Bristol Medicine: Entry Requirements & UCAT Cutoff (2027 Entry)

Offer: AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Maths or Further Maths. You must be predicted (or have achieved) AAA to be considered; Biology and Human Biology cannot both be counted. ^[6]

If applying with grades already achieved, the Chemistry A-Level requirement cannot be set aside under any circumstances — you must be resitting it (or taking another suitable qualification) to be eligible. ^[7]

Grade 7 (A) in GCSE Maths (advanced numeracy) and grade 4 (C) in GCSE English (standard literacy). ^[16]

No minimum number of GCSEs required — only the published subject and grade rules apply.

GCSEs are not scored — they are eligibility-only at Bristol.

No UCAT cut-off score — the threshold for interview is set dynamically based on the strength of the applicant pool each year. ^[17]

No minimum UCAT section scores are applied.

No SJT band cut-off — Situational Judgement is excluded from the UCAT score used for shortlisting. ^[18]

Offer: 36 points with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at HL in Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Maths (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations both accepted). ^[8]

Offer: Advanced Higher AA in Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Maths, plus Higher AAAAB. ^[9]

BTEC DDD in Applied Science (National Level 3 Extended Diploma), with Distinctions in five specified Chemistry units. ^[10]

Access to HE Diploma (Science, Biomedical/Medical/Health Science or Psychology): 45 graded Level 3 credits with 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above, including 12 Distinction credits from Chemistry units and 12 credits (9 at Distinction) from Biology, Physics or Maths. ^[11]

Applying with an Access to HE course qualifies home applicants for Bristol's guaranteed interview scheme — entry requirements and the UCAT threshold still apply. ^[12]

Welsh Baccalaureate accepted — requirements as for A-Levels, with the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales / Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate substituting for a non-subject-specific grade. ^[13]

Cambridge Pre-U principal subjects accepted — requirements as for A-Level, where D1/D2 = A*, D3 = A, M1/M2 = B and M3 = C. ^[14]

Graduates: 2:1 in their degree plus BBB at A-Level including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Maths or Further Maths (first-year entry only). ^[15]

Resits are considered — the three A-Levels do not need to be taken in one sitting. ^[4]

Mature applicants must show recent scientific study and examinations (including Chemistry) within the past 5 years, in qualifications at A-Level standard or above. ^[5]

Applicants must be 18 or above on 1 September of the year of entry. ^[19]

Applicants who started a medicine degree elsewhere but will not complete may be considered for first-year entry only, if all standard entry requirements are met and the discontinuation was for good reason. ^[20]

Reapplication is allowed, but previous interview performance from earlier cycles is not considered. ^[21]

Transfers into A100 are not accepted — all applicants are considered for first-year entry only. ^[22]

All offers are subject to checks against the MSC Excluded Students Database; applicants previously required to withdraw from a medical course elsewhere may not be allowed to register, decided case-by-case. ^[23]