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Entry requirements for UK medical schools: 2022 entry
www.medschools.ac.uk
To conrm this informaon, see details on the course’s entry requirements, and learn more about the course itself,
see its webpage: University of St Andrews Medical School.
University of St Andrews Medical School
MB ChB or MBBS Medicine (A100)
6 years (3 years at St Andrews and 3 years at a partner medical school)
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Applicaon
Degree qualicaons (for
graduate applicants)
Applicants with a 2:1 honours degree in a science subject, achieved in
the last three years, will be considered with a B grade at A level or Higher
Chemistry, and B grades at GCSE or Naonal 5 in Biology, English and
Maths.
Predicted A levels/Scosh
Highers/ Scosh Advanced
Highers
AAA at A level including Chemistry and one other of Biology, Maths or
Physics. Minimum entry: AAB at A level including Chemistry and one other
of Biology, Maths or Physics.
AAAAB at Higher in S5 including Chemistry and one other of Biology (or
Human Biology), Maths or Physics, to be taken in the same sing. Grades
BBB in Highers or Advanced Highers in S6 are required. Applicants can use
our indicator tool to determine which oer they are eligible for.
GCSEs/Scosh Naonals
If Biology, Maths or English are not oered at A level or Higher/Advanced
Higher then each must be oered at GCSE grade B (grade 5) or Naonal 5
grade B.
Generally ve A grades (numerical grade 7) in GCSE are required at one
sing to be considered for interview.
Internaonal Baccalaureate
38 points. At Higher level, grades 6,6,6 to include Chemistry and one other
of Biology, Maths or Physics. At Standard level, grades 6,6,6 to include
Maths, Biology, English if not oered at Higher level.
Personal statement
Not scored but health-related work experience required for applicant to be
considered for interview.
Admissions test UCAT
Interview
Interview method Mulple mini-interviews
Work experience
Applicants should have gained work or shadowing experience in a caring
or health environment. This does not have to be in a hospital or GP
surgery but could be in a nursing home or hospice or through working with
people who have ill health or disability. During the Covid-19 pandemic,
opportunies to gain work experience for rst-me applicants to medicine
have been aected and this will be taken into account.
Widening parcipaon
Widening parcipaon applicants may be considered with lower than
standard grades. See website for explanaon of academic and contextual
requirements. St Andrews parcipates in the Reach scheme.