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

Offer: AAA in three A-Levels — no specific subjects required. Applicants are screened on predicted or achieved grades against this minimum, and achieved grades below it are rejected. ^[6]

General Studies, Use of Mathematics, World Development, Communication and Culture and Critical Thinking are not considered. ^[7]

No science subject is required — but a pass in the practical element is needed in any Biology, Chemistry or Physics A-Level taken. ^[8]

No specific GCSE subjects or grades are required — GCSEs are scored for ranking, not gated. ^[19]

Your best 8 achieved GCSEs are scored at the academic screen; with fewer than eight, scores are normalised (no minimum count). ^[20]

GCSE resits accepted — the most recent attained grade is used in scoring. ^[21]

No fixed UCAT cut-off — Newcastle states they do not look for a specific combined score and instead rank applicants and invite the top scorers to interview. ^[22]

SJT Band 4 is automatically rejected at the eligibility screen — applicants in the lowest SJT band are not considered. ^[23]

Beyond the Band 4 gate, SJT Bands 1–3 contribute to the post-interview score as if an extra station (Band 1 = 5 pts, Band 2 = 3, Band 3 = 1). ^[24]

No UCAT exemptions are granted, including for applicants exempt at another university. ^[25]

Only current-cycle UCAT scores are valid — UCAT can only be used in the year it was sat. ^[26]

Offer: 36 points with at least grade 5 in every subject — no specific Higher Level subjects are required. ^[9]

Offer: AAAAA at Higher plus AA at Advanced Higher — no specific subjects are required. ^[10]

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting. ^[11]

BTEC Nationals and Cambridge Technicals are not accepted. ^[13]

Access to HE Diplomas matching the QAA Medicine subject descriptor are accepted from applicants out of education for at least 3 years before the course starts — distinctions in all graded credit modules required (the 15 ungraded credits can mix Level 2 and 3). ^[14]

If you already hold a degree, an Access course doesn't reopen the school-leaver route — any offer is based on the 2:1 degree requirement. ^[15]

Cambridge Pre-U is not accepted. ^[13]

T Levels are not accepted. ^[16]

Graduates: an achieved or predicted 2:1 or 1st class honours degree (or integrated master's) in any discipline. ^[17]

Graduates whose degree is more than 5 years old must show continued engagement with education (e.g. a Master's or PhD) — otherwise they are not considered. ^[18]

Offer: H1H1H1H2H2H2 at Higher Level. ^[12]

Resits are permitted once per subject — the grade requirement rises by one grade (e.g. A → A*). ^[5]

Applicants must be 18 by 11 January 2027 (for 2026 entry). ^[27]

Applicants who previously commenced a medicine, dentistry or related degree and did not progress (academic failure, fitness to practise, professionalism) are not considered; leaving for other reasons is case-by-case, and non-disclosure leads to any offer being withdrawn. ^[28]

Transfers from other medical schools are not normally considered — students who failed to progress at another medical school are explicitly not considered; other cases may be considered to Year 1 with supporting evidence. ^[29]