Academic Quality, Regulations & Procedures 2026/27
Assessment & Award Regulations for 2026/27 (PDF) will be available prior to the start the academic year for each course and may not appear here yet.
The Assessment & Award Regulations (AARs) for some modular courses are split into 3 different documents (Parts).
- Part 1 = Assessment Regulations (how you pass the year / progress to the next stage)
- Part 2 = Award Maps (these now form part of the Programme Specifications for modular courses)
- Part 3 = Module Assessment Weightings (breakdown of the module assessments and how they are weighted)
Biological/Bioveterinary Sciences (and Intercalated) & BSc Comparative Pathology
Biological/Bioveterinary Sciences (BSc/MSci) (all pathways)
- BSc/MSci (all years) - Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- BSc/MSci with Placement Year (all years) - Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- BSc/MSci Year 1 - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- BSc/MSci Year 2 - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- BSc/MSci Placement Year - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- BSc/MSci Year 3 - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- MSci Year 4 - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
Veterinary Surgery
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed)
- BVetMed Gateway - Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- BVetMed Gateway - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- BVetMed Graduate Entry
- BVetMed Year 1
- BVetMed Year 2
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 3
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 4
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 5 Part 1 Rotation Intake 2027
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 5 Part 2
- BVetMed/BVSc Year 5 Part 3
- BVetMed/BVSc Honours Points
- BSc Animal Health and Disease
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)
BVSc Year 1 & 2:
Basic assessment information for each module:
- VE11460 - Veterinary Science (Year 1)
- VE11560 - Veterinary Science (Year 1)
- VE22460 - Veterinary Science (Year 2)
- VE22560 - Veterinary Science (Year 2)
Actual detail of the assessments will be held in Aberystwyth University's Virtual Learning Environment and only visible to registered students.
Progression Rules for BVSc Year 1 and 2 (4.4 BVSc Year 1 and Year 2: Rules for Progression)
Veterinary Nursing
Veterinary Nursing (FdSc/BSc)
Graduate Certificate & Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Cert AVN)
- Cert AVN - Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- PG Cert AVN - Part 2 Award Map
- Grad Cert AVN - Part 2 Award Map
- Cert AVN - Part 3 Assessment Weightings
Masters Courses
Modular Regulations (MSc)
- MSc - Part 1 Assessment Regulations
- MSc - Part 3 Module Assessment Weightings
- MSc - Grade Conversions for Joint Courses and Other Designations
Postgraduate & Research Degrees