Higher Education accredited veterinary nursing licence to practise qualifications

The following organisations offer Higher Education qualifications that are accredited by the RCVS as a “licence to practise” in veterinary nursing, and which entitle holders
to enter the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses.

No other higher education qualification or course, regardless of its title, leads to qualification as a veterinary nurse, or eligibility to enter the RCVS Register of Veterinary
Nurses. Should you be in any doubt as to the status of a qualification please contact us for advice.

The list of further education qualifications can be found in the “Training routes” section on the following page: https://animalowners.rcvs.org.uk/veterinary-careers/i-want-to-be-a-
veterinary-nurse/

HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Awarding university Qualifications offered Where delivered Contact details Accreditation

status

Anglia Ruskin University FdSc Veterinary Nursing with College of West Anglia Tel: 01223 860701 Terminal accreditation
Applied Animal Behaviour Landbeach Road Fax: 01223 860262
Cambridge Campus (Three year full-time programme) Milton Email: answers@anglia.ac.uk
East Road Cambridge
Cambridge BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing CB4 6DB
CB1 1PT with Applied Animal Behaviour
Web: https://aru.ac.uk/ (Four year full-time programme)

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University of Brighton FdSc in Veterinary Nursing Plumpton College Tel: 01273 890454 Full Accreditation
(Three year full-time programme) Ditchling Road Fax: 01273 890071
No longer enrolling students Plumpton Email: enquiries@plumpton.ac.uk
Lewes
Mithras House East Sussex
Lewes Road BN7 3AE
Brighton
BN2 4AT
Web: www.brighton.ac.uk

University of Bristol BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing University of Bristol Tel: 0117 9289517 Full Accreditation
and Bioveterinary Science School of Veterinary Science Fax: 0193 4852037
Senate House (Four year full-time programme) Langford House Web: www.bris.ac.uk
Tyndall Avenue Langford
Bristol BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing Bristol
BS8 1TH and Companion Animal Behaviour BS18 8LJ
Web: www.bristol.ac.uk (Four year full-time programme)

University of Central Lancashire FdSc Veterinary Nursing Myerscough School of Tel: 01995 640611 Full Accreditation
(Three year full-time programme) Veterinary Nursing Fax: 01995 642333
Preston Myerscough College Web: www.myerscough.ac.uk
Lancashire Bilsborrow
PR1 2HE Preston
Web: www.uclan.ac.uk PR3 0RY

Coventry University BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing Warwickshire College Tel: 01926 318000 Full Accreditation
(Four year full-time programme) (Moreton Morrell Campus) Fax: 01926 318300
Priory Street Moreton Morrell Email: enquiries@warkscol.ac.uk
Coventry Warwick Web: www.warwickshire.ac.uk
CV1 5FB CV 35 9BL
Web: www.coventry.ac.uk
Warwickshire College Tel: 01386 552443 Full Accreditation
FdSc Veterinary Nursing (Pershore Campus) Fax: 01386 556528
(Three year full-time programme) Avonbank Email: enquiries@warkscol.ac.uk
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 3JP

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University of Chester BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing University Centre Tel: 01270 613284 Provisional
(Three year full-time programme) Reaseheath Fax: 01926 318300 Accreditation
Parkgate Road Campus Nantwich Email: enquries@reaseheath.ac.uk
Chester CW5 6DF Web: www.reaseheath.ac.uk
Cheshire
CH1 4BJ
Web: www1.chester.ac.uk

Edinburgh Napier University BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing The College of Animal Tel: 0844 372 9405 Full Accreditation – no
(Four year full-time programme) Welfare Fax: 0844 372 9415 longer enrolling
Craiglockhart Campus (Edinburgh Campus) Email: admin@caw.ac.uk students
Edinburgh 9 South Gyle Crescent
EH14 1DU Edinburgh
Web: www.napier.ac.uk EH12 9EB

University of Glasgow Scottish BSc in Veterinary Scotland’s Rural University Tel: 01387 860251 Full Accreditation
Nursing (SQF Level 9) College Fax: 01387 860395
Main Building (Three year full-time programme) Barony Campus Email: baronyadmin@sruc.ac.uk
Glasgow Parkgate Web: www.sruc.ac.uk/barony
G12 8QQ Scottish BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Dumfries
Web: www.gla.ac.uk/ Nursing (SQF Level 9) DG1 3NE
(Four year full-time programme)

Scotland’s Rural University Tel: 0800 269453 Full Accreditation

College Email:
Aberdeen Campus FacultyofficeAberdeen@sruc.ac.uk
Craibstone Estate Web: www.sruc.ac.uk/barony
Aberdeen
AB21 9YA

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Harper Adams University BSc/BSc (Hons) Veterinary Harper Adams University Tel: 01952 820280 Full Accreditation
Nursing Newport Fax: 01952 814783
Newport (Four year programme) Shropshire Web: www.harper-adams.ac.uk
Shropshire TF10 8NB
TF10 8NB BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing
Web: www.harper-adams.ac.uk with Companion Animal
Behaviour
(Four year full-time programme)

BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing

with Small Animal Rehabilitation
(Four year full-time programme)

BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing with

Hartpury University Hartpury University Tel: 01452 702345 Full Accreditation
integrated placement year (Four Hartpury Fax: 01452 700629
Hartpury University year full-time programme) Gloucester Email: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk
Hartpury GL19 3BE Web: www.hartpury.ac.uk
Gloucester BSc (Hons) Equine Veterinary
GL19 3BE Nursing with integrated placement
Web: www.hartpury.ac.uk year
(Four year full-time programme)

