B A C HE L O R O F S C IE NC E (VE T E R INA R Y B IO S C IE NC E )

2015 A DMIS S IO N
QUE S T IO NNA IR E
Domes tic applic ants

P leas e ens ure you have applied throug h S A T A C and read the A dmis s ions G uide for Domes tic
A pplic ants before s ubmitting this ques tionnaire

T his requirement applies to domes tic (i.e. Aus tralian or New Z ealand citiz ens or Aus tralian permanent
res idents ) applicants only.

R equirements for INT E R NA T IO NA L A P P L IC A NT S are available at http://www.s ciences .adelaide.edu.au/future‐

s tudents /undergraduate/apply‐vetbio/

S E C T IO N 1: P E R S O NA L DE T A IL S

C urrent S A T A C number       Date of B irth      

G iven Name(s ) IHAB G ender Male

F amily Name  AS AAD      T elephone  0404975270    

P referred Name   IHAB     Mobile   0404975270   

E mail  es amir_yous ef@ yahoo.com    

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 P os tal A ddres s   7/11 yaran court   

S uburb/T own  wattle groove     S tate:  ns w     P os tc ode: 2173     

Home A ddres s
(pleas e leave blank if s ame as      
pos tal addres s )

S uburb/T own       S tate:       P os tc ode:      

INT E R VIE W S C HE DUL E

T o be cons idered for an offer into the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary B ios cience), you mus t be able to attend
an interview at the Univers ity of Adelaide R os eworthy campus during the s et interview periods .
D ates for the interviews are s till to be determined but will occur s ometime between 5 th – 19 th D ecember 2014 and
5 th – 16 th J anuary 2015.

If you have extenuating c irc ums tanc es and are not available on s pecific days / times during the above
mentioned periods , you can detail thes e below. We will try to accommodate a reques t as far as pos s ible but we
cannot guarantee we will be able to do s o.

Dates /T imes NO T available      

during the interview periods :

R eas on for s pec ial reques t:      

S E C T IO N 2: A C A DE MIC INF O R MA T IO N
P leas e complete the relevant s ections below.

P A R T A – S E C O NDA R Y S C HO O L
T o be completed if you are a c urrent Y ear 12 s tudent

Name of S c hool      

A ddres s of S c hool      

S uburb/T own       S tate:       P os tc ode:      

P A R T B – C UR R E NT UNIVE R S IT Y S T UDIE S
T o be completed if you are c urrently s tudying at univers ity

Name of Univers ity      

Name of Deg ree       L eng th of P rog ram      

Y ear c ommenc ed       E xpec ted c ompletion      

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 If you are or have s tudied at the Univers ity of Adelaide pleas e s tate your s tudent ID Number: a      

P A R T C – C O MP L E T E D UNIVE R S IT Y S T UDIE S
T o be c ompleted if you have previous univers ity qualific ations
Y ear Y ear
Deg ree Univers ity
C ommenc ed C ompleted
B achelor of veterinary bio T anta univeris ty ‐egypt      1994      1999     
medical s ciences      
                       
                       
                       

P A R T D – O T HE R QUA L IF IC A T IO NS / C E R T IF IC A T E S / A WA R DS
T o be c ompleted if you have g ained any other relevant qualific ations / c ertific ates or awards
Qualific ation / C ertific ate /
Ins titution / O rg anis ation Y ear obtained E videnc e A ttac hed
A ward
                 

                 

                 

                 

S E C T IO N 3: INT E R E S T IN VE T E R INA R Y S C IE NC E
T o gain entry to the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary B ios cience) program, applicants s hould be able to
demons trate an informed interes t in veterinary s cience, animals and their welfare, and articulate a clear
unders tanding of, and commitment to, the breadth and intens ity of training which is required in a veterinary
program.

