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

Offer: A*AA in three A-Levels taken in one academic year, with A in Chemistry and A in Biology, Physics, Maths or Further Maths. There is no predicted-grade gate — predicted grades are not used for eligibility or shortlisting; already-completed A-Levels are checked against the same A*AA standard. ^[4]

Critical Thinking, General Studies and Thinking Skills A-Levels are excluded. ^[5]

Any A-Level science with a practical component must be taken and passed. ^[6]

No formal GCSE minimum — Oxford has no GCSE cut-off, but at least grade C/4 in Biology, Physics and Maths is suggested as basic preparation. ^[15]

No minimum number of GCSEs — applicants with 5 or fewer GCSEs (or none) are still considered, with UCAT double-weighted in their algorithm score. ^[16]

All GCSEs are scored in the contextualised GCSE component — Oxford looks at every GCSE taken (number and proportion of 8/9 grades), not a fixed best-N. ^[17]

No fixed UCAT cut-off — thresholds emerge dynamically from the applicant pool, and UCAT and GCSE compensate for each other in the ranking. ^[18]

SJT band is not used at initial shortlisting — only the cognitive UCAT total is scored. SJT band is considered post-shortlisting by tutors; Band 4 is not an automatic rejection. ^[19]

Offer: 39 points (including core) with 7, 6, 6 at Higher Level, including HL Chemistry plus at least one HL from Biology, Physics or Maths (AA and AI Maths both fine). No predicted-grade gate. ^[7]

Offer: AAAAA in Highers plus AA in Advanced Highers, with Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Maths at Advanced Higher — each set taken in the same academic year. No predicted-grade gate. ^[8]

BTEC accepted only in specific Applied Science combinations — e.g. the Extended Diploma including Units 13 & 14 (inorganic + organic chemistry), or a smaller BTEC plus A-Levels — at D*DD or equivalent. Health & Social Care and Sport & Exercise Science BTECs cannot replace the science subjects. ^[10]

Access and Foundation courses can qualify, with provisos — A-Level-equivalent content (Chemistry compulsory), competitive entry, formal written exams and a pass at Distinction level; it is your responsibility to demonstrate the course is a suitable A-Level alternative. ^[11]

Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma accepted — the offer is set on the three A-Levels inside the qualification, not the overall Bacc award. ^[12]

Offer: D2D3D3 in three Principal Subjects taken in the same academic year, including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Maths or Further Maths (D2 ≈ A*, D3 ≈ A). ^[13]

Graduates are considered on the standard course — a first or high 2:1 (achieved or predicted) is effectively a pre-requisite, and a good degree cannot compensate for weaker school grades: the standard A*AA (or equivalent) requirements still apply. ^[14]

Offer: H1H1H2H2H2H2 at Higher Level, with a strong academic record expected in Chemistry plus at least one of Biology, Physics or Maths. ^[9]

Resits are only considered with mitigating circumstances — you are not eligible if you missed A*AA at first sitting and are resitting one or two A-Levels. Where circumstances justify a resit, Oxford applies no cap on the number of resat qualifications. ^[3]

All applicants must be at least 18 by 1 November in the year they intend to start the degree course. ^[20]

Reapplications are welcomed — a second attempt is treated as an entirely separate application.

Applicants already enrolled on Medicine elsewhere who wish to start at Year 1 are not considered.

Transfers from other Medicine degrees are not accepted.