Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School in Brighton, England provides a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery A100 course.

UCAT

BSMS requires applicants to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test.

Personal Statement

The Brighton and Sussex Medical School does not use personal statements in any part of the selection process.

Academic Requirements

GCSE Requirements

GCSE Requrements for Brighton and Sussex Medical School are:

  • Maths - Grade 6 minimum or Grade 5 for Widening Participation
  • English -Grade 6 minimum or Grade 5 for Widening Participation
  • Science - No requirements
  • Other requiremants - No other requirements

GCSEs are not scored do only minimum requirements are needed

A-levels or Scottish Higher requirements.

AAA at A Level including Biology and Chemistry. These grades cannot include A Levels in General Studies or Critical Thinking. For those that meet the WP criteria, they will accept AAB at A-level (including Biology and Chemistry).

Either AAA in Advanced Highers including Biology and Chemistry or AA in Advanced Higher Biology and Chemistry with a grade A in two additional Higher subjects.

International Baccalaureate

36 points including Biology and Chemistry at Higher level at grade 6. For widening participation applicants they will accept 35 points.

Graduate Applicant Degree Requirements

Applicants should hold, or expect to hold, a first or upper second class science degree and have achieved BBB at A-Level, including Chemistry and Biology. The GCSE English and Maths requirements must still be met. 

If you hold (or expect to hold) a first or upper second class honours degree but do not have the necessary knowledge of Biology and Chemistry, you should consider entry via the Access to Medicine route.

Widening Participation

BrightMed and BrightIdeas are widening participation programmes aimed at supporting young people from non-traditional and disadvantaged backgrounds to make a competitive application to medicine. See website for details.University Link

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