3a. A NIMA L HUS B A NDR Y / VE T E R INA R Y E X P E R IE NC E S

P leas e complete an entry below for each relevant animal hus bandry / veterinary experience you may have had (up
to 10), lis ting the activities you performed. E ntries may include time s pent on family farms , animal hus bandry
experience working with one or more types of farm animals (including aquaculture), experience working with pet
animals , hors es or wildlife, experience working and/or interacting with veterinarians in practice or other fields of
veterinary work, and other experiences relevant to the practice of veterinary s cience, s uch as work in laboratories
or abattoirs .
It may help your application if you attach documents (validations , references , s tatements from employers ,
certificates , etc ) to s upport each experience, inc luding family enterpris es , as a s ingle P D F document to s upport
your ques tionnaire.

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were  military large animal farm      * P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 1

egypt military farm during army

T ype of org anis ation C ontac t Name      
s ervice    

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

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 Name of org anis ation or
plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 2

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 3

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 4

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 5

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 6

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

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 Name of org anis ation or
plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 7

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 8

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 9

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

Name of org anis ation or

plac e where animals were       P leas e tick if you have provided
kept validation for this experience
E xperience 10

T ype of org anis ation       C ontac t Name      

L is t the activities you

     
performed:
Dates
E s timated T otal
(e.g. Mar – J une 2014 /            
Days
2011‐2014)

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3b. P E R S O NA L S T A T E ME NT
P leas e write a pers onal s tatement (in your own words ) demons trating your interes t in a career in the veterinary profes s ion
and reas ons why you believe you s hould be s elected into the veterinary program at the Univers ity of Adelaide. Y ou s hould
als o mention activities and experiences you may have had which indicate the breadth of your interes ts (hobbies , clubs ,
cultural purs uits ) and your ability to lead, to s ucceed at tas ks and to contribute to your community. P leas e limit your
s tatement to 400 words .

     

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S E C T IO N 4: DIS C L O S UR E S T A T E ME NT
B ac helor of S c ienc e (Veterinary B ios c ienc e)
P leas e read the following information c arefully before s ubmitting this applic ation. B y
s ubmitting an applic ation for the B ac helor of S c ienc e (Veterinary B ios c ienc e), you are
ag reeing to the requirements below.

T he Aus tralian V eterinary B oard C ouncil Inc (AV B C ) is the Aus tralian body res pons ible for accrediting veterinary s cience
programs . At the Univers ity of Adelaide, the veterinary s cience program compris es of two degrees : the B achelor of
S cience (V eterinary B ios cience) and the D octor of V eterinary Medicine. T o practice as a veterinarian, s tudents need to
complete both degrees (6 years in total). G raduates from approved veterinary programs are eligible for regis tration as
veterinarians in all s tates and territories of Aus tralia, New Z ealand and the United K ingdom. In order to meet thes e
profes s ional expectations , graduates mus t be able to demons trate their ability to perform various animal handling,
manipulative, therapeutic and diagnos tic techniques . T he V eterinary S urgeons B oard or V eterinary P ractitioners B oard in
any s tate or territory of Aus tralia may refus e to regis ter a pers on not deemed fit to practis e veterinary s cience by reas on
of infirmity, injury, mental or phys ical illnes s , habitual drunkennes s or addiction to a deleterious drug. In order to meet
and maintain accreditation s tandards with the AV B C , the Univers ity of Adelaide is required to train graduate s tudents
who are eligible to be regis tered as veterinarians .

T he B achelor of S cience (V eterinary B ios cience) and the D octor of V eterinary Medicine together form a broad program; it
is a requirement of the accreditation of the program that graduates have the s kills to practice veterinary medicine and
s urgery acros s all s pecies of domes tic animals and common wildlife s pecies . All veterinary s cience s tudents mus t
demons trate the ethical, phys ical and emotional capacity to participate in the full curriculum and to achieve the level of
competence required by the S chool of Animal and V eterinary S ciences in order to graduate and be regis trable as a
veterinarian.

