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

Offer: A*AA including Chemistry or Biology and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology — or AAA + grade B EPQ (or a grade A 4th-subject AS, or grade B Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge Certificate), or AAAB over four full A-Levels (the two sciences at AA). You must be predicted at least AAB to be scored, and A-Levels must usually be completed within two years of GCSEs. ^[8]

General Studies, Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives are excluded, and only one of Maths/Further Maths counts. ^[9]

A-Level resits are not considered unless you were already holding a conditional firm offer from Leicester with mitigation accepted by the Mitigating Circumstances Panel. Applying with predicted resits needs at least ABB at first sit (the resit offer is at least A*AA); taking three years over first-sit A-Levels also needs accepted mitigation. ^[10]

A-Levels sat in Year 12 don't count for pre-interview selection (nor do 4th-subject AS levels) — three subjects must be taken in Year 13. For predicted-A-Level applicants the rank itself uses GCSEs + UCAT, not A-Levels. ^[11]

If your third A-Level is a language you natively speak (other than English), the offer is adjusted to A*A*A with the A* in the language; in a four-A-Level offer, AAA in the three remaining subjects is required instead. ^[12]

The ICCE (International Certificate of Christian Education) is not considered equivalent to A-Levels. ^[13]

Minimum grade B/6 in English Language (as a first language), Maths and two sciences (Chemistry and Biology, or Double Science). ^[26]

If you hold Biology at A-Level/IB Higher Level but not at GCSE, Chemistry + Physics GCSE are accepted instead — Biology must appear at one level or the other. ^[27]

No minimum number of top GCSE grades — instead the best 8 GCSEs are scored for predicted-A-Level applicants (formal evidence needed if your school capped you below 8 subjects). ^[28]

GCSEs scored = English Language, Maths, Chemistry & Biology (or Double Science) plus the four best others (excluding Citizenship Studies and Global Perspectives); first sittings only, normally all in the same academic year, and only one Maths subject counts. ^[29]

GCSE resits in English Language or Maths are accepted from any applicant (other subjects only with accepted mitigating circumstances); resit results must be in hand when you apply, and first-sit grades are used for scoring. ^[30]

Taking Methods and Applications in Maths? Grade B/6 in both is required, but only the Methods grade is scored. ^[31]

No fixed minimum UCAT score, but applicants in the bottom 2 UCAT deciles are not considered — the floor is set dynamically from the applicant pool. ^[32]

SJT Band 4 is an automatic pre-interview rejection. ^[33]

Offer: 34 points with 7,6,6 at Higher Level, or 36 points with 6,6,6 at Higher Level — HL must include Chemistry or Biology and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Sports Science or Psychology. ^[14]

IB applicants can meet the English-language requirement with SL English Language at grade 5 or above. ^[15]

Offer: AAA in Scottish Advanced Highers (alone or combined with A-Levels) including Chemistry or Biology and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology — or the two sciences at Advanced Higher (AA) plus three other Highers at AAB. Highers alone are not accepted. ^[16]

No standalone BTEC route — a single Level 3 BTEC Subsidiary Diploma or National Award at Distinction* is considered only alongside A*A in two A-Levels (Chemistry or Biology, plus one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology) without significant subject overlap. ^[18]

A single Level 2 BTEC may also count as one of the eight scored GCSEs in pre-interview scoring. ^[19]

An Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) meeting the QAA medicine subject descriptors is accepted with distinctions in all 45 graded Level 3 credits and passes in the 15 ungraded credits — for mature applicants only (22+ at registration) with five years' paid employment including at least a year in a caring role. Not open to school leavers, nor in lieu of poor A-Level results. ^[20]

Access candidates must submit a full CV at the time of application (all schooling, qualifications, work experience, and any gaps explained); they are scored on a separate rubric including CV, personal statement and reference. ^[21]

The Welsh Bacc Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at grade B is accepted alongside AAA at A-Level (in place of an EPQ or 4th-subject AS) — there is no standalone Welsh Bacc route. ^[22]

Graduates: 2:1 minimum (achieved or predicted) in a Bachelor's or integrated Master's, any discipline, plus BBB or ABC at A-Level including a grade B in Chemistry or Biology and the GCSE minimums. A second degree, Masters or PhD is not accepted in lieu of the 2:1. ^[23]

You must be in the final year of your degree or have completed it (current first-years meeting the A-Level requirements may also apply) — second/penultimate-year undergraduates are not considered. ^[24]

Graduates must have taken their three A-Levels in BBB/ABC — grades achieved over 3 years are allowed but score lower; graduates are ranked on best-3 A-Levels + degree class, not GCSEs. ^[25]

Offer: three subjects at H1 — including Chemistry or Biology and one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology — plus two further subjects at H2. ^[17]

All qualifications must show recent academic attainment — within 3 years of the UCAS closing date (vocational-profession graduates may be considered after this with ongoing professional development). ^[7]

Applicants must be 18 by 1 September of their year of entry; under-18s meeting all other requirements may apply and be made a deferred offer. ^[34]

Reapplications are accepted. A second application from someone not previously interviewed is scored as usual; applicants rejected after interview are only reconsidered if their interview score was within 5% of the waiting-list level, with the two interview scores averaged. UCAT must be retaken every year of application. ^[35]

Applicants who previously started a medical degree and were terminated are not considered; voluntary withdrawals through ill health may be considered on evidence, starting at Year 1. ^[36]

Transfers from other medical schools are not accepted (unless a specific institutional/government agreement is in place). A competitive internal-transfer route exists from selected Year 1 University of Leicester degrees. ^[37]