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Newcastle — Graduate entry medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Newcastle - Medicine
MB BS Medicine Accelerated Programme (A101)
How this university scores applications, with the figures it publishes.
High level summary
Simple summary. Excruciating detail below.
| Question | Answer |
|---|
| Is there a score to clear? | Yes. The university publishes a number, further down this page. Miss it and you are not shortlisted. It is reset every year, so last year’s figure is a guide, not a promise. |
| How to read the UCAT figures here | Neither a lowest score nor an average is published, so there is nothing here to measure against. |
| What else counts | Degree subject and class are a requirement in their own right. Details below.
GCSEs are a gate. Meeting the minimum is what counts; beating it earns nothing.
The SJT band is scored and adds to your total. Band 4 ends the application whatever the total comes to. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | UCAT alone determines who is interviewed - nothing else is ranked. Competition ratio 32 home applicants per place. Personal statement checked after interview |
| Admissions test - how it is used | UCAT score forms the sole basis for ranking and selection for interview |
| GAMSAT requirement | Unknown |
| UCAT threshold | Published thresholds by year of entry, of 3600: 2021 3030, 2022 3010, 2023 2930, 2024 2820, 2025 2740. The 2025 figure converts to about 2030 on the current scale. A101 applicants are ranked on UCAT score ALONE after the academic screen, with no GCSE points |
| Interview format | MMI and traditional panel interviews |
| Data status | Five years of thresholds published, the fullest A101 series anywhere in this workbook. Newcastle publishes no contextual threshold for A101, only for A100. SJT band 4 is not considered; at interview band 1 adds 5 points, band 2 adds 3 and band 3 adds 1 |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/newcastle-medicine-a101/ ; https://www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/medical-education/files/admissions-documents/2026%20Admissions%20Policy%20FINAL%20(2).pdf ; https://www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/study-with-us/general-documents/mbbs/UCAT%20Thresholds%202025.pdf ; 2027 Admissions Policy (read 17 September 2026)
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | England |
| Course (UCAS code) | MB BS Medicine Accelerated Programme (A101) |
| Degree requirement | 2:1 in any previous degree or integrated Masters, or a practising healthcare professional with post-registration qualifications and at least five years' experience |
| GCSE | Not scored |
| A level | Not scored |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Not applicable - not scored on this route |
| English language | IELTS 7.0 including 7.0 in each of the four elements, per the School of Medicine MBBS admissions policy which covers both A100 and A101 |
| Resits accepted? | Not applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levels |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Admissions test accepted | UCAT |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | No points conversion has been published. What the University does say about the UCAT is in the row below. |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | UCAT score forms the sole basis for ranking and selection for interview UCAT alone determines who is interviewed - nothing else is ranked. Competition ratio 32 home applicants per place. Personal statement checked after interview |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | No volumes published |
| Places | Unknown |
| Places - provider total | 343 (Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider total across A100 and A101 and is not split between them) |
| SJT - how the band is used | Band 4 is not considered. At interview band 1 adds 5 points, band 2 adds 3 and band 3 adds 1. |
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