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Changes for 2024/25 entry - Updated in full (Tim 31st May 2023)
Entry Requirements
A levels and subject requirements | Standard Overall Requirements AAA at A level plus at least 6 GCSE’s at grade A (7) We no longer use predicted A levels as part of our selection process however offers will be conditional on the above A level requirements being achieved. All applicants must take the UCAT test in the same year as they apply and meet our UCAT requirements. This is the SJT element of the test being passed at Band 1, 2 and 3 (if Band 4 is achieved applications will be unsuccessful) See our selection process here Standard Requirements for offer as follows: We no longer use predicted A levels as part of our selection process however offers will be conditional on the above A level requirements being achieved. 3 x A'levels, studied together over a 2 year period*, including A in chemistry and biology (or human biology) to include a pass in practical assessments** where assessed separately; third A level at grade A in any subject including home language except general studies, critical thinking, global perspectives and citizenship studies. If A level exams are taken as a private candidate, we require practical endorsements**for any science subjects. **A pass is normally required in science practical tests, where these are assessed separately. * Study over a maximum 2 year period - if the students school start their pupils study early on a particular subject which takes their study into a third year, we may consider supporting their application as long as we receive independent supporting evidence from their School. Is it an advantage to take 4 A levels in one sitting? No, only 3 A levels are required. If an applicant is made an offer and is taking 4 A levels and given an offer, the offer will be A in biology and chemistry and A in either their third or fourth A level, providing one isn’t an excluded subject. Can an applicant take A level chemistry or biology (or both) a year later if they have not studied the subject before? (also see ‘academic workload’ area below) Additional A Levels Additional A’ Levels If an applicant has completed their A Levels and has not done Biology or Chemistry, or both, we will allow them to take a gap year to take the additional A’ Level/s as long as they have already achieved at least 3 passes and a grade A in at least one of their subjects (Biology/Chemistry if taken) in the A Levels they have completed and achieve grade A’s in their additional A’ Level/s so that their overall grades are AAA including Biology and Chemistry. If applicant is thinking of taking additional A’levels in Biology and/or Chemistry, we should advise that they can do this if they think they can achieve an A grade/s. If a student only took either Biology or Chemistry to AS level, then decided on a career change and want to take the A2 year outside of the 2 years they studied A’ levels – we will accept providing the actual content was studied over two years We would need some form of evidence from School/College that this has been the case. For the appropriate policies relating to CAG's and TAG's please see here |
Contextual applicants/offers | The information in this section applies to anyone who meets our ‘contextual conditions’ criteria which is detailed on the following web page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/applying/contextual-offers.aspx For the purposes of our scoring system, Contextual applicants fall into scoring Group 5. This is: UK applicants who meet the University Contextual criteria. They will be considered as WP applicants (and are flagged on Campus as WP) and their application will be considered in the normal way. They must meet the academic and UCAT requirements for the course. (if Band 4 is achieved, applications will be unsuccessful) To qualify for a contextual offer, an applicant must have Home-UK fee status (or indefinite leave to remain or refugee status (with a letter from the home office as evidence) at the time they make their application and their most recent or current school must be a state school. As well as meeting post code criteria or having spent more than three months in care, contextual offers may be applied to those applicants who’ve completed Sutton Trust, UNIQ or Realising Opportunities – activities can be completed at any university that offers them. * See separate contextual ‘direct route to interview’ section below. We no longer use predicted A levels as part of our selection process, but applications may be accepted if they are studying or have already studied A levels in Biology and Chemistry or IB with biology and chemistry. If a candidate applies with AAB grades already achieved we will consider an application from them as long as they have a WP flag. Other equivalent qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis Contextual offers When Contextual applicants are successful at interview they will now receive AAB offers with at least one A in either biology or chemistry. |
| *Contextual offers - Direct to interview route | A few of these Contextual applicants will have attended and completed one of the University of Nottingham or University of Lincoln Medicine summer school programmes as follows:
These are all run in conjunction with UoN These students will be identified by the WP team and may be fast-tracked* to interview providing they: -have taken/are studying the required subjects, -meet the GCSE requirements, -have taken the UCAT test and have not achieved a Band 4 in the SJT component of the UCAT. If successful at interview, these applicants will now also receive AAB offers with at least one A in either biology or chemistry *They will therefore not need to meet the threshold score set for Group 5 (when GCSE and UCAT scores are added together). The fast track to interview is only applicable to applicants who are applying for their first degree. Elite Athletes fast track to interview - please see information below Being deemed as a ‘contextual offer holder’ also now has other advantages. For example, when they come to the end of their course they can apply for ‘special circumstances’ when applying for their first jobs in Foundation Years 1 and 2. Their request to be placed in a certain area of the country can be given priority over non contextual offer holders |
