Application from graduate applicants will be considered if candidates have achieved, or are predicted to achieve our minimum academic requirements. All degree results must be obtained at the first sitting and in the last 6 years.
Important Information for Graduates Applicants
- You should be in the final year of your undergraduate honours degree/achieved your undergraduate degree. Applications from applicants not in their final year of study will not be considered.
- Your referee should discuss your attributes as a medical applicant, as well as have knowledge of your academic progress.
- Predicted degree classifications for candidates whose examination results are not available at the time of application must be included on the UCAS application form from an academic referee.
- All applicants for Medicine must take the UCAT prior to application. Please see http://www.ucat.ac.uk/
- Successful applicants must provide their original qualification certificates prior to admission to the MBChB programme.
Honours Graduates
The Admissions Committee is pleased to consider applications from appropriately qualified Honours graduates. Graduates must hold at least an upper second class honours (2:1 (Hons))degree or equivalent . Chemistry to at least B grade in Scottish Higher or B grade in GCE A-Level examinations is required also, although this requirement may be satisfied in individual cases by appropriate courses of study and achievement during the first degree.
Dental graduates: Should hold at least Part A of the MFDS qualification and have at least two years post-qualification experience.
All graduate applicants should note that no exemptions from any part of the programme or examinations are granted.
Graduate applicants will only be considered for Year 1 entry to our five-year degree programme.
Graduates with a Non-Honours ('Ordinary') Degree
Graduates who have achieved a non-Honours degree will be deemed to be 'Mature' applicants and may thus be considered for medicine if they fulfil the requirements stated on the Mature Applicants page.
Non-honours graduates offering an ordinary degree can 'upgrade' their qualifications by:
- Extending their degree to Honours 2:1 level through the Open University or another university.
- Undertaking our requirements for Scottish Highers or A-Levels, which could be taken in two sittings
- Undertaking a recognised Access to Medicine course (see Mature Tab above).
Please note that our Chemistry requirements also apply (see above).
Typical Offer for Honours Graduates
- Should the degree and Chemistry requirements be achieved, a typical offer would be unconditional
- If our requirements are not yet achieved, a typical offer will be Conditional upon achieving a minimum of 2:1 honours at first sitting plus (if appropriate) grade B in Higher or B in A-Level Chemistry or equivalent
Applicants who have completed full time secondary education and who have elected to delay university entry, but whose life-long experiences are comparable at least to those of a graduate are considered as "mature applicants".
Important Information for Mature Applicants
- Make sure that your referee is able to discuss your attributes as a medical applicant, as well as have knowledge of your academic progress.
- Estimated grades for candidates whose examination results are not available at the time of application must be included on the UCAS application form.
- Additional documentation that is sent directly to the Medical Admissions Office in support of an application can only be considered if it is received by the UCAS deadline.
- All applicants for Medicine must take the UCAT prior to application. Please see www.ucat.ac.uk .
- Successful applicants must provide their original qualification certificates prior to admission to the MBChB programme.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Our minimum academic requirements may be achieved through different routes:
- School-leaving qualifications: Such applicants are expected to achieve the same minimum academic requirements for entry as school leavers. However, these qualifications may be obtained over two diets of examinations. Please see UK Requirements.
- Non-Honours or 'Ordinary' degree: These degrees do not fulfil our minimum academic requirements. However such applicants may offer additional qualifications e.g. our school-leaving academic qualifications, undertake one of the Access Courses (see below), or 'upgrade' their ordinary degree by undertaking an honours year (please select the graduates tab above).
- Access to Medicine Higher Education Diplomas: Mature candidates who have successfully undertaken an Access courses will be considered for entry to Aberdeen on a case-by-case basis, providing that an Honours degree achievement of less than 2:1 has not previously been undertaken
- Scotland - We will accept either of the SWAP Access to Medical Studies courses from Edinburgh College or Glasgow Kelvin College.
- Rest of UK - We will consider QAA approved Access to Higher Education Diplomas (Level 3) only. These must be directly related to medicine only e.g. Access to Medicine/Medical Studies, You can find more information here that are listed on the QAA website. We will not consider medical sciences programmes. If you are in doubt, please contact the admissions office for confirmation. We would expect at least 45 credits at Distinction to be achieved.
Applications cannot normally be considered on the basis of National Certificates and Diplomas.
- Mature applicants who offer school-leaving or degree qualifications must have completed and achieved our minimum academic requirements within SIX years of the start of their proposed entry to the MBChB programme.
- Mature applicants who offer an Access to Medicine Courses must have completed and achieved our minimum academic requirements within TWO years of the start of their proposed entry to the MBChB programme.
Typical Offer for Mature Applicants
- Should the above minimum qualifications and Chemistry requirement be achieved, a typical offer would be unconditional.
- If our requirements are not yet achieved, a typical offer will be conditional upon achieving a minimum of the predicted requirements stated above.