Graduate applicants must have, or be working towards, a 2.1 (Hons) in a recognised undergraduate non-medicine related Bachelor degree, also BBB/ABC at A-level (or equivalent) including subject requirements and in the instance of ABC, compulsory sciences cannot be at grade C. Must also meet the specified minimum GCSE requirements. If you have completed a Master’s level (e.g. MSc, MA) degree or PhD (non-medicine related subjects), the minimum A-Level requirement is BBC (or equivalent) including specified subject requirements with compulsory sciences at grade B or above. Candidates with medicine-related graduate qualifications may also wish to check eligibility for our A101 Graduate Entry medicine programme.
A Level grades AAA (or equivalent) required. This must include Biology and an additional science from the list below:
You will need to pass the science practical element of the A-Level if this is part of your programme of study. Where grades AAA (or equivalent at A Level are required, compulsory sciences must be at grade A or above). General Studies, Key Skills and other similar equivalent subjects are not accepted. Other non-standard subjects are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may not be accepted.
Please see widening participation section on this page for contextual offer detail.
Grades AAB at Advanced Higher including Biology and Chemistry. Graduates with 2.1 degree or higher: grades BBC – two compulsory sciences must be grade B. Graduates with MSc/PhD: 2.1 degree or higher and grades BCC – grade B in Biology. National 5s and Highers will be accepted in lieu of GCSE. Equivalent level, grade, and subject requirements must be met. Duplicate subjects will not be counted twice.
Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (Level 3) will be accepted in lieu of one A-Level, at the grades listed above and excluding any specified subjects.
36 overall (excluding Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay) including 19 at Higher Level. Must include grade 6 in Biology and Chemistry. Grade 7 in SL Biology or Chemistry can be taken in place of Higher Level Biology or Chemistry if you also have grade 6 in HL Maths, Physics or Statistics. Graduates with Bachelor/MSc/PhD: 2.1 degree or higher and 32 overall with Grade 5s including Biology and Chemistry.
National 5s and Highers will be accepted in lieu of GCSE. Equivalent level, grade, and subject requirements must be met. Duplicate subjects will not be counted twice.
Case-Based Learning (CBL) is a tutorial-based, group learning approach where students work through real-world clinical scenarios across subjects such as cardiology, respiratory, and gastroenterology.
During each session, you’ll identify key learning outcomes and use them to guide your study, following a patient case from initial presentation through to diagnosis and management.
The goal of CBL is to help students apply theoretical knowledge to practical situations. This better prepares you for reviewing real cases during clinical placements.
Offers are made on the basis of predicted grades.
We will only accept Level 2 (e.g. GCSE) resits completed within 12 months of the original sitting. These must be completed prior to application. The exception to this is English Language which has no time limit for resit but must be included as achieved or pending on the application form. Only one re-sit permitted per qualification. We do not accept Level 3 (e.g. A Level) resits. However, it should be noted that we do not consider exams taken after centre assessed grades to be re-sits. Re-sits of A Level module units will be considered provided that the final exam has not already taken place and a grade awarded.
Clinical experience not required. Experience of caring/volunteering/work may be assessed at interview.
You must demonstrate an awareness of the healthcare system in the UK and the nature of the medical training in your personal statement.
UCAT. You must achieve UCAT prior to submitting your application. You must sit the UCAT in the year of application. We do not have a minimum threshold score; however, we will use UCAT scores as part of our selection process.
Multiple-mini interviews (MMI)
Bangor University is committed to widening participation in Higher Education (HE) and accepts students from a broad range of backgrounds.
To support students into Higher Education, we use a number of indicators to identify students who may be at a disadvantage in their ability to access Higher Education, in order to provide additional support.
The University will use contextual data available to inform whether each applicant is eligible for a Contextual Offer, as a result of our widening access policy. This means that your offer is likely to be lower than you may have otherwise received. The offer will reflect the fact that we are keen to ensure that you decide to study here.
If your postcode indicates that you live in a HE low-participation neighbourhood (including Communities First areas in Wales) you may receive a contextual offer of AAB as a result of our widening access policy.
Postcodes are categorised according to the POLAR4 coding system, which identifies 5 tiers of Higher Education participation. Tier 1 has the lowest proportion of residents who have attended Higher Education and Tier 5 the highest.
All contextual offers will be made on the basis of potential to achieve highly at this University and no offers will be based solely on contextual data.
During the 2024/25 application cycle for admission in September 2025, UCAS will be supplying universities with contextual information of other socio-economic indicators, as provided by applicants when completing their UCAS applications.
Bangor University will be reviewing this additional information to inform the consideration of eligibility for a contextual offer of AAB. This data includes:
UCAS also supplies universities with contextual data regarding School performance (e.g. examination results). This information might be used at confirmation (summer exam results) to help inform decisions where applicants have not quite met the terms of their offer.
A contextual offer of AAB may be made to Welsh speaking students (which for the purpose of application to Medicine must also include having gained a Welsh Language (first language) GCSE qualification) or those who meet our contextual offer requirements.
The University will review the above policy at the end of each admissions cycle.
You can find more details information about Bangor University’s widening access initiatives on the university website.
More information on widening access
We will train you to be an excellent doctor for Wales and beyond by providing high quality teaching, and an inspiring learning experience based around increased clinical contact and award-winning clinical teaching at the University Health Board. You will graduate as a skilled clinician who understands people and the environment in which we live.
We offer the highest quality teaching in a supportive learning environment, and you can be assured that you will be taught by lecturers who want to see you thrive.
