Academic Quality, Regulations & Procedures 2025/26
Assessment & Award Regulations for 2025/26 (PDF) will be available prior to the start the academic year for each course and may not appear here yet.
The Assessment & Award Regulations (AARs) for some modular courses are split into 3 different documents (Parts).
- Part 1 = Assessment Regulations (how you pass the year / progress to the next stage)
- Part 2 = Award Maps (these now form part of the Programme Specifications for modular courses)
- Part 3 = Module Assessment Weightings (breakdown of the module assessments and how they are weighted)
Biological Sciences BSc/MSci (and Intercalated) & BSc Comparative Pathology
BSc/MSci Year 1 - 4 - (Level 4 - 7) Part 1 Assessment Regulations (all pathways)
BSc/MSci Year 1 - 4 (Level 4 - 7) - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings (all pathways)
- Part 3: BSc/MSci Year 1
- Part 3: BSc/MSci Year 2
- Part 3: BSc/MSci Year 3
- Part 3: BSc/MSci Year 3 (Placement Year)
- Part 3: MSci Year 4
Veterinary Surgery
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed)
- BVetMed Gateway - Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- BVetMed Gateway - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- BVetMed Graduate Entry
- BVetMed Year 1
- BVetMed Year 2
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 3
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 4
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 5 Part 1 Rotation Intake 2026
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 5 Part 2
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 5 Part 3
- BVetMed/BVSc Honours Points
- BSc (Hons) Animal Health and Disease
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)
BVSc Year 1:
Basic assessment information for each module:
- VE10100 - Principles of Veterinary Practice & Evidence Based Medicine
- VE10200 - Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Locomotor and Skin systems
- VE10300 - Principles of Science
- VE10400 - Animal Husbandry
- VE10500 - Alimentary, endocrine and urogenital systems
- VE10600 - Neurology, ophthalmology and special senses
BVSc Year 2:
- VE20100 - Principles of Veterinary Practice & Evidence Based Medicine
- VE20200 - Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Locomotor and Skin Systems
- VE20300 - Principles of Science
- VE20400 - Alimentary, endocrine and urogenital systems
- VE20500 - Population Medicine & Veterinary Public Health
Actual detail of the assessments will be held in Aberystwyth University's Virtual Learning Environment and only visible to registered students.
Progression Rules for BVSc Year 1 and 2 (4.4 BVSc Year 1 and Year 2: Rules for Progression)
Veterinary Nursing
FdSc & BSc in Veterinary Nursing
These AARs relate to students starting Year 1 in 2025/26
- FdSc/BSc Veterinary Nursing Year 1
- FdSc/BSc Veterinary Nursing Year 2
- FdSc/BSc Veterinary Nursing Year 3
- BSc Veterinary Nursing Year 4
These AARs relate to students starting Year 2 in 2025/26
These AARs relate to students starting Year 3 in 2025/26
These AARs relate to students starting Year 4 in 2025/26
Graduate Certificate & Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
- Cert Advanced Veterinary Nursing Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- PgCert Advanced Veterinary Nursing Part 2 Award Map
- GradCert Advanced Veterinary Nursing Part 2 Award Map
- Grad Cert & PG Cert AVN - Part 3 Assessment Weightings
Masters Courses
MSc Module Regulations
Part 1: Assessment Regulations
Part 2: Award maps now form part of the Programme Specifications
Part 3: MSc Module Assessment Weightings
MSc Grade Conversions for Joint Courses and Other Designations
PGDip in Veterinary Clinical Practice
PGCert in Veterinary Clinical Studies