Elite Athletes - direct to interview route | Applicants who are independently identified as ‘Elite Athletes’ by our UoN Sports Department will be fast tracked to interview providing they have studied the required subjects and meet our UCAT requirements of not scoring a Band 4 in their SJT component. To be deemed an Elite Athlete by the Sports Team we suggest that an individual may be of academy, national or international standard in their sport or show strong evidence of future outstanding potential. We can support Elite Athletes that have made themselves known to us through completion of our Expression of Interest form via our webpage - https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport/performancesport/sportsscholarships/index.aspx They need to have been identified and confirmed with our Admissions Team no later than our deadline of 15th December each year. When Elite Athlete applicants are successful at interview they will receive AAA offers which will be lowered to AAB if they select Nottingham as their firm choice with at least one A in either biology or chemistry. They must have studied all the required subjects at both GCSE and A level. Scholarship for Elite Athletes applying for medicine: please contact Philip Wood. Email: EliteAthlete@nottingham.ac.uk Tel: 0115 7483056 (internal: 83056). |
Qualifications excluded - Any subjects that can't be considered | All of the following qualifications are not accepted under any circumstances:
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GCSE requirements | GCSE’s - at least six at grade 7 (A), studied together over a 2 year period*. *Those applicants whose GCSE studies were disrupted by Covid may still be considered if their period of study was over 2 years/they had different sittings for their exams. Each case will be reviewed on a case by case basis prior to application. A grade 7(A) is required in both Biology and Chemistry. In addition, we also require a minimum of grade 6 (B) in both Maths and English language. We no longer require Physics to be studied at GCSE. We will not accept applications received where a GCSE result is pending A candidate who has not sat one of our required core GCSE subjects may study and sit the exam for that subject in their first A level year. For our selection scoring process, we score a maximum of the highest 8 GCSEs. These must include Maths, English Language, Chemistry and Biology, (or double science if individual science subjects not taken).The remaining GCSEs are scored and allocated points as described in detail on our selection page.
We will now accept Welsh GCSE (WJEC) Maths at grade B (6) or higher and no longer need a ‘Numeracy’ subject pass as well. On line GCSE's We will consider online GCSEs as applicants must still sit the actual exam in an approved test centre and their GCSE will be awarded by an official exam board, e.g. edexcel, OCR. If an individual has not sat their online exams in a centre we will consider their application on a case by case basis. iGCSE If an applicant enters for the Core examination and the applicant then goes on to complete the Extended examination, then we would NOT treat this as a re-sit as long as it is completed in the required two years. Students may not have received the correct advice initially or their school may have expected them to take Core Chemistry – and then later there may be a realisation that a C grade equivalent will be insufficient to apply for Medicine. This also applies to applicants where the school/college enters all students into the Core course early (usually in November) and then to the Extended course at the end of the year. Evidence will be needed from the college to say that this is standard practice. International equivalencies of GCSEs Admissions will request year 10/11 transcripts. Some countries will have direct GCSE equivalencies and we can follow the guidance on Workspace pages for these applicants. However, some countries do not have direct GCSE equivalencies. For these applicants, Admissions will request a year 10/11 transcript. There may be occasions where flexibility may be considered and in these situations Admissions may refer the application through to the School for a final decision. In some countries international applicants don’t sit exams at the end of Year 11. In this situation we will just need to check that they have studied a sufficient number of subjects (to check our workload requirements have been met) and that they have studied the correct subjects. (Biology, Chemistry, Maths and English Language). In some countries, such as India, the maximum subjects they can study is 5 not 6 subjects. We may consider their application on a case by case basis and will not automatically reject them due to them taking too few subjects. For the appropriate policies relating to CAG's and TAG's please see here. |
Can graduates apply for this course? Entry by Degree | Yes they can. Our overall entry requirements are based on the subject the applicant has studied, their degree classification and, in the case of a situation where we accept the degree alone, whether this has been studied in a ‘relevant’ subject with sufficient biology and chemistry content. In situations where the applicant has a 1st class honours degree or their result is pending but is expected to be a 1st class honours, we will need to request a copy of their transcript for our Admissions Director to verify the course content (unless they have already achieved AAA in their A’levels, including Biology and Chemistry and are therefore not reliant on their 1st class degree). Admissions will request predicted grades for graduates only. This will help decide if they are reliant on A level grades for entry or not If the applicants qualification is a bachelor’s or an undergraduate master’s, then if the applicant has :
* Replaces the need for any Level 3 qualification to be reviewed (BTEC/Access) Applicants with a Postgraduate Masters or PhD may not have to meet the standard A-Level entry requirements, if they have already achieved a First Class Honours degree (Bachelors or Undergraduate Masters) and it is deemed by our Admissions Director as being in a relevant subject with sufficient biology and chemistry content. We will however require them to have achieved at least Grade C/level 4 in GSCE in both Maths and English Language Incomplete degrees Candidates may apply for medicine during any year of their existing degree studies – they do not need to withdraw. They may continue their studies while awaiting their new Medicine application outcome. Unless they are reliant on their degree for academic entry purposes, in which case they may apply at the beginning of their 3rd/4th year with their degree or integrated masters result pending. Students who have started a non medicine degree but withdrawn without completing the course may be considered. Any exams taken while on the degree will not be taken into consideration. A-levels and GCSE’s must meet the requirements as outlined in the standard requirements. Pending graduate results If an applicant applies during the final year of their degree or their undergraduate masters, it is deemed by our Admissions Director as being in a relevant subject and they are predicted a 1st, the following applies:
