Veterinary Schools

Bachelor’s degree

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Preliminary Year BVM BVS with BVMedSci

University of Nottingham · School of Veterinary Medicine and Science · Sutton Bonington, England, United Kingdom

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Official award
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Bachelor of Veterinary Surgery with BVMedSci, including a Preliminary YearBVM BVS
Pathway
Not classified
Format
On campus6 years full-time
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Six-year route whose preliminary year builds scientific knowledge for applicants without the required science qualifications, followed by automatic progression to the main degree after passing the preliminary-year examinations.

Subject
Veterinary medicine
Department
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
Awarding body
University of Nottingham

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
No
Entry routes and duration
RouteDurationCreditsRequirement
Entry from secondary school6 years full-time–Minimum grades of AABBB at Higher level, which cannot include both biology and chemistrySource

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
6 years full-time
Intakes
September 2027
Campus
Sutton Bonington campus

Teaching language

Taught in
English
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
Entry listed as AAB; Scottish Higher minimum AABBB which cannot include both biology and chemistry
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, 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.

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