T here are inherent requirements as s ociated with the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary B ios cience) that pros pective
s tudents need to be aware of before applying. T hes e requirements include, but are not limited to, phys ical fitnes s ,
phys ical capacity to learn how to handle a range of large and s mall animals , required vaccinations (s pecifically Q fever),
and effective written communication. Applicants mus t read the Inherent R equirements and V accination G uidelines before
s ubmitting their applications . D etails of thes e requirements can be found at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/degree‐
finder/2015/bs cpv_bs cas pv.html. B y applying for this program, applicants acknowledge thes e Inherent R equirements
and V accination G uidelines .

If you have a temporary or permanent medical condition or dis ability that may impact on your s tudy in the veterinary
s cience degrees , you s hould vis it the D is ability S ervice http://www.adelaide.edu.au/dis ability/ or contact them on
08 8313 5962 as s oon as pos s ible to dis cus s whether reas onable s tudy adjus tments can be made without compromis ing
the inherent requirements for veterinary regis tration. S uch conditions may include, but are not res tricted to, learning
dis abilities , mental health problems , s ens ory and phys ical dis abilities , life threatening allergies , immunos uppres s ive
conditions and pregnancy.

 I have read T he S chool of Animal and Veterinary S ciences Inherent R equirement S tatement and I believe that I will
be able to achieve the competences and s kills required in the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary B ios cience) program.

 I declare that the information provided in my application for entry into the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary
B ios cience) is true and accurate to the bes t of my knowledge. S ince reaching adulthood, my behaviour has been
cons is tent with the ethical requirements s pecified in the D is clos ure S tatement.

           
P rint name D ate

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S E C T IO N 5: A P P L IC A T IO N C HE C K L IS T
Y ou mus t have applied for the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary S cience) through S AT AC . T he clos ing date for
applications to S AT AC is advis ed on their webs ite (http://www.s atac.edu.au/).
T he pres cribed ques tionnaire for the B achelor of S cience (V eterinary B ios cience) program mus t be emailed to
animalvets ci@ adelaide.edu.au by 5 th O ctober 2014.

L ate applic ations (both via S A T A C or the pres c ribed ques tionnaire) will not be ac c epted. A ll doc uments mus t
be rec eived elec tronic ally.

Y ou mus t be able to tick all of the boxes below:

I have applied via S AT AC for 2015 entry by the clos ing date AND obtained a S AT AC reference number.

I have or will have appropriate academic res ults , s uch as :

‐ a completed year 12 qualification (either currently in progres s or previous ly completed), or
‐ current or previous univers ity level s tudy of more than 6 months full‐time (or part‐time equivalent), or
‐ a previous ly undertaken S pecial T ertiary Admis s ions T es t (S T AT ) or an upcoming s itting of the S T AT .

I have reached or am likely to reach an AT AR of ≥90 or have achieved or am likely to achieve the minimum required
G rade P oint Average (G P A) of ≥5.0 on a s cale of 7 (or equivalent) for tertiary s tudies , or have S T AT ranking in the
top decile (s ee Admis s ion R equirements for details ).

I meet the neces s ary s ubject prerequis ite requirements .

I have provided a current email addres s in S ection 1 of this pres cribed ques tionnaire. T his will be us ed by the
S chool of Animal and V eterinary S ciences to contact you during the application proces s if neces s ary.

I have completed this pres cribed ques tionnaire and s aved it as a P D F document.

I have s canned all s upporting documents for the experiences that I have lis ted in S ection 2 P art D and S ection 3 of
this pres cribed ques tionnaire (if applicable) into a s ingle P D F document.

I will email the following documents to animalvets ci@ adelaide.edu.au including in the s ubject heading:
“AD MIS S IO N [your S A T A C referenc e number], [your name]” on or before 5 th O c tober, 2014. F or example
“AD MIS S IO N 123456789 J ohn S mith”:

1) Q ues tionnaire (as a P D F document)

2) All s upporting documents for the experiences that you have lis ted in S ection 2 P art D and S ection 3 (in a s ingle
P D F document with a covers heet outlining your name and reference number)

F ailure to provide the required doc umentation in the s pec ified format as outlined above may
jeopardis e your applic ation. It is the applic ant’s res pons ibility to ens ure a c urrent email addres s is
inc luded in their S A T A C applic ation.

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