University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham School of Medicine in England provides the following courses that require UCAT:

  • Medicine (A100)
  • Dentistry (A200)

UCAT

Separate candidates into UCAT deciles and award a score. Award interviews by: 45% academic (GCSE) + 35% UCAT + 20% contextual. SJT is used at the interview stage.

Converted scores for UCAT at the University of Birmingham were:

Total UCAT score Decile Converted score
2900 and above 10th 4.000
2770 - 2890 9th 3.556
2670 - 2760 8th 3.111
2590 - 2660 7th 2.667
2520 - 2580 6th 2.222
2450 - 2510 5th 1.778
2370 - 2440 4th 1.333
2280 - 2360 3rd 0.889
2160 - 2270 2nd 0.444
2150 and below 1st 0.000

Personal Statement

Personal statements are read, but not scored. It is expected that the statement provides evidence of commitment to study medicine.

Academic Requirements

GCSE Requirements

GCSE Requrements for the University of Birmingham are:

  • Maths - Grade 6 minimum (one, but not both, of Methods in Mathematics and Applications of Mathematics also acceptable)
  • English - Grade 6 minimum
  • Science - Grade 6 minimum in Biology and Chemistry or Dual Award Science
  • Other requiremants - Seven GCSEs must be offered, including English (both English Language and English Literature), Mathematics (or one, but not both, of Methods in Mathematics and Applications of Mathematics), Biology and Chemistry (or dual award science).

GCSEs are scored. For the 5 required subjects, 8 or 9/A* = 4, 7/A = 2, 6/B = 1. For each of the two unspecified subjects, a score of 2 will be allocated when an 8 or 9/A*grade has been obtained. Lower grades will not receive a score.

The total GCSE score will be scaled to a maximum of 4.5. GCSEs make up 45% of the weighting in selecting for interview.

A-levels or Scottish Higher requirements.

A*AA at A level including Biology and Chemistry. General Studies, Critical Thinking and EPQ are not accepted as a third A level.

AA at Advanced Higher including Biology and Chemistry. Five Highers at grade A.

International Baccalaureate

766 at Higher Level, including Chemistry, Biology and one other approved subject. A minimum of 32 points must be attained.

Graduate Applicant Degree Requirements

Applicants must possess a 2:1 degree in any subject from a UK institution and have completed three A Levels including Biology and Chemistry. For full details see this link.

Widening Participation

We recruit medicine students via a number of outreach schemes: Pathways to Birmingham. Contextual data is taken into account when selecting home applicants for interview. Birmingham defines a contextual school using performance data at GCSE and A level. They combine this with POLAR4 quintile data to generate a contextual score, which is an element of our algorithm for calculating an application score. See website for details. Birmingham Medical School is part of the UKWPMED Scheme.

University Link

University of Birmingham School of Medicine

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