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

Offer: A*AA including Biology and Chemistry, one of them at A*. The same grades gate every stage — predicted grades must meet A*AA, and completed A-Levels are checked against it. Higher grades confer no advantage. ^[6]

General Studies, Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives and Research are not accepted. ^[7]

At least two A-Levels must be from UCL's preferred subjects list; the third can be in any other subject. ^[8]

Grades are an eligibility gate, not a ranking input — UCL does not score or rank GCSEs or A-Levels. ^[9]

English Language and Mathematics at grade B / 6. GCSEs may be resat to meet this requirement. ^[17]

GCSEs are not scored or ranked — they are an eligibility check only. ^[9]

No fixed UCAT cut-off — thresholds emerge from each year's rankings and are published retrospectively. ^[18]

SJT is used only as a tie-break between candidates on the same total UCAT score — no SJT band is auto-rejected. ^[19]

All candidates must sit the UCAT in the year of application — re-applicants must resit, and candidates may only test once per year. ^[20]

Offer: 39 points with 19 points across three Higher Level subjects, including 7 and 6 in Biology and Chemistry in either order; no HL score below 5. Predicted IB must meet the same requirement. ^[10]

Offer: A1,A,A at Advanced Higher — or A1,A at Advanced Higher plus A,A,A at Higher — including Chemistry and Biology at Advanced Higher with either at A1 (band 1). ^[11]

BTEC National Diploma is not accepted for entrance to this programme. ^[12]

UAL Extended Diploma is not accepted for entrance to this programme either. ^[12]

Only the Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) from the College of West Anglia is accepted — Pass with 36 credits at Distinction and 9 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units. If you are on another course in the QAA Subject Descriptor pilot, contact UCL before applying. ^[13]

Offer: D2,D3,D3 in three Principal Subjects including Chemistry and Biology with either at D2. ^[14]

T Levels are not accepted for entrance to this programme. ^[12]

Graduates: upper second-class (2:1) Honours from a recognised UK university (science and non-science equally; non-UK degrees not accepted), plus pre-degree A-Levels of at least ABB including Chemistry and Biology (or IB 34 points with 16 HL and 6,5,5). A-Levels taken after the degree must be at A*/A. There is no fast-track graduate programme — graduates join the standard course and skip the iBSc year. ^[15]

Without A-Level (or IB HL) Chemistry and Biology, you can submit details of university Biology/Chemistry modules for consideration — but the A-Level requirement is not normally waived. GCSE English Language and Maths at grade B still applies. ^[16]

Resits are not accepted — including re-starting Year 12. Two exceptions: GCSEs may be resat to meet the GCSE requirement, and graduates who resat A-Levels before their degree are still considered. ^[5]

You must be 18 when the course starts — under-18s are considered for a deferred place or advised to reapply. There is no upper age limit. ^[21]

Reapplication is allowed — including for candidates previously unsuccessful at interview at UCL. Re-applicants must resit UCAT in the year they reapply. ^[22]

If you previously started but did not complete a medicine degree at another medical school, you will not usually be considered; after a withdrawal on health grounds UCL expects you to return to your previous institution. ^[23]

Transfers into the MBBS from other courses are not accepted. ^[24]