MBChB Medicine (Graduate Entry)

Applicants who are currently studying towards a 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent), should have achieved a minimum of BBB at A-level in your first sitting (32 IB points overall with 5,5,5, at higher level).

You will also be required to meet the condition of a 2:1 honours degree should you be successful in being offered a place on this course.  

If you have already achieved a 2:1 honours degree or above (or international equivalent), the A-level minimum requirement of BBB will be waived.

We welcome applications from applicants who hold a wide range of equivalent pre-university qualifications (in place of GCSE and A-level).

Contextual offers are not applicable for this course.

For further information on contextual offers, visit our contextual admissions page .

Contextual offers are not applicable for this course.

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

Applicants who are currently studying towards a 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent), should have achieved a minimum 32 points overall with 5,5,5 at higher level). You will also be required to meet the condition of a 2:1 honours degree should you be successful in being offered a place on this course. If Maths and English Language are not offered as part of the Diploma, they should be offered at GCSE or IGCSE at grade B (6) or above.

If you have already achieved a 2:1 honours degree or above (or international equivalent), the International Baccalaureate minimum requirement will be waived.

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.

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. 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.

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 page for more information on work experience.