BVSci Clearing

The Vocational Experience Summary is a method by which the SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine's Admissions Committee can learn more about your vocational experiences related to your ambitions to join the BVSci programme.

The School of Veterinary Medicine has a commitment to rural and remote communities, veterinary practices and the rural economy and as such would like to learn more about your experiences in these areas.

You will be asked to detail relevant experiences in each of three areas: Veterinary experience i.e. Time spent in a veterinary practice; other animal experience i.e. Time spent on farms or stables etc; and other vocational experiences i.e. Paid or voluntary work or leadership roles.

Whilst providing details of where you had these experiences, we will also ask you to detail your key duties or the activities you participated in, what you learned from the experiences, your reflections of the experience and what skills you would like to develop in future related experiences.

Finally, we will ask you describe a challenging experience you have had during one of these placements/roles, we would like to know how you coped with the situation and on reflection what you learned from it.

VES Form 2025/2026

Your Letter to the Head of School is a method by which we can see how your background and experiences align with SRUC and the School of Veterinary Medicine’s mission. In this short (3,000 character; approximately 600 word) free text submission we would like you to discuss the following:

• You should reflect on your experiences of, and contributions to, communities, particularly those of a rural or remote nature.
• You should demonstrate knowledge of the rural economy and its importance in the remote and rural sectors.
• You should include your thoughts on how the veterinary profession can help support rural communities and businesses, now and in the future.

You are free to reference your work in the Harvard reference style, however reference lists should be included in the subsequent free text box, not in the first.

Letter to Head of School 2025/2026

The personal reference will be used by the SRUC SVM Admissions Committee as an important part of the application process for the BVSci Veterinary Science degree.

We are asking candidates to identify one person to act as a referee to support your application. To aid you in selecting a suitable referee we will be asking them to comment on your aptitude for the veterinary profession by commenting on;

• Your aptitude for a career in animal health.
• Your ability to work with a range of persons from different backgrounds as well as your ability to work successfully as part of a team.

Your referee should ideally not be a teacher or the same person who provided your UCAS reference. A good example would be a reference from someone who you have worked with during a period of work experience.

You will need to forward the below link to your referee for completion. They will need to input your First Name and Surname as it appears on your application.

Reference Form 2025/2026

We are now only accepting applications from those who are Scottish domiciled and funded, or graduate entrants.

All Scottish and RUK students who have already completed a degree and are a graduate entrant student will be charged £18,500 annually. A deposit of 50% of the fee must be paid in advance and an unconditional offer cannot be made until this payment has been received. If you are unable to subsequently start the course the deposit will be refunded except for £250 which will be retained by the College to cover administration costs.

You should complete the BVSci Clearing Enquiry form to start a conversation with us, but do not give up your current offer of a place at the present time. This advice applies if you are holding an offer for another course at SRUC, or from another institution.