Part 1 and 2nd BVetMed Part 2 Degree Examinations. Once students complete their Rotations in the Spring of their fifth year they take the Final BVetMed Part 3 Examination. Only students who have passed every Rotation are allowed to enter this examination. Between February and May of the final year students choose one of a group of elective subjects to study in greater depth. A practical project forms a major part of the Elective Programme.
Electives are either species or subject based.
A further two weeks animal husbandry EMS is completed in the Third Year. Normally, one of these weeks must be spent studying meat hygiene in an abattoir, and one week in a Veterinary Investigation Centre. Up to eight weeks Clinical EMS may be spent overseas. ExtraMural study at the RVC is organised by a full-time Director of ExtraMural Studies, the first in any British veterinary school, who has been appointed to ensure that students gain the maximum benefit from their practice placements. The BVetMed is recognised as being highly demanding and there are rigorous degree examinations throughout the five year course.