the practical endorsement. least National 5 in Physics, English and Mathematics (B). If you
Please visit our website for more information. have bypassed one or more of these subjects at National 5,
you will need this subject/grade at Highers level.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
666 at Higher Level including Biology and Chemistry. IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE
H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H2 including Biology and Chemistry.
If not already holding accepted qualifications in H1 required in one of these sciences. If not included in
Maths and English, grade 5 in either MYP Mathematics the above, O3 is required in English and Mathematics.
(standard or extended) or SL Mathematics Analysis
and Approaches and a minimum of 5 in SL English A Contextual offers may be made to students who meet
(or grade 6 in English B) is required. our Widening Participation criteria and are taking
applicable qualifications.
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA in ‘Applied Science’ grade
D*D*D*, ‘Applied Science (Biomedical Science)’ grade D*D*D*
or ‘Animal Management (Science)’ grade D*D*D*. Specific
units mandatory, please see our website for full details.

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