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Veterinary Medicine with Intercalated BSc Year

  • BVetMed
  • 6 Years
  • Full-time
  • 22/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

The Royal Veterinary College's Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) with Intercalated BSc Year is a full-time six-year programme which allows you to study the five-year BVetMed course plus an additional year completing an intercalated degree. The BVetMed course offers world-leading scientific and clinical training in veterinary medicine, leading to qualification as a veterinary surgeon. The additional year of study means that you will gain a more rounded education, additional scientific context, and carry out in-depth research to better your understanding. In your intercalated year, you can study a BSc course on offer at other UK universities, or one of two tailor-made intercalated courses at the RVC: BSc Bioveterinary Sciences and BSc Comparative Pathology.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Veterinary Surgeons, Royal College of
  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education
  • Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

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Study options

  • BVetMed • Full-time • 6 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Apply by
15 October

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
D101
Institution code:
R84
Campus name:
main site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Royal Veterinary College, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
15 October

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
D101
Institution code:
R84
Campus name:
main site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAA

Biology at grade A; Chemistry at grade A; A third subject of your choice at grade A (excluding General Studies). We also require a 'pass' in the science practical for each subject, where taking the English curriculum. A* grades are not required and predictions for A* will not give advantage at selection or offer stage over applicants predicted A. There is no third subject which is preferred by selectors or gives any special advantage in the selection process. Science and non-science subjects are treated equally for the third subject. Contextual Offers: Offers of ABB (with an A in Biology or Chemistry) will be made to those meeting certain Widening Participation (WP) criteria. No separate application is required but care leavers should submit proof from the relevant local authority once they have applied.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D*D*

The following Level 3 Extended Diplomas are accepted with specific unit requirements (see the RVC website for details): Pearson 'Applied Science' or 'Applied Science (Biomedical Science)'; Pearson 'Animal Management'; City & Guilds 'Animal Management (Science)'.

Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits M: 15 credits

Diplomas must be Science based and include a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits in Biology at Distinction and 15 Level 3 credits in Chemistry at Distinction. You must achieve at least Merit in all other graded Level 3 credits. It is expected that applicants undertaking the Access to HE Diploma will normally be returning to education after a period of at least three years absence. If have extenuating circumstances which mean you do not fulfil this please contact the Admissions team on admissions@rvc.ac.uk before you submit your application.

Scottish Higher

See 'Scottish Advanced Higher'.

Scottish Advanced Higher - AA

in Biology and Chemistry. in addition to 5 Highers at AAAAB grades including: Biology; Chemistry; and at least National 5 grade B in: English; Mathematics. Contextual Offers: Offers of AB in Biology and Chemistry will be made to those meeting certain Widening Participation (WP) criteria. No separate application is required but care leavers should submit proof from the relevant local authority once they have applied.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

666 at Higher Level including: Biology; Chemistry; A third subject of your choice. Our standard offer is based on specific subject-grade requirements, rather than a total points score. Where candidates have not taken GCSE’s or an equivalent qualification prior to the IB, they will need a minimum of grade 5 in: EITHER MYP Mathematics (standard or extended) OR SL Mathematics Analysis and approaches OR SL Mathematics Applications and interpretation. SL English A (or grade 6 in English B)

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024) - A

Applicants who achieve the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate with grade A will be accepted with two A Levels: Biology at grade A; Chemistry at grade A. Contextual Offers: Offers of ABB (with an A in Biology or Chemistry) will be made to those meeting certain Widening Participation (WP) criteria. No separate application is required but care leavers should submit proof from the relevant local authority once they have applied.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H1, H2, H2, H2, H2

including Biology and Chemistry. H1 required in one of these sciences. If not included in the above, O3 is required in: English; Mathematics;

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D3, D3, D3

in three Principal Subjects: Biology; Chemistry; A third subject of your choice.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

(Only in addition to other qualifications). A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 7 (A) including: Combined Science OR Biology and Chemistry or Science and Additional Science.. with at least a grade 6 (B) in: English Language; Mathematics; For Scottish applicants, at least National 5 grade B in: English; Mathematics.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
All firm offer holders are required to complete a criminal convictions declaration before enrolling on to this course.
Health checks
Offer-holders will need to pass an Occupational Health assessment before enrolling onto this course. Applicants should also read the RCVS' guidance on Day One Competences: https://animalowners.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/day-one-competences/
Interview
All applicants to this course must attend an interview if invited and cannot receive an offer without attending an interview. Interviews usually take place at our Camden campus between the end of November and mid December, with the exception of those attending interviews in North America (November) or South-East Asia (January). Invitations to interview are sent by email around 2-3 weeks before the interview date. Once issued, applicants are required to respond to their interview invitation within 5 working days. If invited, it may not be 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 when they are unavailable. Please note that if you apply to more than one of our Veterinary Medicine courses (excluding the Bachelor of Veterinary Science) and your application progresses to the interview stage, you will be invited to attend one interview only which will be used in our assessment of each of your applications.
Other
All applicants must submit an online supplementary form five days after the date that their application is received. 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 the RVC will not contact applicants reminding them to submit the form before the deadline given.   In the form, applicants will need to demonstrate that they meet our minimum work experience requirements of at least 70 hours (ten days) in a veterinary practice and 70 hours in other animal environments (e.g. kennels, cattery, animal shelter, farm, stables, zoo, pet shop, etc.) from within the 18 months directly preceding the 16 October application deadline. Work experience completed more than 18 months before the deadline will not be counted towards the requirements but can still be included on the form. 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.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7No less than 6.5 in each component is required

Acceptable alternatives to IELTS can be found on our website: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-requirements

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
EU£47960*Year 1
England£9535*Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535*Year 1
Scotland£9535*Year 1
Wales£9535*Year 1
Channel Islands£9535*Year 1
International£47960*Year 1

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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