Please visit our course finder for detailed entry requirements: BVSc Veterinary Science | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol. Entry requirements for the 2026 entry cycle will be published online in Spring 2025.

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VMCAS application: No, only through UCAS: https://www.ucas.com/
Supplemental application: Yes
- Through VMCAS: No
Transcript Requirements
- AP Policy:
  - To be eligible for the BVSc Veterinary Science, U.S. candidates should have a high school diploma with GPA 3.2 plus 3 x APs at grade 5 in each subject, including Chemistry and one of the following options:
    - AP Biology
    - both parts of AP Physics C
    - AP Physics 1
    - AP Physics 2
    - Calculus BC
- Numeracy requirements, to be met with one of:
  - Calculus AB at 3
  - grade 11 Maths at C
- Literacy requirements, to be met with one of the following options:
  - New SAT Writing with 33 and New SAT Reading with 33
  - grade 11 English with C
  - grade 12 English with C
  - AP Language and Composition with 4
  - AP Literature and Composition with 3
Experiences
- - Applicants may find vocational experience useful in deciding whether they want to apply for a veterinary medicine course. However, at Bristol we have no work experience requirement as part of our admissions criteria. Instead, we provide applicants with guidance to support them through the application process and to help them to determine whether the course and profession are right for them. Guidance for 2025 entry can be found here. This guidance will be updated for 2026 entry in Spring/early Summer 2025.
  - Applicants may find it useful to complete the Virtual Work Experience Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provided by FutureLearn to gain insight into the veterinary profession. This is free to undertake and available all year round.
Letters of Recommendation (eLOR)
- Applicants can submit one reference via UCAS, which we would normally expect to be an academic reference from a current/previous educational establishment. Full details of suggested content of references can be accessed via the current cycle’s admissions statement which can be found at bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/admissions-statements. (Please note: admissions statements will be updated for the 2026 entry cycle in summer 2025.)
- Minimum number required: 1
- Veterinarian Required: No
Bachelor’s degree required: No
Interview Required: No

University of Bristol – Veterinary Science (5 years)

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