Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Medicine & Surgery BVMS
University of Glasgow · School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine (BOHVM) · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Official award
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (BVMS)BVMS
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus5 years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-year BVMS with an integrated clinical and science curriculum, a foundation phase, a clinical phase and a final year of small-group clinical rotations; direct entry (D100) and graduate entry (D210) are listed.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine (BOHVM)
- Awarding body
- University of Glasgow
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
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional purpose of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the award name.
- Prior degree required
- Depends on route
- Further professional requirements
- Satisfactory completion of RCVS-set extra-mural studies is required for graduation.Source
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.
Stated by the schoolAmerican Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE)Program accreditationUS
Scope: School states accredited/approved status of its undergraduate programme from the AVMA (accreditation dates and standing not verified on the AVMA register)
Verified in official recordRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Professional-body recognitionFull statusUK
Scope: University of Glasgow veterinary degree programme (RCVS status table: last visitation 2021, next visitation 2028)
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 5 years
- Clinical components
- In the final year there are no lectures and the primary emphasis is on small-group involvement in clinical activity
- Clinical placement
- Extra-mural studies (EMS) during vacations (preclinical and clinical), total duration determined by the RCVS; satisfactory completion is a requirement for graduation
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- Garscube campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- IELTS Academic 7.0 with no sub-test under 7.0
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience recommendedIt is recommended that applicants have a minimum of one week's work experience in a veterinary practice
- Interview
- Interview required
- Previous qualification
- Scottish Highers AAAAB at end of S5 + BB Advanced Higher; A-level AAA; IB 38 (6,6,6 HL)
- Science prerequisites
- Chemistry and Biology (A-level / IB HL); Highers Chemistry, Biology and Physics or Mathematics
- Prior degree
- Graduates: 2:1 (Hons) science-based degree in an appropriate subject
- Deadlines
- Graduate/overseas applicants apply through VMCAS by 15 September in the year before entry · September 2027 (2026) · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- 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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition.
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)