The degree must be an honours degree and the award must be conferred to us no later than 20th July each year (in line with our 4 year GEM course). A candidate studying an additional degree – for example a PhD– the PhD will also have to be completed by the date given above as students cannot be registered on two courses at the same time. Definitions An undergraduate masters degree is the same as a bachelor’s degree when it comes to grading – 1st, 2:1, 2:2 or 3rd and is usually a year longer than a bachelor’s degree (4 years instead of 3 years). It can sometimes be referred to as an ‘integrated’ Masters
Length of degree study Degrees must be completed in the natural length intended for the qualification (generally, 3 years for Bachelors, and 4 years for integrated Masters). Part time OU degrees may be taken over 6 years. Other degrees studied part time will be considered on a case by case basis Accelerated degrees resulting in the award of a BSc Hons (completed over two years rather than three) may be accepted. |
Additional entry requirements for A100 | UCAT – all applicants must sit the UCAT*, which is separate to their application through UCAS www.ucat.ac.uk This must be taken in the same year as the application is made. Bursaries towards the cost of the test are now available. The cost is currently £70 for tests taken in the UK. £115 for those taken outside. *If the applicant has been denied the opportunity to sit a test by UCAT because UCAT have been unable to accommodate their disability/special needs, the potential applicant will need to email in for the School to consider their situation. Although it may be possible to take UCAT online this year, UCAT are recommending that candidates take the test in person at test centres. This is so that any IT issues encountered may be overcome more easily. Applicants who achieve a UCAT SJT grade of Band 4 will not be considered for this course. Applicants with special requirements in school/university examinations can take one of the UCAT three ‘extra time’ tests – www.ucat.ac.uk. UCAT test results are received by universities at the beginning of November each year. We will normally accept the UCAT ANZ test. It is always worth pointing out to applicants that we don’t use the UCAT raw scores and that we have our own scoring system. For more details about our Initial assessment process please refer to: |
Work experience | Please refer the student the specific wording in our web page: The Medical Schools Council also provides some useful guidance. We do not currently ask students for confirmation or proof of work experience. |
Which courses to apply to:A100 vs A108A100 vs A10L | A100 vs A108 Applicants cannot apply for both A100 and A108. If an applicant meets the requirements for A100 (They have already achieved their A Level grades and GCSE) they should apply to A100. As we no longer consider predicted A level grades, but the applicant meets all the GCSE requirements for A100, if they don’t meet our WP requirements, this is the course they may apply for, pending the outcome of their A level results. In the same situation, but where they do meet our WP requirements, they may continue to apply for our A108 course, even if their GCSE grades meet the criteria to allow them to apply for our A100 course. If they don’t meet the A100 GCSE requirements but do meet the qualification and the additional requirements for of our A108 course, they should apply for A108. (Refer to A108 grid - this course is only open to UK students.) Applicants who have applied for our A108 course but meet the GCSE requirements for A100 will no longer have their application transferred to A100. They will be retained for consideration in A108 If the candidate has applied for A100 in error but meets the full academic and WP criteria for A108, we will usually consider them for our A108 course. In terms of guiding the applicant, it needs to be down to them in terms of which course to apply to based on their predicted grades and what they believe their final A level grades might be (even though we ourselves no longer take predicted grades into consideration). So if a WP applicant knows that they will be unlikely to achieve at least AAB and meet the GCSE requirements for A100/A10L, then we can point them towards A108/A18L. However, if the applicant is WP and is on track to achieve at least AAB then we can point them towards A100/A10L. A100 vs A10L A100 and A10L are separate five-year courses and applicants can apply to both courses. The codes denote the different pathways – A100 being taught at Nottingham/Derby and A10L being taught at Lincoln. Their applications will be considered independent of each other. Applying for both courses will take up two of their four medicine application options in UCAS. If the student is selected for interview at both Nottingham and Lincoln (known as a dual candidate), they only have to attend one interview and can choose which university they attend if they receive a dual offer. |
Academic workload/length of study | We get many questions from students who have begun studying level 3 qualifications to progress down one career path but who then decide they wish to study towards a career in medicine. If they have already taken 3 A levels, but not in the required subjects, they are allowed to take either biology or chemistry or both over a maximum of a further 2 years. They must achieve AA in the subjects they are sitting. Their previous 3 A levels must all have been passed with at least one A in one of their subjects (Biology or Chemistry, if this has already been taken). Overall, once their studies are completed, they must have achieved AAA including Biology and Chemistry. If they’ve studied 3 A levels in non-medicine subjects over 2 years previously and not achieved at least AEE, they will need to study 3 subjects to include Chemistry and Biology and achieve AAA. Other students wishing to change career may have taken alternative level 3 qualifications such as BTEC, Access etc. These are not accepted for Medicine and are not considered at all. The admissions rules state that the student needs to demonstrate that they have studied a full academic workload over 2 years (so always 3 x A’ levels) in the first instance. For example, if someone has studied a BTEC and 1 x A level over 2 years this is not deemed as a ‘full academic workload’ as the School doesn’t accept the BTEC. In this instance, the student will need to study 3 x A levels over a further 2 year period to be able to apply for one of our Medicine courses.
