QUB Dentistry UCAT Cut Off & Entry Requirements (2027 Entry)
Full requirements, with sources
Entry requirements
A-Levels
GCSE
- GCSE Short Courses score at half the full-course points.2
- GCSE English Language grade C/4 is required.1
- GCSE Maths grade C/4 is required if Maths isn't taken at AS/A-Level.1
- No minimum number of GCSEs - it's your best 9 that are scored.2
- GCSEs only count if taken at the usual school stage and first time - unless you sat one a year early and repeated it at the normal stage.2
- If you haven't taken GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, your academic score is calculated from school reports instead.1
UCAT
Age
- You must be at least 16 at the start of the course.2
Resits & reapplying
- Resits are accepted only if you applied to Queen's first time - firming your offer if you got one - and got AAB. Resit offer: AAA including Biology and Chemistry. A-Levels must be sat within two years of GCSEs.2
- Maximum four application cycles in total, any dental school - at most two at A-Level and two as a graduate. Reapplicants with achieved grades, and second-time graduate applicants, are considered only if QUB was one of their choices first time.2
- If you've previously started a dental degree anywhere, you won't normally be considered.2
- Transfers from another dental school aren't accepted.1
- If you've started another degree, you must finish the year, pass every exam first time and average 60%. QUB says this rule is under review for 2028.2
How QUB selects for interview
Selection & shortlisting
- All Home applicants who meet the minimum requirements are scored out of 45, and interview places go from the top down:1
- Personal statement isn't scored and work experience isn't required, but you must state Dentistry as your career choice - you can't apply for both Medicine and Dentistry.2
- Ties are split on AS-Levels and extra GCSE A grades.1
- Resitters and those with achieved grades get the full 36 academic points and are ranked on UCAT alone - which must be retaken each cycle.2
- In 2026 the threshold for interview was 38 out of 45 - our estimate is you'd need around 38 again next cycle.2
- 45 Home places (UK and ROI); international applicants are ranked separately for 15.1
Contextual eligibilityView policy
You count as contextual here if:
Interview & offer
Interview & decision
Conditional offer
- Conditional offer: AAA - including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology.1
QUB admissions email: admissions@qub.ac.uk
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Frequently asked questions
What UCAT score do you need for Dentistry at QUB?
No SJT band is auto-rejected - your band is only a tiebreaker between borderline applicants, at shortlisting and again after interview. Only Home applicants sit the UCAT. Thresholds move with each year's applicant pool - use our free university selector to see where your score is competitive.
What A-Levels do you need for QUB Dentistry?
You must be taking Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology at A-Level. Critical Thinking and General Studies aren't accepted at A-Level.
What are the GCSE requirements for QUB Dentistry?
GCSE Short Courses score at half the full-course points. GCSE English Language grade C/4 is required.
How does QUB decide who gets a Dentistry interview?
All Home applicants who meet the minimum requirements are scored out of 45, and interview places go from the top down: Personal statement isn't scored and work experience isn't required, but you must state Dentistry as your career choice - you can't apply for both Medicine and Dentistry.
What is the Dentistry interview like at QUB?
Interviews are in person in Belfast for Home applicants and online for international - testing awareness of the course and profession, interpersonal skills, professionalism and self-management. QUB doesn't disclose the format. Offers are decided on interview performance alone.
Sources
Admissions policies change - always confirm with QUB before finalising your UCAS choices.
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