A degree in applied or experimental science (see here) – with a degree class of 2.1 or above.
Passes at A-level of at least AAB (grade requirements apply if A-levels were taken within the last 5 years; applicants whose exams were taken more than 5 years prior to the year of application are not required to have AAB, although their grades will be assessed carefully at the shortlisting stage).
Applicants must have A-level Chemistry (normally passed at A or A* if taken within last 5 years). Applicants with a degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry (2.1 or above) are exempt from this requirement.
Applicants must also have one from Biology, Physics or Mathematics at A-level.
Applicants must have AAB with an A in Scottish Advanced Higher Chemistry if taken within last 5 years. Applicants with a degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry (2.1 or above) are exempt from this requirement.
Applicants must also have one from Biology, Physics or Mathematics at Scottish Advanced Higher Level.
Applicants must have an overall score of 36 (including core points) and scores of 6 in subjects taken at Higher Level.
Applicants are required to offer the following subjects at Higher Level:
i) Chemistry (unless applicants have a degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry with a 2.1 or above)
ii) At least one from Biology, Physics or Mathematics
Applicants with a degree in a subject other than bioscience must have a qualification in Biology at GCSE or equivalent level.
Applicants with a degree in a subject other than bioscience must have a qualification in Biology at GCSE or equivalent level.
We welcome applicants with these qualifications but please note that we apply the same criteria for these routes as are used for entry to the standard (A100) course. In particular, applicants would need to demonstrate that:
Please check with the provider of your particular course if you are unsure about any of the above. We ask applicants to submit a letter from the provider to confirm that the course is equivalent to the A-levels concerned (usually Chemistry and a second core science).
As with other qualifications, we would expect applicants with Access to HE/Foundation qualifications to have excelled (and to have maintained a high level of performance at first degree level) in order for them to be able to make a competitive application.
All applicants will need to complete Oxford’s Supplementary Application Form and provide two additional references.
The Supplementary Application Form for the University will be available online from 1 September 2025. The application form must be completed by 6pm, 15 October 2025. ( We can’t consider applications that arrive after that date. Please also note that we cannot consider applications that are incomplete: you must complete both a UCAS application and an Oxford application form.)
The application form includes questions related to why you wish to study medicine here. Please note that you are required to identify your two additional referees on the form and that your nominated referees will receive an invitation to provide a reference on submission of the Supplementary Application Form. Referees will need to have an applicant’s email address and UCAS number in order to complete the form. Applicants will receive an automated email when a reference has been submitted on their behalf.
This course uses multiple teaching methods.
Students begin their training with ‘pre-clinical’ work, involving study of the basic medical sciences. This is followed by the ‘clinical’ course during which you will work in hospital wards under the supervision of consultants.
The main emphasis of problem-based learning (PBL) is on small group working, centred around a ‘problem’ or scenario. These scenarios are hypothetical patient cases.
This integrated approach, centred on PBL, and grounded in a robust scientific understanding, strong clinical knowledge and highly developed communication and clinical reasoning skills, allows you to develop life-long skills that will be crucial to your success as a doctor.
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.
Applicants can apply with predicted grades. Around 40% of our applicants are still undergraduates at the time of application. However, the degree result is one of the factors we use in shortlisting and so, if you don’t have a degree at the time you apply, then other factors (referees’ reports, UCAT score) will carry more weight than they otherwise might; we might be inclined to look more closely at your earlier academic record particularly (A-levels or equivalent).
It’s also not uncommon for applicants to take A-level Chemistry alongside their degree in order to become eligible to apply. It is acceptable to apply with a result pending as long as a final grade will be awarded within the standard A-level results window in mid-August. Were the offer of a place to be made, the conditions of the offer would be very likely to include a particular grade in the A-level(s).
Applicants can re-sit their school-leaving qualifications in order to enhance their application.
All applicants are free to make reference to skills or experience acquired in any context to date when trying to address our selection criteria: sometimes applicants refer to voluntary work and other extra-curricular activity, but many forms of evidence can help demonstrate to tutors that an applicant has tried to make an informed decision regarding his/her own suitability to study Medicine.
While some work experience in hospitals is theoretically desirable, we do appreciate that it can be very difficult to arrange and we therefore have no requirement for it. Any form of voluntary work would be beneficial in the context of applying for Medicine (such as helping out in a hospital, at an old people’s home, St John’s Ambulance, or work with a charity or overseas agency).
Used as one component in selection for interview, may be used at interview or checked after interview before offers are made.
Application scores from both College Tutor and Faculty Member are combined with a UCAT decile score based predominantly on the Verbal reasoning, Decision making, Quantitative reasoning, and Abstract reasoning sections of the UCAT.
This forms the overall shortlisting score per applicant.
Online traditional panel interviews.
Oxford is an independent and self-governing institution consisting of the University, its divisions, departments and faculties, and the colleges.
The Medical Sciences Division is the largest of the four academic divisions within the University and is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for biomedical and clinical research and teaching. In the Times Higher Education subject rankings for 2025, Oxford was, for the 14th year running, ranked first in the world for medical and health subjects.
Our course has a strong emphasis on the academic basis of medicine taught within a clinical context. We aim to produce doctors who are broadly educated in science and clinical practice, and whose clinical practice is informed by their scientific approach to medicine.
