Course Overview

You’ll benefit from outstanding facilities, including a Veterinary Nursing Clinical Skills Centre, a livery yard that's home to over 230 horses, international equine events each year, and a commercial Equine Therapy Centre on site. In your first year, you’ll develop knowledge and skills in essential areas including clinical anatomy, husbandry, pharmacy management, and patient care. You'll complete work experience in a veterinary practice, before returning to Hartpury to develop your skills in diagnostics and surgical and anesthesia practice. In your final year, you'll coach student veterinary nurses and pursue your research interests. You may have the opportunity to publish research with lecturers and present at industry conferences.

General Eligibility

UCAS | A typical offer for this course is 96 UCAS tariff points or equivalent.

GCSE | A minimum of 5 GCSE A* to C, (or 9 to 4 where numeric grades are being awarded) or equivalent, to include English Language, Mathematics, and Science.

A-Level | Typical offer is CCC-BBC or equivalent. This must include a minimum of two A Levels including A Level Biology at grade D or above.

Vocational Award | Typical offer is an MMM-DMM in an Extended Diploma in a relevant subject.

Access | Typical offer is 96-112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma in a relevant subject to include a minimum of a pass in Level 3 Biology.

IB | Typical offer is 96 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, to include a minimum of two Highers at H3 or above, including one in Biology.

This must also include Maths and English Language at a minimum of Standard Level S3 if equivalent GCSEs have not been obtained.

Scottish Highers | Typical offer is 96-112 UCAS tariff points in Scottish Highers. This must include a minimum of two Highers to include Higher Biology.

Irish Leaving Certificate | Typical offer is 96 - 112 UCAS tariff points in the Irish Leaving Certificate. This must include a minimum of two Highers, to include Higher Biology at H4 or above. This must also include Maths and English Language at a minimum of Ordinary Level at O4 or above.

OCR Cambridge Technical | Typical offer is an MMM-DMM in a Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in a relevant subject.

T level | Typical offer is a Pass (C or above on the core) in your T Level overall grade in a relevant subject.

We welcome students with equivalent qualifications. Please contact us to discuss this.

The minimum academic entry requirement for this program is 80 UCAS tariff or equivalent providing this is combined with relevant experience.

Successful students will need to have obtained at least 10 days of work experience in a UK small animal veterinary practice. Successfully complete our fitness to Practise Process.

In the case of international applications, we will require a NARIC equivalency certificate.

An IELTS level 7.0 English qualification with 6.5 in each element, is expected for international applicants without a GCSE Grade C or above (or 9 to 4 where numeric grades are being awarded) in English Language.

Previous learning toward a university-level qualification or relevant work experience may count as credit for this course.

Part Time Work Details

The 20 hours are the total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing are added together.

Language Requirement

• IELTS score 6.0

  TOEFL score 60-78

  Cambridge Advanced English score 170-175

  Pearson PTE 50-57

  LanguageCert 33-37