Bachelor’s degree
BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Top Up
Coleg Gwent · Veterinary nursing, Coleg Gwent (Usk Campus) · Usk, Wales, United Kingdom
- Official award
- BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing (Top Up)BSc
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campusone-year BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Science (Top Up) degree
- Tuition
- £9,535per year, 2026/27 listing (start 16 September 2026)
About this program
One-year honours top-up (year 3 entry only) for holders of an RCVS-accredited veterinary nursing foundation degree, jointly delivered at Usk and the University of South Wales at Treforest.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Veterinary nursing, Coleg Gwent (Usk Campus)
- Awarding body
- University of South Wales
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree. A bachelor’s title does not by itself show whether a program leads to veterinarian, nurse or technician roles: the study pathway is shown separately.
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingPrograms preparing veterinary nurses. The role, title and regulation differ by country and are not interchangeable with veterinarians or technicians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page states the course tops up a veterinary nursing Foundation Degree to an honours degree (post-qualification top-up).“You want to top-up your Foundation Degree to a full Honours Degree in Veterinary Nursing Science”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Existing professional qualification required | one year | – | RCVS-accredited veterinary nursing foundation degreeSource |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- one-year BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Science (Top Up) degree
- Credits
- 120 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Campus attendance
- The usual timetable for this course runs over one/two days per week and students will be expected to attend all sessions.
- Intakes
- 16 September 2026 (applications closed); 2027/28 applications open November 2026
- Campus
- Usk Campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- A pass in the Foundation Degree in Veterinary Nursing at Coleg Gwent, or one of the other RCVS accredited FdSc Veterinary Nursing
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fee as advertised (one year only unless otherwise stated)Tuition · mandatory | £9,535per year, 2026/27 listing (start 16 September 2026) | Fees £9535.00; all advertised fees are for one year only | 19 October 2026Source |
Calculated tuition total: £9,535 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026/27 listing (start 16 September 2026) x 1 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes clinical and laboratory charges, equipment, travel, placement expenses and other charges.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)