*Evidence will need sending to us together with details of how much school time the applicant missed. All the information is then reviewed by our Admissions Director and a decision taken. |
Early sittings | Applications from students who sit GCSE maths, or another GCSE, a year earlier will not be treated any differently. In a situation where schools make students take an A level early (predominantly maths), we are fine with this but again the student will need to continue to study a further 3 A levels in Years 12 and 13, so they have a ‘full academic workload’ and have to sit 3 exams and achieve AAA, including biology and chemistry. In the unlikely event that the early A‘level is either biology or chemistry, then the grade achieved must be A. As an example, if an A’ level is taken early then it must be passed with at least a grade A and then in Year 13 the student needs to achieve AAA in 3 new subject exams including biology and chemistry (if these subjects haven’t been taken early). If they are made an offer, the offer could be lowered to AAB with AA in biology and chemistry. This only applies to A100 and A10L. |
Predicted grades | We no longer use predicted qualifications as part of our selection process however offers will be conditional on the qualification requirements being achieved. |
International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCSE equivalents | IB: Offers will be made based on:
NB – ‘Maths Studies’ at Standard level is equally acceptable to Maths. In 2019 there were two new Maths programmes introduced (Analysis and Approaches and Applications and Interpretation). We would accept either of these options at HL or SL. |
Welsh Baccalaureate | Welsh Baccalaureate = AAA including biology and chemistry or AA in biology and chemistry plus A in Welsh Baccalaureate Core. For Welsh GCSE (WJEC) we only require Maths to be passed at grade B (6) and not Numeracy |
Scottish Highers | Scottish Advanced Highers and Highers - Offers will be made based on:
*A contextual offer (AAB for A levels) will be AA + AABBB with AA required in Biology and Chemistry for Scottish Highers |
Irish Qualifications | Irish Leaving Certificate – H1, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2 (H1 in either biology or chemistry and H2 (minimum 85%) in the other subject. We need a H2 in the applicants Leaving Certificate English (Higher or Ordinary level) if they are using to meet our minimum English language requirements. As Ireland does not have a direct GCSE equivalent we normally request details of their Irish Junior Certificate to see that they have studied biology, chemistry, English language and maths, plus two further subjects in their final year. |
European Baccalaureate | 85% in total with at least 85% in biology and chemistry, or if particular subject results are out of 10, then we would require an 8.5 in biology and in chemistry. |
French Baccalaureate | French Baccalaureate: – score of at least 14.5 overall with at least 14 in biology and chemistry/Physics. Biology and Chemistry/Physics both need to be taken as specialisation subjects in the final year. Require end of year academic transcript for year 10/11. |
Option International du Baccalaureate (OIB) | Option International du Baccalaureate (OIB) – score of at least 13.5 overall with at least 13 in biology and chemistry/physics. Biology and Chemistry/Physics both need to be taken as specialisation subjects in the final year. Require end of year academic transcript for year 10/11. NB – the French equivalent to GCSEs is the Brevet des Colleges. Students aren’t able to choose the subjects, so often aren’t able to take subject specific sciences. Instead they will take (for example) Physics and Chemistry etc. We have accepted an applicant who achieved good grades in the sciences they were able to take. |
diploma di Esame di Stato | diploma di Esame di Stato 90% overall pass in the diploma, with at least grade 8 in biology, chemistry and a third subject in last two years of school results. We normally also request the end of Year 10 academic transcript and look at their science, maths and English language grades, so we would be looking at 8 for the science and 6 or 7 for the maths/English language. |
Foundation courses | Not accepted |
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Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate | Cambridge Pre-U and A-levels combined. The subject must be D3 or A-levels at grade A to include Biology and Chemistry. Or can be Cambridge Pre-U D3,D3,D3 including biology and chemistry. Or can be Pre-U of D3,D3 and one A-level grade A, all including biology and chemistry. |
Access to Higher Education Diploma | Not accepted |
Any other qualifications the School may be able to accept? | N/a |
Previous Medicine study | Students who have enrolled, started but not completed a Medicine course elsewhere in the UK will not* be considered for this course. We do not accept requests to transfer onto the Medicine course. *The exception to this is if someone is studying medicine abroad and their study has been interrupted due to a non-academic reason, we may consider an application through the normal UCAS application process if they meet our normal academic entry criteria (including taking the UCAT test in the year of their application). They will be assessed using our normal selection process including an interview. In all such cases and, no matter how far they have progressed on their course previously, if we make the applicant an offer they will always start in Year 1. They must be made aware of their fee status as part of the application process. |
IELTS | IELTS 7.5 (no less than 7.0 in any element) |
