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

Offer: AAA including Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry plus two further A-Levels. You must be taking at least 3 A-Levels in Year 13 and be predicted AAA or above — predicted grades are used for eligibility only, not ranking, and achieved-grade applicants are not ranked any differently. ^[4]

A-Level resits are considered only if ABB/AAC was achieved at the first sitting, with at least one A* required in the resat subject(s); resitting more than once is not considered. Grades must be achieved over 2 consecutive years — studying A-Levels over more than two years falls under the resit policy. ^[4]

Only one of Maths or Further Maths counts towards the three A-Levels, BTECs are not accepted, and science A-Levels from English exam boards need a pass in the practical element. ^[4]

A fourth AS/A-Level or EPQ must be listed on the application but carries no grade requirement — applicants without a fourth subject are considered. ^[4]

Six GCSEs at grade 6/B including Maths and two sciences or Double Science, plus grade 5/B in English Language. ^[14]

A minimum of six GCSEs at grade 6/B is required; UEA does not cap GCSEs (no best-8/7/6 selection) and does not score them — GCSEs are an eligibility gate only. ^[15]

Triple Science, Science, Additional Science and Further Science GCSEs are accepted; if Double/Triple Science is presented at the required grade, additional single sciences are not counted towards the minimum. ^[16]

Graduates: six GCSEs at grade 5/B including English Language, Maths and two sciences or Double Science. ^[17]

Applicants who don't yet meet the GCSE requirement must be resitting the GCSEs and predicted the required grade, evident from the UCAS application. ^[18]

No UCAT cut-off score. A high score is advantageous, but a low score does not disqualify an applicant. The interview threshold is set dynamically from the applicant pool, not pre-determined. ^[19]

No SJT band exclusion — there is no minimum SJT band and a Band 4 does not result in automatic rejection. The SJT score is folded into the interview score post-interview. ^[20]

Offer: 34 points with 6,6,6 at Higher Level including Biology or Chemistry — predicted or achieved, at the first sitting. ^[5]

IB resits are considered only if 32 points with HL 655/664 (including Biology or Chemistry) was achieved at the first sitting; resitters should be predicted 35 points with HL 666. ^[5]

IB Middle Years replaces GCSEs (if GCSEs not sat): six passes at 5 including Maths and Science, plus 5 in English Language. ^[5]

Offer: BBB at Advanced Higher including Biology or Chemistry at the first sitting, or AB in two S6 Advanced Highers (including Biology or Chemistry) plus an additional S6 Higher at grade A. A minimum of three subjects taken in S6; combinations can be substituted with A-Levels. ^[6]

Advanced Higher resits are considered only if BCC/BBD was achieved at the first sitting, with at least one grade A required in the resat subject(s). ^[6]

National 5s replace GCSEs: six at grade B including Maths, English Language and two sciences (Lifeskills Maths not accepted). Applicants who bypassed National 5s need AAABB at Higher including English, Maths and two sciences instead. ^[6]

BTECs are not accepted — neither as an entry qualification nor as a Level-2/GCSE equivalent. ^[8]

Approved Access to Medicine / Access to HE diplomas (named providers only): 75% overall and 75% in each module, or Distinction in 45 Level-3 credits — for applicants who have not studied two or more sciences at A-Level in the last 3 years. The Cambridge ICE Certificate of HE in Pre-Medical Studies at 70% is also accepted, and pathway applicants meeting the minimum requirements are guaranteed an interview. ^[9]

Access applicants who also hold A-Levels need ABB/AAC or above attained at the first sitting (any subjects); those who also hold a degree need a 2:1 or higher. A-Level resits taken before the Access course are considered case by case. ^[9]

UEA also offers a separate MBBS Medicine with a Gateway Year (A104) — a widening-access course for applicants in Year 13 or within three years of leaving school (UK GCSEs and Level 3 qualifications) who meet the Gateway academic criteria plus ONE contextual criterion: home postcode in IMD decile 1–3, receipt of the UCAT Bursary, free school meals eligibility during secondary education, care experience or estrangement from parents, or completion of UEA's Preparing for Medicine programme. ^[10]

Offer: D3, D3, D3 including Biology or Chemistry (predicted or achieved). A combination of Pre-U and A-Levels is accepted — D3 is required in all circumstances where a combination is taken. ^[11]

Graduates: predicted or achieved 2:1 or above in any subject plus A-Level BBB or ABC at the first sitting, and recent competence in Biology or Chemistry (grade B at A-Level, 60%+ in undergraduate-level Biology/Physiology/Chemistry, or an approved Access course). A 2:2 or below at any point in the academic history is not considered. UEA graduates meeting the minimum academic requirements are guaranteed an interview. ^[12]

Current students must complete their degree (with official evidence of award) by 1 September 2027 — first/second-year undergraduates, applicants who started but did not finish a degree, and concurrent registrations are not considered. ^[13]

Offer: six subjects at H2 including Biology or Chemistry. ^[7]

Leaving Certificate resits are considered only if two H2s and four H3s (AABBBB at Higher Level) were achieved at the first sitting; resitters should be predicted and achieve six H2s. ^[7]

Junior Certificates replace GCSEs: six subjects at Higher Merit including Maths, Science and English Language. ^[7]

Successful academic study must have been achieved within the past five years, including the qualifications meeting the subject-specific requirements. ^[3]

Applicants must be 18 by the September course start date (integrated first-year placements / safeguarding); under-18s should apply for deferred entry. ^[21]

Reapplications are accepted, but only for two consecutive years — UEA will only consider an applicant to Medicine for two consecutive cycles, and the UCAT must be re-sat each year. ^[22]

Applicants who have previously studied or are currently studying Medicine (UK or overseas) will not be considered. ^[23]

Transfers from other medical schools are not accepted due to the integrated nature of the course. ^[24]