Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Preliminary Year BVMBVS

Course Overview - Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Preliminary Year BVMBVS

Our preliminary year is for able students who do not have the required science qualifications for our five-year course but have high academic achievement in non-science and vocational subjects, or extensive experience.

Youll study integrated modules that show how basic science subjects interlink, including:


- animal biology


- animal care and behaviour


- chemistry


After successfully completing the preliminary year youll automatically progress to our five-year Veterinary Medicine and Surgery course.

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

6 Years

Start Date

09/2025

Campus

University Park Campus

Course Address
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD

Application Details

Course Code

D104

Institution Code

N84

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B,B

in any subjects, but not including both Biology and Chemistry. This qualification is acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AA (not including both Biology and Chemistry).

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15,P:0

Subjects considered on an individual basis. Applicants must also have GCSE grade B/6 in Maths and GCSE grade C/4 in English language.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

665 in 3 Higher Level IB certificates OR 32 points overall in the IB Diploma. Must not include both Biology and Chemistry.

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

DDD

Applications are assessed on an individual basis

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A

in any subjects, but not including both Biology and Chemistry. This qualification is acceptable when combined with Scottish Higher grades AABBB, (not including both Biology and Chemistry).

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,M2

in any subjects, not including both Biology and Chemistry.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

B

This qualification is acceptable when combined with A level grades AA (not both Biology and Chemistry).

A level

A,A,B

in any subjects at A level to include, at most, only one of Biology or Chemistry at AS level or A level, and excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. A pass is required in science practical tests, if assessed separately

T Level

D

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £27,200

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