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Entry requirements

Select a course type above then use the filters below to learn about the courses. This information is provided directly by the medical schools but can change. Always confirm the information on medical schools’ websites.

A PDF version of this information can be downloaded here: Entry requirements for UK medical schools: 2023 entry.

 


ScotGEM (University of Dundee and University of St Andrews)

MBChB Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) (A101)

4 years

Last updated: June 2022

Competition ratios

No data available.

Degree (graduate applicants)

2.1 or first class honours degree (or equivalent), achieved or predicted. Applicants will not be considered if their first degree does not meet this requirement, even if they subsequently gain further degrees (Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD). Honours degrees in any discipline will be accepted. Applicants who are on, or have been on, a medical degree course will not be considered, including any intercalating degree.

Only open to those who are classed as Home or RUK for fee purposes.

A Levels and Scottish Highers

Grade B or above in Chemistry at A level or Scottish Higher, alongside degree.

GCSEs and Scottish Nationals

GCSE Maths at grade B (numerical grade 5) or above; or Standard Grade credit 1 or 2; or Intermediate 2 grade A or B; or National 5 grade A or B.

International Baccalaureate

Higher Level Chemistry grade 5 or above and Standard Level Maths grade 5.

Personal statement

Not scored but health-related work experience required. Applicants also required to fill out online questionnaire with more details of relevant experience. 

Admissions test

GAMSAT

Interview method

Multiple mini-interviews

Work experience

Work experience should be achieved in a health situation with people who may be ill, disabled, elderly or by shadowing a doctor at work. The main aim of work experience is to gain insight into health and healthcare delivery and to allow candidates to make an informed choice before deciding to apply to study medicine. Medically related work experience is not scored but instead forms part of the discussions at interview.

To confirm this information, see details on the course's entry requirements, and learn more about the course itself, see its webpage: ScotGEM. This course is run as a partnership between the universities of Dundee and St Andrews.

St George’s, University of London

MBBS Medicine (Graduate Entry) (A101)

4 years

Last updated: June 2022

Competition ratios

Number of applicants per interview: Home: 3 | International: N/A

Number of applicants per place: Home: 12 | International: N/A

 

Degree (graduate applicants)

 

To be eligible for this programme, your degree should have been awarded within the past five years. Minimum 2:1 Honours degree in any subject OR a postgraduate degree (any discipline) at a pass or above if your first degree is a 2.2 Honours.

A Levels and Scottish Highers

N/A

International Baccalaureate

N/A

GCSEs and Scottish Nationals

N/A

Personal statement

While we take the time to read your personal statement, it is not formally assessed, or used to determine whether you will be invited to interview.

Admissions test

GAMSAT

Interview method

Multiple mini-interviews

Work experience

We understand the challenges for our prospective applicants for medicine and allied health courses trying to gain work experience at this time, particularly in clinical settings. In response to the continued impact of the pandemic on the health service, we have chosen to relax our work experience requirements for prospective applicants for our courses which would normally require these. Despite the relaxed requirements, we still require our applicants to have an understanding of the realities of working as a healthcare professional and to show they have the necessary skills and attributes for their chosen career. Online resources can give you valuable insight into working in the healthcare sector and outline the wide range of careers and courses available. You can find a number of suggested resources for each of our courses on our website.

Swansea University Medical School

Medicine (Graduate Entry), MB BCh (A101)

4 years

Last updated: June 2021

Competition ratios

Number of applicants per interview: Home: 3 | International: 5

Number of applicants per place: Home: 8 | International:20

Degree (graduate applicants)

Bachelors degree 2:1 in any subject area, or Bachelors degree 2:2 with subsequent higher degree. No additional credit given for higher classification or any specific subject area.

A Levels and Scottish Highers

No minimum A-level (or equivalent) requirements other than award.

GCSEs and Scottish Nationals

GCSE English/Welsh minimum grade C, or equivalent Level 2 qualification GCSE Mathematics minimum grade C, or equivalent Level 2 qualification

International Baccalaureate

Accepted as long as subject-specific grades achieved are assessed as equivalent of required GCSE grades.

Personal statement

The personal statement is not used in decision-making. Interviewers are encouraged to read personal statements, to inform questions on motivation and achievements.

