Entry Requirements (2010)

The minimum entry requirements for the School of Medicine are as follows.

three A levels, including chemistry and/or biology and one science or mathematics subject

one additional subject at AS level

if either chemistry or biology is offered alone at A level, then the other is required at AS level

Our normal offer is for grades AAA in the three A levels and grade B in the additional AS subject. For candidates offering four A levels our normal offer is AAAC.

Please note that vocational A and AS levels are not acceptable and general studies will not be accepted at any level.

All applicants must have the following subjects at GCSE level, at grades AAABB or above (in any order): biology (or human biology), chemistry, English language, mathematics (or additional mathematics or statistics), physics. The science double award may substitute all sciences at GCSE.

BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)

All candidates applying to the School of Medicine for the six-year course must take the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) in November 2009 to be considered for interview. (Candidates for the four-year graduate course are required to take the UKCAT test instead). You are required to register with BMAT assessment centres prior to the test. More information, including the location of test centres, can be found at http://www.bmat.org.uk/. Interview offers will be based on the content of your application and your performance in the BMAT.

International Baccalaureate

The full International Baccalaureate is acceptable as an entry qualification. You must offer: three subjects including chemistry or biology, and one other science or mathematical subject at higher level and three subjects at subsidiary level including chemistry or biology if not offered at the higher level. If mathematics or English language are not offered as part of the diploma, they must be offered at GCSE, grade B or above. The minimum grade requirement is 38 points in total with a minimum of six points in each of chemistry and biology.

European Baccalaureate

The European Baccalaureate is acceptable as an entry qualification. Candidates must offer chemistry and biology. Minimum grades of 9.0 are required in each of these two options and a grade of 85 per cent is required overall. Good passes at GCSE or at equivalent examinations are required in physics, mathematics and English language if they are not offered as part of the Baccalaureate.

Scottish Highers

Scottish Highers are not accepted alone. You must offer Advanced Highers, or A levels. Candidates must offer: five Scottish Highers (or GCSEs) at grades AAABB in any order, in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and English language. Candidates must offer grades at AAA, in Advanced Highers, or A levels, in three of the subjects offered at Scottish Highers, and including chemistry and biology.

Graduate students

Graduate students with appropriate science degrees are encouraged to apply for the four-year course A101 Medicine (Graduate Entry) MBBS. Graduates not fulfilling the entry criteria for A101 are invited to apply for the six-year course. Graduate applicants will be required to commit to financing themselves during the duration of the course. Such graduate students will not be exempt from any section of the MBBS/BSc course or examinations, including the BSc Year (Year 4).

Foundation courses

Your application will be considered if you are on track to satisfactorily complete the premedical option of the foundation course at Thames valley University (minimum of 70 per cent average in each semester) in addition to having taken BMAT. This option, offering a limited number of places, after interview, aims to widen access to the medical profession for non-graduate home/EU students who have the potential to study medicine but may not have had the opportunity to fulfil their potential for socio-economic reasons. Additional course information can be found at the Thames Valley University website: www.tvu.ac.uk

Deferred Entry

The School of Medicine welcomes applications from school leavers who wish to take a gap year. You must state in your UCAS personal statement how you propose to spend your time. Deferred entry applications from overseas applicants are not normally accepted.

Overseas students

Twenty-one overseas students are accepted on the Medicine course each year. We do not normally accept overseas school-leaving qualifications in place of those listed above.

If you are offering non-standard qualifications you must supply full details direct to our Admissions Team. Supplementary information should not be sent to UCAS. You must also be available for interview at the School of Medicine between January and April. You are required to offer GCSE English language or IGCSE English as a first language at grade B or above. For details of other acceptable English language qualifications please email the School of Medicine admissions team at medicine.ug.admissions@imperial.ac.uk.

Transfers

Students will not be accepted for transfer from other Imperial courses or from other institutions with the exception of Oxford and Cambridge (Oxbridge) applicants(exception: see Oxbridge applicants).

Age requirements

Candidates below the age of 18 on the first day of the course in October 2010 will not be admitted to the course.

Criminal record check

Admission is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) Section 4(2) (Exemption) Order 1975 and DHSS Circular HC(88)9 guidelines regarding child protection and police checks. As a condition of acceptance, all applicants will be required to have completed an enhanced criminal record disclosure by the given deadline. Documents giving further information, including relating to the recruitment of ex-offenders, are available from this page.

Student Agreement

All students will be asked to sign an agreement upon entry which sets out the responsibilities of both the College and the student. The agreement complements the College's current policies and procedures and promotes a coherent understanding between students and the Faculty as to what is expected respectively, improving the student's learning experience. Details of the agreement may be found Student Agreement PDF Acrobat Document .

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