Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor Veterinärmedizin
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
Universität Zürich · Vetsuisse-Fakultät (Zurich site) · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Official award
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campusStudienjahre 1-3
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year, 180 ECTS German-taught bachelor of the Vetsuisse curriculum at Zurich; the title qualifies for entry to the master in veterinary medicine.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Vetsuisse-Fakultät (Zurich site)
- Awarding body
- Universität Zürich
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
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | Studienjahre 1-3 | 180 | Admission restricted; aptitude test if applications exceed places (90 first-year places per year)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.
Verified in official recordEAEVE / ESEVT (ECOVE)Program evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: ESEVT status of the joint Vetsuisse veterinary education establishment (sites Bern and Zurich): Accreditation, granted October 2024, end of granted status October 2031 (SOP 2021B; ECOVE decision September 2026), as printed in the 28 September 2026 EAEVE list. Establishment-level evaluation; the earlier list of 27 May 2026 still showed Pending Accreditation.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- Studienjahre 1-3
- Credits
- 180 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Vetsuisse-Fakultät Zürich
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Qualification determined by the UZH admissions office; pre-registration with swissuniversities by 15 February of the year of study start (no year printed)
- Tests explicitly required
- Eignungstest (aptitude test) if applications exceed places; all applicants must take it
- 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, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details.
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)