University
Technological University of the Shannon
Department: Department of Bioveterinary and Microbial Sciences
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Overview
Irish technological university whose Athlone campus teaches a VCI-accredited BSc in Veterinary Nursing. This record covers only the veterinary nursing programme.
Veterinary programs researched: 1. 1 with an accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record checked against the authority’s own listing.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, level, pathway classification, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Veterinary nursing
Veterinary Nursing - BSc
Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing (Level 7)Bachelor’sVeterinary nursingAccreditation / validation verified
On campusyears: 3TUS Athlone (Midlands) campus
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Teaching hospitals, clinics, farms and laboratories are stated per campus, only as published.
TUS Athlone (Midlands) campus
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
Veterinary Nursing - BSc
Stated by the schoolAccreditation Committee for Veterinary Nurse Education (ACOVENE)Program accreditationFull statusIE
Scope: University states the programme is accredited by the VCI and ACOVENE
An accrediting body (for example the AVMA Council on Education or the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) accredits this specific program, for the campus, status and dates stated.
Veterinary Nursing - BSc
Verified in official recordVeterinary Council of Ireland (VCI)Professional-body recognitionFull statusIE
Scope: VCI page lists the Technological University of the Shannon (formerly AIT) BScVN among the five veterinary nursing programmes it currently accredits
A regulator or professional body (for example the RCVS or the AVBC) recognises or accredits the qualification under its own rules, for the scope and dates stated.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 19 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)