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

Offer: AAA including A-level Biology and one additional science from Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies or Geography — met through either predicted or achieved grades, with no grade or tariff equivalents accepted. AAA is both the eligibility gate and the conditional offer; grades are pass/fail only and ranking is by UCAT. ^[4]

General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded (the selection policy also rejects Citizenship Studies and Applied Science as a third A-level), and subjects with considerable material overlap (e.g. Zoology/Biology, Biology/Sports Studies/PE) are not accepted in combination. ^[5]

EPQ earns no alternative offer (a good EPQ grade is welcomed but doesn't reduce the AAA). ^[6]

Mature Non-Graduate applicants (over 21 on 15 October, no degree) must meet the standard A-level (or equivalent) requirement; Graduates need no A-levels at all. ^[7]

A-levels taken early (outside Years 12–13) are considered, and applicants missing Biology or the additional science may sit it after their original three A-levels — but those originals must already be at AAA. ^[8]

Seven GCSEs at grade B/6 or above, including English Language, Maths and science (Biology + Chemistry, Combined Science, or Science + Additional Science). Contextual applicants must meet the same standard GCSE bar. ^[19]

Graduates and Mature Non-Graduates need only 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above (still including English Language, Maths and the science combination). ^[20]

GCSEs are an eligibility gate only — they are not scored or ranked (selection is by UCAT total alone).

No preset UCAT cut-off. There is a set number of interview places, and the cut-off is simply the last person invited to interview that year — so the floor is emergent and varies year on year. ^[21]

The SJT is not used at all — Southampton scores only the total UCAT (sum of the cognitive subtests) and does not look at the SJT, sub-section scores, or UCAT bands. So there is no SJT band exclusion.

UCAT must be sat in the year of application (before the 15 October UCAS deadline); results are only valid for that year, so re-applicants must resit. ^[22]

Offer: 36 points with 18 at Higher Level, including HL 6 in Biology and HL 6 in one additional science (Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies or Geography). ^[9]

No fixed Scottish grades are published — offers are based on exams taken at the end of S6, with S5 subjects and results reviewed and achievement judged in the context of your pre-university education. Contact the Faculty Admissions Office before applying. ^[10]

BTEC counts only alongside A-levels: AA in A-level Biology and one additional science plus a Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (360 GLH) at Distinction. Standalone BTEC Diploma/Extended Diploma and BTEC Applied Science are not accepted for BM5. ^[12]

Access to Medicine from approved institutions (or with suitable scientific content): 60 credits with at least 45 at Level 3, all at Distinction. The Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) is accepted; other access courses are considered case-by-case, but online access courses are not accepted. ^[13]

Access routes suit applicants without science qualifications; a significant gap after any previous qualification is expected — A-level students who miss AAA and switch straight to an Access course are not considered. ^[14]

Either the standard AAA (including A-level Biology and one additional science), or AA in two A-levels (Biology + one additional science) plus grade A in the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales. ^[15]

Offer: D3 D3 D3, including Biology and one additional science. ^[16]

T-Levels are not accepted for BM5. ^[17]

Graduates: an Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) first degree equivalent to a UK Honours degree, in any subject (no preference by subject). Graduates have no A-level requirements and a reduced GCSE bar of 4 GCSEs at C/4. ^[18]

Offer: H1 H1 H2 H2 H2 H2, with H2 in Biology and H2 in one additional science (Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies or Geography). ^[11]

Resits are permitted: one retake attempt across a maximum of three subjects (A-levels and equivalent). If accepted, the offer is the same as the standard offer. ^[3]

Applicants must be 18 or over at the start of the course; an under-18 applicant given a post-interview offer may be offered a deferred place. ^[23]

Applicants currently on another degree (not Medicine) who do not intend to complete it may apply, but normally only in their first year of study. Southampton shares application information with the Medical Schools Council to verify fitness to practise. ^[24]