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    How the UKCAT is used by Consortium Universities

    This document aims to provide an overview of how each consortium university uses the UKCAT in their admissions processes. We endeavour to provide up

    to date information directly copiedfrom each consortium website on the date cited but cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies or changes.

    At this point in the year some information may still pertain to 2013 entry so we recommend you check the institution s website before making any

    decisions regarding your application for 2014 entry and we have provided web links to the source information.

    Instit.

    code

    Institution UCAS

    Course

    Code

    Course name UKCAT information Link Retrieved

    A20 University of

    Aberdeen

    A100 Medicine Candidates' UKCAT scores are considered in our selection for interview but are not the sole

    indicator for selection. They are considered alongside actual and predicted academic

    achievement and the objective scoring of information supplied on the UCAS application form

    (the Personal Statement and Reference). All indicators are considered together in deciding who

    will be selected for interview. A minimum UKCAT cut-off score is NOT used.

    Applicants to Aberdeen offer a broad range of UKCAT scores. For 2012 entry:

    Applicants: the lowest total score for an applicant was 1619 and the highest 2890. Offers made: the lowest total score for successful applicants who were made offers

    was 2210 and the highest 2890

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    A20 University of

    Aberdeen

    A201 Dental Surgery

    (Graduates Only)

    Candidates' UKCAT scores are considered in our selection for interview but are not the sole

    indicator for selection. They are considered alongside actual and predicted academic

    achievement and the objective scoring of information supplied on the UCAS application form(the Personal Statement and Reference). All indicators are considered together in deciding who

    will be selected for interview. A minimum UKCAT cut-off score is NOT used.

    Applicants to Aberdeen offer a broad range of UKCAT scores. For 2012 entry:

    Applicants: the lowest total score for an applicant was 1619 and the highest 2890. Offers made: the lowest total score for successful applicants who were made offers was

    2210 and the highest 2890

    Website 11.06.13

    B74 Brighton and

    Sussex Medical

    School

    A100 Medicine Most applicants to BSMS are required to take the UKCAT the summer prior to applying to us

    (please note most graduates will be expected to take the BMAT. Please view our graduate entry

    requirements for further information). There is currently no UKCAT threshold. We only use the

    UKCAT once you have been interviewed, either if you are on borderline with other candidates to

    being offered a place here, or if you are already on our waiting list and a space has become

    available. A low UKCAT score does not mean that your application will automatically be madeunsuccessful if you meet our other entry requirements.

    Website 11.06.13

    C15 Cardiff

    University

    A100 Medicine There is no minimum score or threshold required for Cardiff in the UKCAT so no matter what

    you apply with, we will still consider your application. We only use the results of an applicants

    UKCAT test if we are at the end of the process with two applicants in a tiebreak situation, at

    which point we may refer to the test results to make a decision.

    Website 11.06.13

    C15 Cardiff

    University

    A101 Medicine

    (Graduate Entry)

    TBC See website for details Website

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    Instit.

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    Institution UCAS

    Course

    Code

    Course name UKCAT information Link Retrieved

    C15 Cardiff

    University

    A104 Medicine with a

    Preliminary Year

    There is no minimum score or threshold required for Cardiff in the UKCAT so no matter what

    you apply with, we will still consider your application. We only use the results of an applicants

    UKCAT test if we are at the end of the process with two applicants in a tiebreak situation, at

    which point we may refer to the test results to make a decision.

    Website 11.06.13

    C15 Cardiff

    University

    A200 Dental Surgery All applicants applying for both A200 and A204 will have to sit the UKCAT examinations. No

    offers to read Dentistry will be made unless we have received a candidates UKCAT score. The

    School of Dentistry does NOT state a minimum score to be achieved in the UKCAT.

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    C15 Cardiff

    University

    A204 Dental Surgery with

    a preliminary year

    All applicants applying for both A200 and A204 will have to sit the UKCAT examinations. No

    offers to read Dentistry will be made unless we have received a candidates UKCAT score. The

    School of Dentistry does NOT state a minimum score to be achieved in the UKCAT.

    Website 11.06.13

    D65 University of

    Dundee

    A100 Medicine Your UKCAT score will be factored into the pre-interview rank. There is no specific cut off applied

    but obviously a high score is advantageous. Our analysis of the 2010 applicants revealed that we

    interviewed few applicants with a UKCAT score below 2,300 and the average for those gaining

    offers was over 2,600. Applications without UKCAT will be rejected.