International Qualifications | This course accepts international (including EU) applications. International (and EU) applications will be processed and assessed separately but using the same processes as Home applications. Applicants who haven’t taken the full GCSE/iGCSE requirement would be asked to provide a Year 10 or 11 (depending on the number of years of schooling) transcript showing that they have taken at least 6 subjects* including Biology and Chemistry, maths and English language and that their grades are equivalent to what is required by GCSE applicants. In some countries where an individual doesn’t sit exams at Year 11 please see guidance below** *In some countries, applicants can only take a maximum number of 5 subjects. In this situation we will assess each application on a case by case basis Admissions will request year 10/11 transcripts. Some countries will have direct GCSE equivalencies and we can follow the guidance on Workspace pages for these applicants. However, some countries do not have direct GCSE equivalencies. For these applicants, Admissions will request a year 10/11 transcript. There may be occasions where flexibility is needed and in these situations we may refer the application through to the School for a final decision. **In some countries international applicants don’t sit exams at the end of Year 11. In this situation we will just need to check that they have studied a sufficient number of subjects (to check our workload requirements have been met) and that they have studied the correct subjects. (Biology, Chemistry, Maths and English Language). International English language: Refer to Admissions – typically, international (and EU) applicants who are taught entirely in the English medium (all subjects) must meet GCSE grade B (6) at GCSE (or equivalent, inc. iGCSE) in English language. (IELTS will compensate for one grade lower, i.e. C or 5 grade)** Medical students need to be fluent in English, both to understand the course and communicate with patients. **English Language requirements for international applicants In future we will accept applications from applicants that have taken an ‘in-country’ exam that UON deem as meeting our English language requirements. Admissions will use the far right column on this table: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/qualitymanual/2-documents/english-language-equivalencies.pdf (use IELTS 7.0 column as there is no 7.5 equivalency) and also guidance from the International Team on Workspace to see whether a qualification is suitable. Applicants that don’t meet the English language requirement with their Home-country qualification may also take an IELTS in order to meet the English language requirement which is still IELTS 7.5 (no less than 7.0 in any element). International applicants Minimum of grade B (6) If English is not their first language, one of the following is accepted:
If the applicant is studying in a country which has a UON certified English language equivalent, i.e. India, then we can take their in-country qualification as meeting our English language requirements. Refer to the last column in the equivalencies table https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/qualitymanual/2-documents/english-language-equivalencies.pdf and workspace. Notes: Applicants who are studying their curriculum (i.e. all subjects) in the English medium are required to have GCSE English (first) language grade B(6). IELTS (or one of the above bullet pointed equivalents) will compensate for a grade lower. Applicants who are studying their curriculum in their home language can take iGCSE English as a second language and will need to achieve an A/7 grade Former international students living in the UK If the student’s home country is not the UK but they are now living in the UK (with indefinite leave to remain) having moved here to study after the start of school Year 10 from an international country where they were not studying the full curriculum (ie all subjects) in the English language: If they have NOT achieved Level 6 (Grade B) GCSE English language, we will accept one of the following:
Note: Applicants who are studying their curriculum in their home language can take iGCSE English Language as a ‘second language’ and must achieve a Grade A NB: Applicants may not apply with a pending GCSE/iGCSE English Language result or test |
International fees | Fee status – our fee status deadline is 30th November. Any applicants that do not submit an FSQ by this deadline will have their application withdrawn. Flexibility will be given to applicants that have engaged with the process but who might be waiting for a letter from the Home Office to prove their status. Refer here The fee shown is the fee for 2023-24 for students starting in 2023-24. Students entering the clinical phase of the course pay the clinical rate of fee which will be at the relevant clinical rate applying in the year the student enters year 3 (for the five-year course) or year 2 (for the graduate entry course). International Fees for Medicine
Clinical Years £50,000 in 2023/2024 and is likely to be higher in the future |
GMC Registration for International students | International (and EU) students can register with the GMC when they graduate in order to work as doctors in the UK, however this may change in the future. International (and EU) students follow the same route as Home regarding registration to the GMC. Students will receive the BMBS degree which is a primary medical qualification which then allows provisional registration with the GMC dependant on satisfactory performance in the UK Foundation Programme. |
Partnerships | There are two partnership programmes with medicine at The University of Nottingham. Students joining one of the programmes will have been assessed by the other (partnership) university and these students will spend some of their time at Nottingham and the rest of their time at the other University. If you receive any enquiries regarding these programmes, advise the enquirer to contact the other university to find out more information and how they can apply for the programme. A10S Partnership This course is partnered with Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand. Students are assessed in Thailand and successful students will join A100 in Year 1 and will return to Thailand in March of Year 3. They will have completed a BMedSci and will graduate with this degree at The University of Nottingham. They will then complete the rest of their medicine course in Thailand Contact point: Maryam Marchenko A100 IMU - applications directly to IMU This programme is partnered with the International Medical University (IMU) in Malaysia. Students who join this programme will study the first part of the medicine degree in Malaysia and then join A100 for the clinical years, starting in January of Year 3 and graduating with a BMBS from the University of Nottingham. Contact point: Laura Muirhead |
Additional admissions information
