Veterinary Medicine with Integrated International Foundation Year

Applicants must have completed full upper-secondary/high school education with strong academic performance in the context of their national education system.

Applicants should have studied at least one of the following subjects to the end of secondary
school:
• Biology
• Chemistry

The International Foundation Year is intended for students who cannot study both Biology and Chemistry at advanced level due to structural constraints in their education system or school, rather than academic performance.

Examples of structural constraints may include:
• National qualifications that do not provide sufficient advanced science depth for direct entry to UK veterinary degrees.
• School systems that require students to specialise in either Biology or Chemistry, but not both.
• Timetable restrictions or subject combination limits that prevent both sciences being studied together.

Interview

All applicants to this course must attend an interview if invited and cannot receive an offer without attending an interview. Our interviews are held in person. If invited, it is often not possible to rearrange an interview for a different date, so applicants must ensure they are available for interview before applying and inform us by email of any specific days within this time period when they are unavailable. Planned interview dates will be published on our website from early September.

Health Checks

Offer-holders will need to pass an Occupational Health assessment before enrolling onto the course. Applicants should also read the RCVS' guidance on Day One Competences: https://animalowners.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/day-one-competences/

Other

All applicants applying through UCAS must complete the Applicant Supplementary Form. The form will be available in our application portal and applicants will be given access to this, and notified of the need to complete the form, via email on receipt of their application. The form must be submitted independently of, and in addition to, the UCAS application and within five days of your application being received by the RVC. The RVC will not contact applicants reminding them to submit the form before the deadline given. The RVC uses email as the primary method for contacting applicants about their application. Emails may be sent from either admissions@rvc.ac.uk or myapplication@rvc.ac.uk and applicants are strongly encouraged to take the necessary steps to ensure emails from these addresses do not end up in spam or junk inboxes, as the RVC cannot accept responsibility for any applications that are unsuccessful as a result of missed information or deadlines.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check

All firm offer holders are required to complete a criminal convictions declaration before enrolling on to this course.