Admissions test

GAMSAT - Minimum score of 50 overall, and 50 in Section 3.

Interview method

Three 20-minute interview stations.

Work experience

Work experience is discussed during interviews, and responses used to score specific competencies. There is no work-experience score.

Widening participation

Widening participation and outreach activity is currently organised on a University-wide basis. See website for details.

Contextual admissions

This course offers contextual admissions. See website for details.

University of Warwick Medical School

Graduate Entry Medicine (MB ChB) (A101)

4 years

Last updated: June 2022

Competition ratios

Number of applicants per interview: Home: 3.7 | International: –

Number of applicants per place: Home: 8.9  (three year average) | International: 8.8  (three year average)

Degree (graduate applicants)

Minimum of 2.1 Honours achieved in any subject.

A Levels and Scottish Highers

N/A

GCSEs and Scottish Nationals

N/A

International Baccalaureate

N/A

Personal statement

We do not consider personal statements.

Admissions test

UCAT

Interview method

Multiple mini-interviews

Work experience

 All applicants must have completed 70 hours of work experience across a minimum of two placements in the last four years (from 16/10/18 to 15/10/22) for 2023 entry. Work experience must include experience of the healthcare environment, ideally within the NHS, and of direct hands-on care of patients or people with healthcare needs (who are not friends or family members). Up to 20 hours of work experience can be shadowing. See our website for full details. Candidates will be required to reflect on their work experience during their MMI.

Widening participation

At Warwick, we take a lifecycle approach to Widening Participation, meaning that as well as working to widen access to medicine for groups who are currently under-represented in medicine, we also try our best to support students all the way through medical school, to thrive in their studies and onto their future careers. See our website for more details.

Three Counties Medical School, University of Worcester

MBChB Medicine (Graduate Entry) (A101)

4 years

Last updated: June 2022

Competition ratios

No data available.

Degree (graduate applicants)

The applicant must hold, or be expected to achieve in the year of application, a 1st or 2:1 undergraduate degree in any subject (or 2:2 plus Masters or Doctoral degree). Applicant must have passed GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above in Maths and English.

A Levels and Scottish Highers

N/A

International Baccalaureate

N/A

GCSEs and Scottish Nationals

N/A

Personal statement

We take a holistic approach to screening applications and whilst the personal statement is not scored it may be taken into consideration to understand the context of an application

Admissions test

UCAT
GAMSAT
MCAT
CASPer

Interview method

Perform to a required level in two semi-structured interviews (whilst the pandemic regulations and restriction on travel apply, these are likely to be online interviews).

Work experience

Holistically.

Widening participation

If we are open for home students and you meet the course entry requirements, priority for interview will be given to applicants who fulfil one or more of the following criteria (in order of priority):

  1. Have a Three Counties (Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire) address
  2. University of Worcester graduate
  3. Currently work in the NHS
  4. Have a current address in an underrepresented area
  5. Have parents who did not go to university or who do not have a HE qualification
  6. Have previously been in local authority care
  7. Have refugee status

Contextual admissions

Ulster University School of Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (A101)

Last updated: June 2022

Competition ratios

No data available

Degree (graduate applicants)

Applicants must have a minimum of a 2:1 Honours degree in any discipline. If you do not have a 2:1 but have a Master's Degree, with an overall pass of at least 60%, you are still eligible to apply.

A Levels and Scottish Highers

Not​ scored.

International Baccalaureate

Not scored.

GCSEs and Scottish Nationals

All applicants must have achieved at least a grade B (or equivalent) in GCSE English Language, or IELTS grade 7.5 with no individual mark below 7.0 if they are from a non-English speaking country.

All applicants must have achieved at least a grade C (or equivalent) in GCSE Mathematics. Please note that for the purposes of entry to this course, the Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills - Application of Number is NOT regarded as an acceptable alternative to GCSE Mathematics.

Personal statement

Not scored.

Admissions test

GAMSAT

Interview method

Multiple mini interviews

Work experience

Work experience is not essential, however,​ we will expect applicants to demonstrate a broad awareness of the scope and challenges of a career in medicine.

Widening participation

We welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of students. See website for more details.