Lower grades | See Contextual area above |
Resits accepted? | Resits* Modular A’ levels - applicants applying during the 2022 UCAS admissions cycle will be considered if they have taken 1 module re-sit in any of their modular A’levels. A’ level resits are permitted but only if the student has achieved at least ABB in their first sitting with at least one A in either Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry. They may resit up to two A’ levels. All students who are applying whilst re-sitting A levels must achieve ‘A’ grades in the subjects they are re-sitting and this must include the other required science subject. There are separate policies for how we deal with CAG’s and TAG’s in terms of what is classed as a first sit or resit The resits must be in the year immediately following their 2 years of study. The student cannot have a gap year and then resit. The same principles, as above, apply to IB resits; in their first sitting the student needs to have achieved 34 in total with 655 at Higher level including biology and chemistry (with at least a 6 in either Biology or Chemistry). They may resit up to 2 Higher level subjects and must achieve ‘6’ (including Biology and Chemistry) in the subjects they are re-sitting. Resits must be immediately following their 2 years study. We may consider other equivalent qualifications (for example, Welsh Bacc, Scottish Advanced Highers etc) for resit purposes – we will review these on a case by case basis *If students resit, and apply for a different academic year they will need to take the UCAT test again GCSE resit policy - resits are not permitted. |
Scoring system | Further information on the scoring system for A10L Medicine can be found here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/UGMedSelection Once applicants are through to the interview stage, previous scores from UCAT and GCSEs are disregarded. GCSE letter grades when non numerical are A* = 4 points, A = 2 points, B = 1 point. Applicants are put into 5 groups: Group 1: Home students who sat GCSE’s and A-levels Group 2: Home students who sat other qualifications (and this includes graduates) Group 3: International (including EU) who sat GCSE’s and A-levels Group 4: International (including EU) who sat other qualifications (and this includes graduates) Group 5: Contextual Those applicants who sat GCSE’s/iGCSE’s will be scored as per the scoring system. Applicants in groups where they did not sit GCSEs will have their qualifications looked at using the international database guidance and must have taken and achieved similar qualifications and subjects to GCSE’s but will not have their qualifications scored. They must supply an academic transcript as soon as they have submitted their application and this will be used to determine if they meet the minimum academic requirements. Personal statements We do not score the personal statement but it will be assessed alongside the school reference after interview and before offers are made. We do not currently ask students for confirmation or proof of work experience. We do not accept a non-medicine personal statement and we do not accept a ‘second’ personal statement for any of our Medicine courses under any circumstances. Work experience Please refer the student the specific wording in our web page: The Medical Schools Council also provides some useful guidance. We do not currently ask students for confirmation or proof of work experience. |
Interview required? | Direct the student to take a look at our website as follows: www.nottingham.ac.uk/UGMedSelection Interviews These are held at the last phase of the application process. Anyone who is offered a place must have been through the interview process. Interviews are usually arranged to take place between December and January. Interviews will be virtual via MS Teams for entry to 2024/25. International students can be interviewed across any of the interview days – we don’t have specific dates solely for International students but we do tend to invite them in our first batch, to allow them to select a suitable interview time for their time zone. Final pre-interview assessments (and scoring) of applications and decisions about who will be interviewed won’t be achieved until the end of November. This is when Admissions will notify the Director of Admissions and agree the threshold for interview based on the number of interview places. The SRSH will contact all applicants who have reached interview stage. Applicants who apply for A100, A10L, A108 or A18L will undergo the same interview if they reach the individual course thresholds for interview. If applicants have applied for A100 and A10L, or A108 and A18L, they will only have one interview at a venue of their choice. The results of the interview will be used to compare with other applicant results for each course they have applied for and the thresholds for offers may be different depending on the course and number of offers to be made for the course. Alternative Interview dates: If the applicant is unable to make the interview date, they should contact SRSH with a reason and may be given an alternative date. They will need a strong reason and in most cases evidence to support their request. We will normally only reschedule in exceptional cases such as severe illness or hospitalisation. Requests to attend other interviews, sit mock exams etc are usually declined as schools can be very flexible with this. |
Students previously interviewed | Candidates who’s application has been unsuccessful for any of our medicine courses (A100/A10L/A108/A18L/A101) can re-apply and will be considered against other current applicants. However, they can only be interviewed three times for any combination of our four, five and six year courses. After their second interview, if unsuccessful, they may be able to apply and be considered for any one of our Medicine courses, for one final time, but must wait a minimum of three years before applying again. The maximum three occasions applies in all cases except for those applicants with significant reservations raised after their interview – the students will have been advised of this as part of their interview outcome. They will receive a straight reject letter detailing this information – they are not able to reapply for any of our medicine courses.
