Entry requirements for Medicine - Gateway to Medicine MBChB

School of Medicine

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Level 1 entry

  • All Highers are to be obtained at the first attempt and at one sitting. National 5 / Intermediate 2 grades will also be taken into account.

Widening Access applicants

  • ABBB / BBBBB grades at Higher, to include chemistry and another science subject.
  • The other three Highers can be your own choice and this will not influence assessment.

Applicants with a non-science background

  • AAAAB grades at Higher, to include no more than one science subject, excluding chemistry.
  • Offers will be conditional on the attainment of three Advanced Highers/crash Highers taken in the 6th year.

You need to have a satisfactory disclosure check before starting this course. Details will be sent if you are made an offer.

The application procedure for this course includes an interview. Read more about your interview

UCAT

  • All applicants must sit the UCAT test in their year of application
    • unless certified exempt because there is no testing centre in their country
  • There is no minimum cut-off score
  • More information about the UCAT test and how and when to register for it can be found on the UCAT website

English language requirements

You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you are a national of certain countries.

IELTS Academic

Overall

7.0

Writing

7.0

Listening

7.0

Reading

7.0

Speaking

7.0

Other English language qualifications

We also accept other English language qualifications. Choose from the list of English language tests for your country below.

Overall

C1, minimum 33

Writing

C1, minimum 33

Listening

C1, minimum 33

Reading

C1, minimum 33

Speaking

C1, minimum 33

Further information on English language qualifications

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Pre-sessional English for international students

If you hold a conditional offer and have not yet met the English entry requirements for a degree course at the University, we can help you with our pre-sessional English courses.

Learn more about our pre-sessional English courses.

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