BSc Veterinary Nursing with

integrated placement year
(Three year full-time programme)

BSc Equine Veterinary Nursing with

integrated placement year
(Three year full-time programme)

Diploma in Professional Studies in

Veterinary Nursing

Diploma in Professional Studies in

Equine Veterinary Nursing

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Middlesex University BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing The College of Animal Tel: 01707 244095 Full Accreditation
(Three year full-time programme) Welfare Fax: 01707 244096
The Burroughs The Burroughs Email: admin@caw.ac.uk
London BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing with Hendon Web: www.caw.ac.uk
NW4 4BT Foundation Year NW4 4BT
Web: www.mdx.ac.uk (Four year full-time programme)

The College of Animal Tel: 01480 422060 Full Accreditation

Welfare Fax: 01480 422089
Headland House Email: admin@caw.ac.uk
Chord Business Park Web: www.caw.ac.uk
London Road
Godmanchester
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2BQ

The College of Animal Tel: 0113 322 8048 Full Accreditation

Welfare Fax: 0113 322 8049
Topcliffe Close Email: admin@caw.ac.uk
Capitol Park Web: www.caw.ac.uk
Tingley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
WF3 1DR

Nottingham Trent University FdSc Veterinary Nursing Nottingham Trent University Tel: 0163 681 7000 Full Accreditation
(Three year full-time programme) Brackenhurst campus Fax: 0115 848 5295
Burton Street Southwell Web: www.ntu.ac.uk
Nottingham Nottinghamshire
NG1 4BU NG25 0QF
Web: www.ntu.ac.uk

Oxford Brookes University FdSc Veterinary Nursing Solihull College Tel: 0121 678 7069 Terminal
(Three year full-time programme) Solihull College Web: www.solihull.ac.uk Accreditation
Faculty of Health and Life Blossomfield Campus
Sciences Blossomfield Road
Jack Straws Lane Solihull
Oxford B91 1SB
OX3 0FL
Web: www.brookes.ac.uk

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University of Plymouth FdSc Veterinary Nursing Duchy College Tel: 01209 722100 Full Accreditation –
(Three year full-time programme) Rosewarne Fax: 01209 722159 no longer enrolling
Drake Circus Camborne Web: www.cornwall.ac.uk students
Plymouth Cornwall
Devon TR14 0AB
PL4 8AA
Web: www.plymouth.ac.uk

University of Portsmouth FdSc in Veterinary Nursing Science Sparsholt College Tel: 01962 797213 Full Accreditation
(Three year full-time programme) Winchester Fax: 01962 776587
Winston Churchill Avenue Hampshire Email: courses@sparsholt.ac.uk
Portsmouth SO21 2NF Web: www.sparsholt.ac.uk
Hampshire
PO1 2UP
Web: www.port.ac.uk

Royal Agricultural University FdSc Veterinary Nursing Askham Bryan College Tel: 01904 772224 Full Accreditation
Stroud Road (Three year full-time programme) Askham Fields Lane Fax: 01904 772288
Cirencester York Web: www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
Gloucestershire YO23 3FR
GL7 6JS
Web: www.rau.ac.uk
Plumpton College Tel: 01273 890454 Provisional
Ditchling Road Fax: 01273 890071 Accreditation
Plumpton Web: www.plumpton.ac.uk
Nr Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 3AE

The University of London FdSc in Veterinary Nursing The Royal Veterinary Tel: 01707 666 660 Full Accreditation
(Three year full-time programme) College Fax: 01707 666 063
Senate House Hawkshead Lane Web: www.rvc.ac.uk
Malet Street North Mymms
Bloomsbury Hertfordshire
London AL9 7TA
WC1E 7HU
Web: www.london.ac.uk

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University of South Wales Foundation Degree in Veterinary Coleg Gwent Tel: 01495 333777 Full Accreditation
Nursing The Rhadyr Web: www.coleggwent.ac.uk
Trefforest (Three year programme) Usk
South Wales Monmouthshire
CF37 1DL NP15 1XJ
Web: www.southwales.ac.uk

SQA HND in Veterinary Nursing Scotland’s Rural University Tel: 01387 860251 Full Accreditation
The Optima Building (Two year full-time programme) College Fax: 01387 860395
58 Robertson Street Barony Campus Email: baronyadmin@sruc.ac.uk
Glasgow Parkgate Web: www.sruc.ac.uk/barony
G2 8DQ Dumfries
Web: www.sqa.org.uk DG1 3NE

Wrexham Glyndwr University FdSc Veterinary Nursing Wrexham Glyndwr Tel: 01978 290666 Provisional
(Three year full-time programme) University Email: enquiries@glyndwr.ac.uk Accreditation
Mold Road Mold Road Web: www.glyndwr.ac.uk
Wrexham Wrexham
LL11 2AW LL11 2AW
Web: www.glyndwr.ac.uk

Approval Status Key

 Full Accreditation Qualifications that meet, or exceed, all of the accreditation standards.

 Provisional Accreditation New qualifications that have made substantial progress towards meeting the accreditation standards. Once the first cohort of
students completes the qualification, a provisionally accredited AO or HEI may apply to the RCVS for full accreditation.
Students undertaking provisionally accredited qualifications may be required to pass the RCVS Pre-registration
examination.

 Terminal accreditation This may apply if the AO/HEI is unable to meet the RCVS’s standards, or if they voluntarily close.

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Veterinary Nursing Department
Tel: 020 7202 0788
www.rcvs.org.uk

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