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Last updated: May 2024
Number of applicants per interview: Home: 2
Number of applicants per place: Home: 3
Graduates, non-Scottish domiciled applicants, international applicants, and those who have previously enrolled on a higher education programme are not eligible to apply for this programme.
A minimum of 4 Highers at AABB over one or two sittings (over S4-S6). This must include any two sciences from Chemistry, Maths, Biology/Human Biology and Physics or;
National Certificate Level 6 Applied Sciences Group award, to be achieved with 18 credits plus a science Higher at grade A achieved over one academic session and accompanied by a suitable reference from course tutor.
National 5s: English and Maths are required (Grade B minimum); Biology and Physics are recommended but not compulsory (Grade B minimum). A combination of Grade A & B passes at Standard Grade / National 5 is expected, especially in science subjects.
Personal statements are reviewed prior to interview but not scored. Applicants should be prepared to talk about their personal statement at interview.
Desirable but not required.
This course is only open to applicants that meet specific widening participation criteria. Applicants must meet both the academic and non-academic criteria to apply. Please see our website for our eligibility criteria.
Graduates, non-Scottish domiciled applicants, international applicants, and those who have previously enrolled on a higher education programme are not eligible to apply for this programme.
Last updated: May 2024
Number of applicants per interview: Home: 4.76
Number of applicants per place: Home: 19.04
This course is open to applicants who meet specific widening participation criteria.
A-Levels: BBC including B in Biology or Chemistry. Applicants with AAB or above or A in Chemistry are not eligible for this course.
SQA: Advanced Highers: BB including Biology or Chemistry, and Standard Highers BBBBC.
Applicants with Advanced Highers AA or A in Chemistry are not eligible for this course.
GCSEs: C in Maths and C in English
SQA National 5 Maths C and English C
Level 2 equivalencies:
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/gcse/standard-numeracy/
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/gcse/standard-literacy/
29 points overall
14 at Higher Level including 5 in either Biology or Chemistry.
Applicants with 33 or above including 16 at Higher Level, or 6 in HL Chemistry are not eligible for this course.
Multiple mini-interviews (online)
No work experience requirement.
Please note that the Gateway programme is a University of Bristol widening participation initiative open to applicants from specific state schools and colleges in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland only and/or to those who have spent 3 months or more in care. Further information and lists of the eligible schools and colleges is available at Contextual offers .
Guaranteed interviews - eligibility here: /www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/guaranteed-offers/
Last updated: May 2024
A-level: ABB
Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA: AABB (to be achieved by the end of S6)
Essential subjects: Chemistry and Biology plus National 5 Maths at B
GCSE Maths at B/6.
32 points, including 6, 5, 5 at higher level.
Applicants are advised to read the Medical Schools Council guidance on work experience. Remember that there are plenty of ways to develop useful skills which do not require attendance in a healthcare setting.
See contextual admissions: www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/contextual-admissions-policy
Please note that the Gateway programme is only for students who have contextual admissions, so no further adjustments are made.
To apply for this course you need to be living in Scotland (Scottish domiciled) and either:
- living in an SIMD 20 postcode area
- be receiving free school meals
- be a looked after person
- be an unpaid carer
- be a refugee, asylum seeker, or granted humanitarian protection
- be estranged from your family
Last updated: May 2024
Grades BBB at A Level are required. These must include Biology and Chemistry and one other subject.
While Biology and Chemistry are both required at Grade B or above, where Grade A or A* is achieved in either Biology or Chemistry (or both Biology and Chemistry), the third A Level subject will be accepted at Grade C or above.
A Levels in General Studies, Critical Reasoning, Citizenship and Key Skills will not be accepted.
Scottish Highers: BBBBB or above taken in a single sitting and including Biology, Chemistry and three other subjects.
Advanced Highers: BBB in Biology, Chemistry and one other subject.
Applications from mature students are welcomed. There is no requirement for the academic qualifications in the entry criteria to have been completed in the past two years.
At least five GCSEs at grade B or grade 6 or above (or equivalent) are required at the time of application, including Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Maths. GCSE Double Science Awards, at grades 6,6 or BB or above, will also be accepted in lieu of separate GCSEs in Biology and Chemistry.
32 points to include Chemistry and Biology at higher level, one other subject at higher level and three standard level subjects. Each subject must be passed with a minimum of 5 points. If you are studying International Baccalaureate Biology and/or International Baccalaureate Chemistry in combination with other A Level subjects, this can be accepted as long as 6 points at higher level are achieved in these subjects.
The personal statement is not routinely used in selection for interview and offer of a place. However, it may be used to differentiate between candidates if there are ties at ranking at cut points/thresholds for interview or selection.
No specific work experience is required, but students are asked to draw on personal experience as part of the Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). This could include work experience.
The MBChB with Foundation Year is a widening participation initiative for local students. To be eligible to apply, you must:
Have lived in the North West of England (Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Cumbria) for at least one year immediately prior to the point of application.
You must also meet one of the following requirements:
Have attended a non-selective state secondary school for GCSEs where the Attainment 8 score is below the English average. Data will be considered according to the latest relevant Department for Education performance tables.
Have attended a non-selective state secondary school for GCSEs and either live in an area with a postcode in quintile 1 or 2 in the POLAR4 young participation index or in a neighbourhood with a high level of multiple deprivation with an Index of Multiple Deprivation decile of 4 or below. You can check your postcode against the POLAR4 young participation index and against the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
In addition, you must meet one of the following criteria:
Live in a low-income household with a combined income below £35,000.
Have parents who did not go to university or who do not have a higher education qualification.
Be, or have previously been, in local authority care.
Sole carer of a parent or sibling
Have refugee status.
Be a member of the travelling community.
Care Experienced and Estranged Students (CEES).
*Live in an area with a postcode in quintile 1 or 2 in the POLAR4 young participation index. Check your postcode.
*Live in a neighbourhood with a high level of multiple deprivation, with an Index of Multiple Deprivation decile of 4 or below. Check your postcode..
*Applicants who have used essential criteria number 2 above, may not tick these same criteria as their additional item.
Applicants should provide details regarding how any checked widening participation criteria are met and will be expected to provide evidence of this at a future date, prior to the offer of a place being made.
If your GCSEs were achieved at an educational institution which does not have Attainment 8 data, this will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact us in advance of applying to ensure you are eligible.