2.1 in any degree.
BBB at A-Level including Chemistry and any one of Biology, Physics or Maths.
AAA including Chemistry and either Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics. Graduates are required to obtain a 2.1 in their degree plus BBB at A-level, including Chemistry and either Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
Advanced Higher: AA in Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics, and Standard Higher: AAAAB.
36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations).
Advanced numeracy requirement (7 or A in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent) and Standard literacy requirement (4 or C in GCSE English or equivalent).
Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.
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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.
Predicted grades for school leaving qualifications and undergraduate degree classifications are accepted.
We consider applicants resitting GCSEs and/or A-levels (or equivalent Level 3 qualifications). A maximum of one resit is allowed in any one subject. Applicants who did not achieve the minimum required GCSE profile results in their first sitting can apply with resits achieved or with results pending. We only make an exception to this where there are extenuating personal circumstances, and any exceptions are at the discretion of the University. We do not provide guidance in advance of an application on our criteria for considering extenuating circumstances.
While not a requirement for the course, we encourage applicants to obtain work experience. This enables the applicant to gain some insight into their potential vocation. Applicants may be asked to reflect on their work experience at interview. Clinical work experience is not required but we encourage applicants to seek out opportunities to work with the public in a customer service role, or volunteer in a care or health environment (nursing home, local hospice, shelter for the homeless, or facility supporting people with disabilities or special needs), or a youth group. Should they be invited, applicants are required to complete a form prior to attending the interview which documents the type and duration of their work experience. This information may be used as a basis for discussion.
We no longer use the personal statement as a weighted component of our selection criteria. Should we need to differentiate between applicants who have identical scores at interview when making offers, UCAT scores will be used as our primary differentiator. Should there be a situation where applicants achieve the same interview result and UCAT score, only then will the personal statement be used as a deciding factor.
UCAT
Applicants move around seven Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) stations, each taking six minutes (one minute for reading instructions and five minutes for completing task) and assessing a particular criterion. Each station is supervised by one or two interviewers as appropriate.
We offer a range of opportunities to students taking A-levels or equivalent to help them make informed decisions about university.
Our post-16 programmes give a taste of what it is like to study at Bristol. Participants who successfully complete Access to Bristol, the Insight into Bristol summer school, Next Step Bristol, or the Virtual Summer School are eligible to receive admissions benefits such as the Guaranteed Contextual Offer.
More information on widening access
Our contextual offer is a grade reduction of up to two grades below the standard entry requirements. We make contextual offers to those from backgrounds who are historically less likely to come to Bristol. Please note this applies to Home fee status applicants only.
You may be eligible for a contextual offer if one of the following statements applies to you:
Check our website to find full eligibility criteria.
A-level contextual offer:
ABB including A in Chemistry and B in one of Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma contextual offer:
32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry and 5 at Higher Level in one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations)
Bristol Medical School is a leading centre for collaborative and multi-disciplinary research. The school comprises two departments: Population Health Sciences and Translational Health Sciences. The school’s mission is to deliver excellent research, focused on improving the health of individuals and the population, and to develop the next generation of clinicians and scientists.
Our vision is to develop our world-leading reputation for health research, and embrace educational innovation that will nurture skilled, adaptable and resilient clinicians and scientists.
