Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine Accelerated Programme

The Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) programme is renowned throughout the world for its rigour and excellence, and if you are already a graduate or in your final year of a biological sciences degree, you can apply for the Graduate Accelerated programme.

The four-year programme enables you to supplement your existing skills, adding to the preclinical science information covered by a previous biological science degree. On this course, you will complete an introductory graduate transition year, where you will study the principles of animal form and function, infections and responses, and animal husbandry. On completion of the transition year, you will be fast-tracked on to the BVetMed course at the start of the third year.

The Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine course is delivered across both of our campuses. If you are studying the Graduate Accelerated programme, you will be primarily based at our Hawkshead Campus.

What will I be able to do with my qualification?

You will be entitled to practise as a veterinarian as soon as you have earned your BVetMed degree and registered as a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).

Our graduates go on to enjoy a wide range of careers in veterinary medicine, including positions in:

• Small animal practices
• Mixed practices
• Equine practices
• Farm/livestock environments
• Wild animal environments
• Wildlife conservation
• Military support
• Industry
• Research
• Government
• Academia

Global careers

The RVC's accreditation status with the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the reciprocal arrangement between the RCVS and the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc (AVBC) allows BVetMed graduates to register to practise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand without requiring any further qualifications.

In addition, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will recognise your degree as equivalent to those awarded by veterinary colleges in the United States. Some of the USA's major veterinary employers recruit actively among our final year students. Please note, however, that you will still be required to sit the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) if you intend to work in North America after qualifying, as you would if qualifying from a US vet school. 

If you would like to apply for undergraduate studies, you must complete an application through the general undergraduate application process using the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), unless you are applying as a North American College applicant to our Veterinary Medicine course, in which case you must apply through VMCAS (see here for further details).

Please consult undergraduate course information for individual course entry requirements. Qualifications and procedures vary depending on the course you apply for.

The RVC no longer requires any applicants to sit the Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT) when applying to the Veterinary Medicine programme, or any other RVC course.

For any further questions regarding undergraduate courses, please contact our Admissions Office: [email protected].