Royal Veterinary College, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
The Veterinary Gateway programme is a targeted Widening Participation initiative aimed at students who want to study veterinary medicine but who might not otherwise meet our entry requirements. This is a six-year course that integrates a preparatory 'Gateway' year designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to study veterinary medicine. Successful completion of the Gateway year does not give you a qualification in itself, but does lead automatically into our five-year BVetMed programme, which will qualify you to practice as a veterinarian. This course is open to UK students only, who come from a Widening Participation background. The full criteria can be found on the RVC website. .
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education
- Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc
- Veterinary Surgeons, Royal College of
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- D190
- Institution code:
- R84
- Campus name:
- main site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted
Scottish Higher
Scottish Advanced Higher - CC
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024) - C
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Widening Participation pre-conditions (to be met by all) The Veterinary Gateway programme is available to Home students only that satisfy all of the following specific non-academic requirements: You are a UK/Irish national resident in the UK or have settled status (including permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain) in the UK.* You are EITHER currently predicted to achieve no more than two grades below the standard Gateway entry offer for that qualification (NB: all successful applicants will receive the standard offer for the course, irrespective of their predicted grades) OR you have gained a qualification that meets the standard offer for the Gateway course in the 12 months prior to your application. You have studied only one period of Level 3, unless you are re-sitting that same qualification the following year. You have never attended university or a higher education institution. *non-UK nationals unsure of their status should contact Admissions - terms may change depending on Brexit developments. Widening Participation criteria (route-dependent) To be eligible for the course, you must meet all of our Route A or Route B requirements. You must indicate how you meet these on the Supplementary Gateway Form. The requirements can be found on our website here: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/veterinary-gateway#tab-entry-requirements
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/veterinary-gateway#tab-entry-requirements
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
All offer holders will be required to complete a criminal convictions declaration as a condition of their offer.
Health checks
Offer-holders will need to pass an Occupational Health assessment before enrolling onto the course. Applicants should also read the RCVS' guidance on Day One Competences: https://animalowners.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/day-one-competences/
Interview
All applicants to this course must attend an interview if invited and cannot receive an offer without attending an interview. Interviews usually take place at our Camden campus between mid-February and the end of March. Invitations to interview are sent by email around 2-3 weeks before the interview date. Once issued, applicants are required to respond to their interview invitation within 5 working days. If invited, it may not be possible to rearrange an interview for a different date, so applicants must ensure they are available for interview before applying and inform us by email of any specific days when they are unavailable. Please note that if you apply to more than one of our Veterinary Medicine courses (excluding the Bachelor of Veterinary Science) and your application progresses to the interview stage, you will be invited to attend one interview only which will be used in our assessment of each of your applications.
Other
All applicants must submit an online supplementary form five days after the date that their application is received. The form will be available in our application portal and applicants will be given access to this, and notified of the need to complete the form, via email on receipt of their application. The form must be submitted independently of, and in addition to, the UCAS application and the RVC will not contact applicants reminding them to submit the form before the deadline given. In the form, applicants will need to demonstrate that they meet our Widening Participation requirements. The RVC uses email as the primary method for contacting applicants about their application. Emails may be sent from either [email protected] or [email protected] and applicants are strongly encouraged to take the necessary steps to ensure emails from these addresses do not end up in spam or junk inboxes, as the RVC cannot accept responsibility for any applications that are unsuccessful as a result of missed information or deadlines.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Royal College Street
Westminster
NW1 0TU