Undergraduate – Yes – Years 5- Intercalation required no Intercalation possible yes
Applications | Places | Interviews | Offers | M/F ratio entrance | |
2015 |
219 NU + 99 DU | ||||
2014 |
Graduate – Yes – 4 years
Applications | Places | Interviews | Offers | M/F ratio entrance | |
2015 |
25 (Home only) | ||||
2014 |
Academic Requirements
GCSEs | IB | Scottish higher | A levels | Degree | Entry test | |
Undergraduate | 38 points:
HL: Chemistry or biology grade 6 |
AAAAA Higher grade including chemistry and/or biology | AAA chemistry and/or biology
– if only one offered at A level other must be Grade A at GCSE |
UKCAT | ||
Graduate | N/A | N/A | 2i | UKCAT |
Required A levels – chemistry and/or biology
Unacceptable A levels – GS and CT
Interview – 6 categories
• Preparation and motivation for medical school
• Effective Learning skills
• Team working
• Personal qualities/ resilience
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Empathy, sensitivity and integrity
Access to medicine –
Dissection kind – as part of Student Selected Components (SSCs)
Strengths of the course
Record lectures –
Campus vs City –
Coursework vs Exams –
Email – medic.ugadmin@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone – +44 (0)191 208 7005