Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours)
The University of Queensland · School of Veterinary Science · Gatton, Queensland, Australia
- Official award
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours)BVSc(Hons)
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Australia
- Format
- On campus5 Years full-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A five-year full-time veterinary science degree at Gatton that moves from animal biology into species-based medicine and surgery and a lecture-free clinical final year.
Role the program prepares for: General veterinary practitioner for large or small animals.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- School of Veterinary Science
- Awarding body
- The University of Queensland
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.
- Official level
- AQF 8As stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicinePrograms the source describes as the academic and clinical qualification toward becoming a veterinarian in the stated jurisdiction. Registration or licensing normally requires further steps, and a qualification from one country does not guarantee registration in another.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page says graduates are qualified as general veterinary practitioners.“You'll graduate qualified to work as a general veterinary practitioner for large or small animals in Australia and overseas.”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 5 Years full-time | – | Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English, Chemistry, Mathematical Methods and one of Physics or Biology; Casper testSource |
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 schoolAVMA and RCVS (as stated by UQ)Program accreditationUS
Scope: UQ program page lists the AVBC, RCVS and AVMA as accrediting bodies; the AVMA and RCVS records were not checked
Verified in official recordAustralasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)Professional-body recognitionFull statusAU
Scope: The University of Queensland Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours); AVBC status Accredited with minor deficiencies, last site visit 2025, next visit 2032
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 5 Years full-time
- Clinical components
- The final year includes 1,600 hours of lecture-free training within university and privately owned veterinary practices.
- Laboratory work
- The first 4 years include more than 400 hours of practical training.
- Clinical placement
- 12 weeks of animal husbandry and pre-clinical placements, plus up to 2,080 hours of Work Integrated Learning placements throughout the program.up to 2,080 hours of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placements throughout the program
- Intakes
- Semester 1 (22 Feb, 2027)
- Campus
- Gatton 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 overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent); lowest adjusted score offered in Semester 1, 2026 was ATAR 98 / IB 41.75
- Science prerequisites
- General English, Chemistry, Mathematical Methods and one of Physics or Biology (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Tests explicitly required
- Online situational judgement test (Casper) in the year of applying
- 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.
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)