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Transfers | No, we don’t allow students to transfer onto our medical programme |
Age limits | No, there is no upper age limit. We accept students who are 17 years old or above onto the course. If we wish to make an offer to a student who is younger than 18 we will obtain permission from parents before making that offer. We do not consider applications from students who would be in their 16th year on the 1st September of the year they start their course. Applicants will need to fulfil our under 18 guidance. |
Extenuating circumstances | It is assumed that examination boards are informed of any extenuating circumstances that have occurred and may affect a student’s performance and adjustment to have already been made. Those who have been ill at the time of their exams should ask their school to alert the relevant exam board. We may consider extenuating circumstances (such as severe illness/hospitalisation) that lead to the applicants period of study extending beyond 2 years. |
Consider rejections from other courses | No, the School of Medicine will not consider applications rejected from other courses. If an applicant has had a change of mind and wants to study medicine, they should apply through UCAS in the normal way (and take the UCAT test). Any exam results from the incomplete degree will not be taken into consideration. Students who have enrolled but not completed another medical course will not be considered for this course except where someone is studying medicine abroad and their study has been interrupted due to a non-academic reason (see previous comments earlier in grid) |
Deferred entry | Year 1 deferral only. Deadline for deferral requests is 1st May. The student may opt to defer at application time through UCAS. As a rule, the A100 course accept applications for deferred entry. An applicant wishing to defer their application, after an application has been submitted, should inform Admissions by 1st May. Similarly the deadline for someone to undefer is 1st May |
Competitiveness | We have about 200 places available on the A100 course for 2024 entry for Home student applicants. Currently the course takes about 20 international (including EU) students, however this may change. Please see area Competition for Places area of our course web page for details of the number of applications and how many candidates we’ve interviewed
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Offers | Our interviews take place in December and January each year. The School of Medicine makes the decision offers and the Central Admissions team process the decisions on Campus which updates UCAS usually by no later than 31st March. The Hub send out application rejection emails and alternative course offers. |
Rejection feedback | The University of Nottingham receives a considerable number of applications per place and as entry is competitive, it is, regrettably, unable to make every applicant an offer. Due to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the University's policy on disclosure, the University will only correspond on any issue regarding an application with the applicant themselves, unless the applicant has provided written permission for the University to discuss their application with another person (eg a parent, guardian or school adviser). Please see the Quality Manual for further information. Feedback will no longer be provided for those candidates rejected at application or after interview stage. All unsuccessful applicants will receive a statement of feedback on their application record, which gives the specific reason for the application outcome. Due to the large volumes of applications received, we are unable to provide more detailed feedback in addition to this |
| Funding | For students with an existing degree applying for the course: This is not straightforward as they may receive further funding from student finance for 2, or potentially 3, years of the course. Their final 5th year can be covered by an NHS bursary but this leaves a year, or potentially two, that requires self-funding. Regarding NHS funding, the Student Finance website advises that students are eligible for an NHS bursary from their second year onwards only when enrolled on a four-year accelerated medicine course (GEM). Students on a 5 or 6 year medicine course can only apply for an NHS bursary from their 5th year onwards. The Funding Team advise that there are many variables that apply in this situation and asked that parents/offer holders be advised to contact the funding team directly for clarity. Email: financialsupport@nottingham.ac.uk Tel: 0115 82 32071 |
| Specific scholarships/bursaries available? | Guide applicants to University scholarship/bursary page We now have Alumni scholarships available for Medicine applicants who meet certain criteria – they don’t need to have previously studied with us here. |
| Recommended books to prepare for the application? | Outcomes for graduates’ – available through GMC ‘Good Medical Practice – duties of a doctor’ Direct to these websites: |
| Contact Hours | All section to be confirmed by SoM For first 2 ½ years, usually 9-5 each day except Wednesday afternoon for sport. Summative assessments are at the end of each of the first 2 years of the course, but are a variety of ‘in course’ formative assessments. There are also assessments after the BMedSci, in November of the students 1st Clinical year. Final exams are in March of their final year. Ref MLA – see GMC: https://www.gmc-uk.org/education/medical-licensing-assessment/uk-students-guide-to-the-mla See Learning and Assessment area of the following web page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/course/Medicine-BMedSci+and+BMBS#assessment On average, first year students are in core lectures for 10 hours per week in Autumn Semester (12 weeks) and 13 hours per week in Spring Semester (13 weeks). In addition, students also attend practicals (including dissection), workshops, computer sessions and seminars, as well as undertaking self-directed study, which vary each week. The average weekly contact hours in our ‘early years’ is 21 hours. Early Years Clinical Placements are as follows
