MBChB Medicine (Graduate Entry) / Entry requirements

In addition to a 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent), you should have achieved a minimum of BBB at A-level (32 IB) in your first sitting. We welcome applications from applicants who hold a wide range of equivalent pre-university qualifications (in place of GCSE and A-level).

Please see below for a full outline of the academic entry requirements for this course.

Please contact the admissions team ug.medicine@manchester.ac.uk if you have any queries.

Although we warmly welcome applicants with Critical Thinking, Citizenship, EPQ, Key Skills or General Studies qualifications, these will not usually form part of the formal BBB requirement for A-levels at first sit.

We require English Language, Mathematics at grade 6/B.

We permit GCSE resits. If you are resitting any GCSEs at point of application, we require you to list it as a pending qualification on your UCAS form.

If you are offering an international equivalent to GCSEs and this is not listed on our international entry requirements page, please contact the School of Medical Sciences Admissions Office to check suitability of the qualification.

Due to the phased introduction of GCSE reform in England, we will accept a mixture of GCSE grading scales. We can confirm our position in terms of equivalencies:

• A* = 8
• A = 7
• B = 6
• C = 4

Typical offer is 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent), and BBB at A-level (32 IB points overall with 5,5,5 at higher level).

You should hold or be predicted an Upper Second class (2:1) honours degree in the life sciences (eg biomedical science, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, healthcare science) or allied health professions (eg pharmacy, audiology, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy), or international equivalent. You should have achieved a minimum of BBB at A-level (32 IB) in your first sitting. We welcome applicants who hold a wide range of equivalent pre-university qualifications (in place of GCSE and A-level). Please contact us for more information.

Although we encourage applications from other healthcare professionals, we do not accept applications from candidates with medical degrees or those who have previously studied for, but not completed, a medical or healthcare degree.

You must sit the UCAT and offer Maths and English Language at minimum grade B (6) in GCSE. English Language requirements also apply.

Applicants from outside the UK (including non-native speakers) need to meet specific English language requirements to study at Manchester. We would normally accept:

• International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): A minimum average score of 7.0 and with not less than 6.5 in any one component taken at the same sitting;
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: An overall score of 65 with no less than 65 in each of the communicative skills domains taken at the same sitting;
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE): An overall score of 185 with no less than 185 in each of the scoring domains taken at the same sitting.

Some English Language test results are only valid for two years. Your English Language test report must be valid on the start date of the course.

You must declare your English qualification (including those which are pending) on the UCAS form.

Please contact us prior to application if you are unsure how to satisfy these language requirements.

Some English Language test results are only valid for two years. Your English Language test report must be valid on the start date of the course.

We require you to undertake some relevant work experience prior to interview so you can gain some insight into what the role of a doctor involves.

We are not looking for a particular number of hours doing a specific type of work or volunteering experience. We are trying to ascertain that you have a clear idea of what it is like to study medicine and what the role entails.

Shadowing doctors in a hospital/GP setting is not essential. Please be aware that we may request confirmation of your work experience.

Please see our FAQs and Non-Academic Information Form pages for more information on work experience.