UCLan Medicine: Entry Requirements & UCAT Cutoff (2027 Entry)
The grades and UCAT score you need for Medicine (A100) at University of Central Lancashire (School of Medicine), how shortlisting works, and where the thresholds have fallen - sourced line-by-line from the university's own publications.
University of Central Lancashire (School of Medicine)·England·Reviewed for 2027 entry- Lowest UCAT interviewed · home (2025)
- 1780*
- Applications (2025)
- 646
- Applicants interviewed
- 36%
- Interviewees offered
- 39%
* Converted from the old 4-section /3600 UCAT scale.
Entry requirements
A-Levels
Offer: AAA at A-Level including at least two science subjects, one of which must be Chemistry — all A-Levels taken in one sitting. The same AAA bar applies to predicted grades, which are used for interview selection. [4]
Resits are accepted but all A-Levels must be sat in the same exam period (academic year), and only one resit attempt per subject is accepted. The course page wording is *"All A-Levels must be taken in one sitting"*; UCLan's FOIA officer clarified this means resits are allowed only within the same exam period. [5]
A satisfactory DBS/Disclosure Scotland criminal-records declaration and Occupational Health clearance are required; international students also need an in-country police check. [6]
GCSE
Minimum grade B / 5 in GCSE Maths and English. [11]
UCAT
No fixed minimum UCAT score — UCLan has never applied a fixed UCAT cut-off. The interview threshold is set dynamically from each cycle's applicant pool and is not known beforehand. UK applicants must sit the UCAT (valid for one year only). [12]
No SJT band exclusion — UCLan has never applied a fixed cut-off to UCAT or SJT scores, so there is no automatic SJT-band rejection.
International Baccalaureate
Offer: 36 points overall (144 UCAS tariff) including Chemistry and another science at Higher Level grade 6, plus one further HL subject at 6. [7]
Scottish Highers
Offer: AAAAB at Higher including Chemistry and a second science — or AAA at Advanced Higher (Chemistry + a second science), or AA at two Advanced Highers plus an A in one Higher, with Chemistry and the second science both at Advanced Higher. [8]
Other qualifications
Graduates: a 2:1 (or above) Honours degree in an applied/experimental science (bioscience, chemistry, physics, engineering or majority allied-health subject) — or a 2:1 in another area (e.g. Humanities, Social Sciences) plus BBB at A-Level with two sciences including Chemistry. There is no separate 4-year graduate-entry MBBS; graduates join the 5-year programme. [10]
Irish Leaving Certificate
Irish Leaving Certificate applicants are directed to the standard UCAS-tariff (144-point) UK requirements plus GCSE English grade B — UCLan publishes no specific H-grade profile. [9]
Application history
One further consecutive reapplication is allowed. If you fail to gain a place you may make only one further consecutive application to the MBBS programme. [13]
How UCLan selects for interview
Raw total UCAT score ranks home applicants for interview (no normalisation, deciles or z-scores). The cut-off line is wherever the dynamic threshold falls in a given cycle.
There is no published or fixed cut-off — the threshold is set per cycle. The lowest non-contextual home UCAT invited for 2025 entry was 2400 (on the old 4-section scale, max 3600); contextual applicants reached interview at lower scores. [12]
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Frequently asked questions
What UCAT score do you need for Medicine at UCLan?
In the 2025 cycle, the lowest UCAT score invited to interview (home applicants) was 1780 (converted from the old 4-section scale). No fixed minimum UCAT score — UCLan has never applied a fixed UCAT cut-off. The interview threshold is set dynamically from each cycle's applicant pool and is not known beforehand. UK applicants must sit the UCAT (valid for one year only). No SJT band exclusion — UCLan has never applied a fixed cut-off to UCAT or SJT scores, so there is no automatic SJT-band rejection. Thresholds move with each year's applicant pool - use our free university selector to see where your score is competitive.
What A-Levels do you need for UCLan Medicine?
Offer: AAA at A-Level including at least two science subjects, one of which must be Chemistry — all A-Levels taken in one sitting. The same AAA bar applies to predicted grades, which are used for interview selection. Resits are accepted but all A-Levels must be sat in the same exam period (academic year), and only one resit attempt per subject is accepted. The course page wording is *"All A-Levels must be taken in one sitting"*; UCLan's FOIA officer clarified this means resits are allowed only within the same exam period.
What are the GCSE requirements for UCLan Medicine?
Minimum grade B / 5 in GCSE Maths and English.
How does UCLan decide who gets a Medicine interview?
Raw total UCAT score ranks home applicants for interview (no normalisation, deciles or z-scores). The cut-off line is wherever the dynamic threshold falls in a given cycle. There is no published or fixed cut-off — the threshold is set per cycle. The lowest non-contextual home UCAT invited for 2025 entry was 2400 (on the old 4-section scale, max 3600); contextual applicants reached interview at lower scores.
What is the Medicine interview like at UCLan?
UCLan publishes its interview format, scoring and offer rules - we've collected them, with sources, in the MedPrepPartner University Selector, alongside how your own grades and UCAT score stack up. You can also practise with our AI interviewer built on 400+ real UK medical school questions.
Sources
Every numbered citation deep-links to the exact statement on UCLan's own pages. Admissions policies change - always confirm with the university before finalising your UCAS choices.
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