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| Intercalation | Our courses do not offer an intercalation year as standard. We do deliver an integrated BMedSci degree and students will achieve two degrees by the end of this course- BMedSci and BMBS. Will applicants receive the same clinical practice as other courses, given they will be studying two degrees in five-years and not six-years? Students will receive sufficient clinical practice even though they are studying this course for five years as well as achieving a second degree. However to make this possible, students WILL FORFEIT their typical ‘student holidays’ when they are in clinical practice. They will be working standard working hours and receiving standard work holidays in order to achieve two degrees in a 5 year time frame. Students may take time out to study a Masters or PhD after they’ve completed their BMedSci |
| Study Abroad | Only in Elective period – so April, May and June (after final exams have concluded) They may study aboard for no more than 5 weeks plus 1 week travel time in a country deemed safe to study in |
| Career Options | Guide applicants to this webpage: http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/content/2-year-foundation-programme The Foundation Programme is a two-year generic training programme which forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training. At the end of the undergraduate course you will receive your BMBS degree, which is a primary medical qualification (PMQ). Holding a PMQ entitles you to provisional registration with the General Medical Council, subject only to its acceptance that there are no Fitness to Practise concerns that need consideration. Provisional registration is time limited to a maximum of three years and 30 days (1125 days in total). After this time period your provisional registration will normally expire. Provisionally registered doctors can only practise in approved Foundation Year 1 posts: the law does not allow provisionally registered doctors to undertake any other type of work. To obtain a Foundation Year 1 post you will need to apply during the final year of your undergraduate course through the UK Foundation Programme Office selection scheme, which allocates these posts to graduates on a competitive basis. So far, all suitably qualified UK graduates have found a place on the Foundation Year 1 programme, but this cannot be guaranteed, for instance if there were to be an increased number of competitive applications from non-UK graduates. Successful completion of the Foundation Year 1 programme is normally achieved within 12 months and is marked by the award of a Certificate of Experience. You will then be eligible to apply for full registration with the General Medical Council. You need full registration with a licence to practise for unsupervised medical practice in the NHS or private practice in the UK. Further information about the Foundation Programme can be found on the Medical Schools Council web site as follows: https://www.medschools.ac.uk/studying-medicine/after-medical-school/foundation-programme Our own Faculty Careers Team are a good source of information and advice here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/students/graduatejobs/career-paths/medicine/index.aspx |
| Course Accreditations | This course is accredited by the General Medical Council. |
| Disability/Health Problems | Students should positively notify of us of any disabilities so that we can make any suitable adjustments required. Disabilities on applications are not taken into consideration during the application cycle. So an application will go through the selection in the normal way and an applicant may be given an offer if they reach interview stage and achieve the threshold for offer. www.nottingham.ac.uk/MedSupport www.nottingham.ac.uk/MedFitnessToPractise Dr Shirley Thomas Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) for medical students: shirley.thomas@nottingham.ac.uk Disability Support Services |
| Fitness to Practice | All applicants will be screened to ensure that they are 'fit to practise' as set down by the General Medical Council in its guidance to the medical profession, Good Medical Practice (https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/good-medical-practice). All students will be required to have their immunity status for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, Tuberculosis and Rubella checked on entry, and offers are made subject to satisfactory screening. www.nottingham.ac.uk/MedFitnessToPractise Vaccinations |
| What is the difference between the 4 and 5 year course: | A101 Graduate Entry Medicine is the four-year course. UK and international (including EU) graduates can apply to this course and must have taken the GAMSAT test. Entry by degree classification 2:2 or above A100 is the five-year course and open to school-leavers and graduates from the UK, and International (including EU). Applicants must take the UCAT test. Entry by degree classification 2:1 or above plus AAA in their A’ levels and GCSE English Language and Maths at Level 4(C). Except those students who have a 1st class honours in a degree or undergraduate masters degree in a relevant subject and GCSE English Language and Maths at Level 4(C).
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Open Days | In person University Open day dates planned for 2023 are as follows: 30 June, 1st July, 9th September and 14th October 2023 |
| Accommodation | The course length is 31 weeks |
| Useful Contacts | Admissions Team at KMC BR-UGAdmissionsMHS@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Mandy Hampshire (Director of Admissions, School of Medicine) Craig Stendall (SRSH, Manager MHS Team) Andleeb Shah and Tim Blessed (SRSH) SoM assistance (Please note that this address is not for admissions queries): Ms-Med-Admission@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk |