Cal Poly SLO has a partnership with the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, in Edinburgh, Scotland, where you spend 3 years at SLO and then 4 years, so that particular program is 7 years total. Unless there’s more to it than that.
And the cost is similar to UC Davis (public) for CA residents.
That sounds like a great opportunity if you don’t have to take on too much debt to do it. Studying vet med in the UK is probably the top vet education you can get. Very different than US. Oral and written exams all at year’s end, no multiple choice. At least that’s how it was when I was a vet student a million years ago. (ok 20).
The daughter of a family friend is there right now and just loves it. This year would be her senior year at Cal Poly, but for the Edinburgh vet program. That’s the only reason why I’m aware of the program.
Probably the only downside of the program is that you miss your senior year of college here in the US.
Studying in the UK is a blast. Wednesdays are sports days where you only attend classes in the am. Pub life is a hoot. The students are younger and smarter than you and can drink more lol. Edinburgh is fun and vibrant. You work on a lambing farm, a horse farm and get long 6 week spring breaks. The teaching is done for comprehension, not for a multiple choice test. The downside is the long trip home and the dark, cold, short days which can be hard. It can be really stressful with the way exams are set up only counting at the end of the year – but maybe that’s changed. And you have to repeat the exams if you fail, and then the year if you fail again. It was expensive for Americans and most had to take supplemental loans, but sounds like there is a better deal for ca residents now. Maybe you can ask your friend’s daughter if this is still accurate!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I also read about the CalPoly Program. McGill has a similar program with Edinburgh and UVM with Glasgow! UNH seems to have a strong Pre-vet program with strong acceptance rate but no such relationships. So much to learn.
Get the least expensive undergrad education you can get, whether that is 3 or 4 years. Get straight A’s and great veterinary work experience. Animal Science/pre-vet and even science major not necessary. Your in state schools may offer the best deal, even beating the 3 year option at OOS or privates. You can always apply to UK vet schools on your own too. Here for example is the Royal Vet college in London:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-veterinary-medicine/how-to-apply
Keep in mind, while it may be worth it in many ways to study abroad, it is expensive to live in the UK for 4-5 years and most students take a lot of loans to the tune of 200k plus (52k/year in tuition alone at RVC). Plus eating out, pubs, and travel to Europe for weekend holidays adds up. This is necessary for stress relief, by the way 
When in London…
Definitely know what you will be paying and what your payments will be compared to salary. Vets are in high demand at the moment but consider starting salaries where you want to live. And that starting salaries and demand may change (up or down). Look on the state’s vet med association which will have job listings and salaries. I started out making 50K in my first job 20 years ago with “only” 120K debt. As you can see, often it is not a great investment economically speaking. But vets have a dream and often overlook this monetary aspect. I can just tell you with 20:20 vision, having less debt is a critical component to being happy in your career and being able to have choices in your life.
With that said, I hope you find a great program! Good luck! Keep me posted on what she chooses.
Thank you very much!