The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for mature aged applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in Table of units of study for Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience.

To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:

48 credit points of first year core units of study; and

48 credit points of second year core units of study; and

48 credit points of third year units of study, including:

(i)  24 credit points of core units of study;

(ii)  24 credit points of elective units of study; and

48 credit points of fourth year units of study as prescribed in the Table of units of study.

Candidates for the degree may enrol in the units of study prescribed for the fourth year of candidature only after completion of Year One to Year Three.

All candidates are required to undertake a minimum of 60 days of professional experience as a part of their overall training in this degree.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year of the program. Admission to the honours program is by permission of the program coordinator after the completion of the third year. Admission requires:

Candidates to normally be of no more than three years standing, and normally have no fail or absent fail results; and

a WAM of at least 65 in year two and three units of study.

To qualify for the award of the honours degree, a candidate must:

complete the requirements for the pass degree but include the alternative honours pathway described in the table of units for the degree; and

obtain a minimum WAM of 65 in second and third year units of study and a minimum WAM of 65 in fourth year units of study

normally be of no more than four years standing in the degree

normally have no fail or absent fail results.

The grade of honours will be deterined by the final honours mark. The final honours mark is the average of the Second and Third Year WAM and the Fourth Year WAM.

In exceptional circumstances the conditions for the award of honours may be varied at the Dean's discretion.

The Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class according to the rules specified in the following table:

Candidates for the award of the Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, but who have otherwise satisfied the course requirements, will be awarded the pass degree.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2014 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2014 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2014 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that the requirements are completed by 1 January, 2017. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.