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APPLICATION DEADLINE                                  WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

        Applications via UCAS has the deadline of mid-October 2024.  To apply for our veterinary science course you will need
                                                              to have prior work experience in order to have developed
        APPLICANT SUPPLEMENTARY FORM                          animal handling skills and obtained an insight into the work

        As a part of your application you must complete an online   of veterinary surgeons. Before you apply, you must have
        Applicant Supplementary Form by the UCAS application   completed the minimum requirements:
        deadline. Please note it is a different form to the RVC’s   •   A total of 70 hours (e.g. 10 full days) of work experience
        BVetMed form and has a different submission date. The form   (paid or voluntary) in one or more veterinary practices
        will be available via our website from early September.
                                                              •   A total of 70 hours in one or more non-clinical working
                                                                 environments with live animals (excl. the home environment/
                                                                 family business/pet ownership), with at least 35 in large animal
                                                                 (excluding horse riding and horse ownership/family farm).

                                                              The above 140 hours must be obtained within the 18-month period
                                                              directly preceding the application deadline. Earlier experience is
                                                              welcome but will not count towards the 140-hour requirement.












                                                              “I love that within the spiral curriculum you revisit strands
                                                              regularly so you are constantly adding to your knowledge
                                                              the further you get along the course. I also enjoy the number
                                                              of opportunities which are open to you as an RVC student.
                                                              Being a student here teaches you so much more than how to
                                                              be a vet and lets you explore and get involved with whatever
                                                              makes you happy. There are so many sports and societies to
                                                              join which really is what gives RVC the community feel that it
                                                              has. I joined the RVC Boat Club when I joined the university
                                                              (having never even thought about rowing before) and it really
                                                              has been what has made my first three years here so great.”

                                                              ADAM ROBBINS
                                                              Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

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