    Website 09.07.13

    D65 University of

    Dundee

    A104 Medicine

    (Pre-medical year)

    Your UKCAT score will be factored into the pre-interview rank. There is no specific cut off applied

    but obviously a high score is advantageous. Our analysis of the 2010 applicants revealed that we

    interviewed few applicants with a UKCAT score below 2,300 and the average for those gaining

    offers was over 2,600. Applications without UKCAT will be rejected.

    Website 09.07.13

    D65 University ofDundee

    A200 Dentistry All applicants will be expected to undertake the UKCAT test before they apply. Your UKCAT scorewill be factored into the pre-interview rank. There is no specific cut off applied but obviously a

    high score is advantageous. Our analysis of the 2010 applicants revealed that the average for

    those gaining offers was over 2,600. Applications without UKCAT will be rejected.

    Website 09.07.13

    D65 University of

    Dundee

    A204 Dentistry

    (Pre-dental year)

    All applicants will be expected to undertake the UKCAT test before they apply. Your UKCAT score

    will be factored into the pre-interview rank. There is no specific cut off applied but obviously a

    high score is advantageous. Our analysis of the 2010 applicants revealed that the average for

    those gaining offers was over 2,600. Applications without UKCAT will be rejected.

    Website 09.07.13

    D86 University of

    Durham

    A100 Medicine All applicants applying to study the 5 year A100 programme at Newcastle or Durham Universities

    or the 4 year A101 Medicine programme at Newcastle University will be required to take the UK

    Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT). The UKCAT threshold may differ in each admissions cycle as it is

    dependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the

    current cycle. Therefore information on what the threshold is, is not available to prospectivestudents.

    Website 10.07.13

    E14 University of

    East Anglia

    A100 Medicine Currently we only use the cognitive component of the UKCAT in the selection process (i.e.

    we are not using the Situational Judgement Test - SJT score/banding). We do not set a

    minimum cut-off score for the UKCAT, but consider the component scores within the

    academic screening processes. Whilst a high UKCAT score may be advantageous a low

    score, in an otherwise strong application, will not automatically disqualify an applicant

    from consideration.

    Website 09.07.13

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    Instit.

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    Institution UCAS

    Course

    Code

    Course name UKCAT information Link Retrieved

    E14 University of

    East Anglia

    A104 Medicine with

    a Foundation Year

    We have not set a cut-off score for the UKCAT test. We will consider scores from the test

    within the academic screening processes in the School. Whilst a high UKCAT score could be

    advantageous a low score will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration.

    If the rest of the application is strong then the applicant could still be short-listed for

    interview with a lower UKCAT test score.

    Website 09.07.13

    E56 University of

    Edinburgh

    A100 Medicine The Selection Committee uses your UKCAT score to make a more informed decision about your

    application. Once all the scores are received we rank them and allocate a score. The points arethen added to your total score to contribute towards your final ranking. Due to the introduction

    of the Situational Judgement section of the test, ranking for 2014 entry has yet to be decided.

    However, we will still be considering all scores and no applicant will be excluded from selection

    based on the score achieved in their UKCAT test (although applicants will be excluded if they

    have failed to take the test and not gained an exemption). The score an applicant achieved may

    be looked at again when final decisions are being made and there is a number of applicants with

    the same ranked score and limited places left to offer.

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    E84 University of

    Exeter

    A100 Medicine

    (5 years)

    Applications will be sorted according to academic profile and overall UKCAT score in order to

    determine which applicants will receive an offer of an interview.

    Website 09.07.13

    G28 University of

    Glasgow

    A100 Medicine The UKCAT results are an important part of the MBChB Admissions process. The incorporation

    of the UKCAT results into the admissions process is reviewed on an annual basis. For entry in

    September 2013 the Medical School will interview approximately 500-600 applicants. Aninterview or entry is not guaranteed. Applicants should note that they will be considered within

    their year of application and by the standard presented during that admissions cycle alone.

    Depending on the number of applications the Medical School receives by 15 October and the

    range of UKCAT scores received in November, the Medical School may not be in a position to

    consider further all applicants who meet/are predicted to achieve minimum academic entry

    requirements and who also possess the UKCAT national average total score. Interviewees who

    meet/are predicted to achieve the minimum academic entry requirements will be ranked by

    UKCAT total score. Allocations for interviews will then be processed from the top UKCAT total

    score. Applicants who have not sat the UKCAT and who have not received a UKCAT exemption

    will not be considered for entry.

