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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
D310 FdSc VETERINARY NURSING D313 BSc VETERINARY NURSING
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 www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate
D310 FdSc VETERINARY NURSING It is expected that applicants undertaking an Access to
HE Diploma will normally be returning to education after a
GCSE (or an equivalent) is required in addition to Level 3 period of at least three years absence. If you do not fulfil this
qualifications e.g. A-Levels. Five GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, requirement please contact the Admissions team to discuss.
including Combined Science (or an individual science subject:
Biology, Chemistry or Physics), English Language, and Mathematics. WELSH BACCALAUREATE
Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (C) with A-Level Biology (C)
A-LEVEL* or
CC including Biology, or CDD including Biology (C). Two AS Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (D) with two A-Levels
Levels at relevant grades would be accepted in place of including Biology (C) and a further A-Level (D) (excl. General
one of the further A-Level subjects (excl. General Studies). Studies). Two AS Levels at grade D would be accepted in
The non-prescribed A-Level subjects should not overlap with place of the further A-Level subject.
Biology and cannot include General Studies.
SCOTTISH HIGHERS/ADVANCED HIGHERS
* If you are studying linear A-Levels in science, we also require
a ‘pass’ in the practical endorsement. Please visit our website CD at Advanced Higher including C in Biology, plus two
for more information. Highers at C. Two further Highers at C can be used in place
of the D at Advanced Higher. You must also have five National
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE 5 grade A-Cs including English Language, Mathematics and
443 at Higher Level including Biology grade 4. If not already Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
holding accepted qualifications in Maths and English, grade IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE
4 in EITHER MYP Mathematics (standard or extended) H4, H4, H5, including H4 in Biology. If not achieved at H4 or
OR SL Mathematics Analysis and Approaches OR SL H5, O4 required in English and Mathematics.
Mathematics Applications and Interpretation and a minimum
of 4 in SL English A (or grade 6 in English B) is required.
D313 BSc VETERINARY NURSING
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA in ‘Applied Science’ (MMM)
or ‘Applied Science (Biomedical Science)’ (MMM) or ‘Animal GCSE (or alternative Level 2 qualifications) are required
Management (Science)’ (MMM). Specific units mandatory, in addition to Level 3 qualifications e.g. A-Levels. Five GCSEs at
please see our website for full details. grade 4 (C) or above including Mathematics, and at least grade
6 (B) in English Language and 6-5 (BC) Combined Science (or
CAMBRIDGE PRE-U: 6/B in individual science subject: Biology, Chemistry or Physics).
Grades: P1, P2, P2 in three Principal Subjects including Biology
or P1, P1 in two Principal Subjects including: Biology. A-LEVEL*
BCC including Biology (B). Two AS-Levels (C) would be accepted
ACCESS TO HE DIPLOMA in place of one of the further (non-Biology) A-Level subjects.
(Science-based) Diploma with a minimum of 15 * If you are studying linear A-Levels in science, we also require
Level 3 credits in Biology, including Merit in 6 of these. a ‘pass’ in the practical endorsement.
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