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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
D190 VETERINARY GATEWAY
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 that you
will need to have achieved or be 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
NON-ACADEMIC CRITERIA 鈥� IMD QUINTILE SCORE: If you live in an area with an Index of
Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintile score of 1, 25 points are
This course is only available if you satisfy the following specific awarded. If you live in an area with an IMD quintile score of
non-academic criteria: 2, 10 points are awarded. You can check this using one of
鈥� You are a UK national or have settled status the UK the following links, depending on which country you live in:
鈥� You are predicted to achieve no less than two grades below 鈥� England: f www.bit.ly/imd-england
the standard Gateway entry offer for that qualification, or you 鈥� Wales: f www.bit.ly/imd-wales
have gained a qualification that meets the standard offer for 鈥� Scotland: f www.simd.scot/
the Gateway course in the 12 months prior to your application 鈥� Northern Ireland: f deprivation.nisra.gov.uk/
鈥� You have studied only one period of Level 3, unless you are 鈥� CARE LEAVER: 30 points are awarded to any applicant who
resitting that same qualification the following year has been looked after for at least 13 weeks since the age of
鈥� You have never attended university or a higher 14 (requires letter from relevant authority).
education institution 鈥� LEVEL 2 SCHOOL: If the school at which you took your
GCSEs is a school with an 黑料社 contextual flag, 10 points
You must also meet the criteria requirements in either will be awarded. You can check this here: f www.rvc.ac.uk/
Route A or Route B. study/undergraduate/veterinary-gateway/contextual-schools
鈥� LEVEL 3 SCHOOL: If the school at which you are taking your
ROUTE A Level 3 qualifications (A-Levels or equivalent) is a school
You have completed all education since the age of 11 at a with an 黑料社 contextual flag, 10 points will be awarded.
UK state school that does not select based on academic You can check this f www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/
performance, charge tuition fees, or is classified as an veterinary-gateway/contextual-schools
independent school. You will also need to score a minimum of
鈥� LOW HOUSEHOLD INCOME: If you have a low household
15 points by fulfilling one or more of the following criteria:
income and you/your parent(s) are in receipt of an eligible
鈥� POLAR4 SCORE: If you live in an area with a POLAR4 score means-tested benefit, you will be awarded 20 points. This
of 1, 25 points are awarded. If you live in an area with a could be child tax credits, free school meals, 16-19 bursary,
POLAR4 score of 2, 10 points are awarded. You can check or a government-assessed income award that demonstrates
this via the Office for Students website. low household income.*
鈥� REFUGEE: If you are a refugee, 15 points will be awarded
(requires Home Office letter)
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