    Website 09.07.13

    G28 University of

    Glasgow

    A200 Dentistry Upon receipt, applications are checked to ensure they meet the entrance requirements and

    academically ranked according to our BDS Person Specification. Applications will be given avalue between 0-2 according to the qualification obtained or due to be completed:

    0 Do not meet entry criteria

    1 Meet entry criteria

    2 Exceed entry criteria (Only applicants with MBChb + MRCS Part 1 will be considered in this

    category)

    Applicants who score 0 will automatically be rejected. Applicants in category 2 will automatically

    proceed to the next stage of the application process. Applicants placed in category 1 will be

    ranked according to their UKCAT score, this will involve the majority of applicants including those

    Website 09.07.13

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    Institution UCAS

    Course

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    Course name UKCAT information Link Retrieved

    applying straight from School and also graduate applicants who already possess a first

    degree. The cut off for the UKCAT score will be determined on a yearly basis to allow us to take

    forward approximately 200 - 250 applicants to the next stage. All applications taken forward to

    stage 2 of the admissions process will be invited to attend a selection interview as evidence of

    their suitability and this will be assessed against the BDS Person Specification. All applicants

    should read the information provided on the BDS Person Specification carefully. From 2012

    entry, the Scottish Government determined different funded numbers for Scottish and EUstudents (73) from the rest of the UK (RUK) (14) and this is likely to be the case in 2013. Glasgow

    Dental School very much regrets that his means that we may need to app ly a different UKCAT

    cut off for these two groups. We may also have to do this in relation to interview. We will advise

    you of new information in this respect as we receive it.

    H75 Hull York

    Medical School

    A100 Medicine All our applicants must take the UKCAT in the year they apply. If your UKCAT score is high

    enough, we invite you for interview directly. Otherwise, we award you a number of points

    depending on your UKCAT score, and add this to the points from your UCAS form to give the

    total score which we use to rank you against other applicants. If you have a total UKCAT score of

    less than 2400, or a score of less than 450 in any of the four cognitive subtests, we won't

    normally consider your application. If you meet these minimum requirements, your UKCAT score

    contributes to your application as follows:

    UKCAT Score Outcome

    less than 2400 we won't consider your application

    2400-2599 +10pts

    2600-2699 +15pts

    2700-2799 +20pts

    2800 + + 25pts & automatic interview

    For full details of how we rank applicants, see our selection procedure.

    Website 09.07.13

    I50 Imperial

    College London

    (Graduate

    Entry)

    A101 Medicine

    (Graduate Entry)

    UKCAT cut-off scores are calculated each year, as a result of ranked candidate UKCAT scores

    versus number of expected interview sessions. As a result, the absolute UKCAT cut-off changes

    each year. However, the UKCAT cut-off scores from previous admissions cycles may be used as a

    guide. For 2013 entry, 640 was the minimum score required in each of the following:

    quantitative reasoning, decision analysis, verbal reasoning, abstract reasoning.

    Website 10.07.13

    K12 Keele

    University

    A100 Medicine Keele uses UKCAT results only in borderline cases. Those applicants who narrowly miss achieving

    the required score for their UCAS application will receive further consideration (usually in the

    form of second-marking) if they have a total UKCAT score in the top 50% nationally. Applicants

    holding offers who narrowly miss achieving the required grades in their A-levels (or equivalent

    level-3 qualification) may receive further consideration i f there are places available. In these

    circumstances, the factors taken into consideration in allocating remaining places will include

    interview score and UKCAT score. Applicants receiving offers for 2012 entry had UKCAT total

    scores ranging from 2020 to 3070.

    Website 09.07.13

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    Instit.

    code

    Institution UCAS

    Course

    Code

    Course name UKCAT information Link Retrieved

    K12 Keele

    University

    A104 Medicine with

    Health Foundation Yr

    Keele uses UKCAT results only in borderline cases. Those applicants who narrowly miss ach ieving

    the required score for their UCAS application will receive further consideration (usually in the

    form of second-marking) if they have a total UKCAT score in the top 50% nationally. Applicants

    holding offers who narrowly miss achieving the required grades in their A-levels (or equivalent

    level-3 qualification) may receive further consideration i f there are places available. In these

    circumstances, the factors taken into consideration in allocating remaining places will include

    interview score and UKCAT score. Applicants receiving offers for 2012 entry had UKCAT totalscores ranging from 2020 to 3070.

    Website 09.07.13

    K60 King's College

    London

    A100 Medicine

    (5 years)

    Your UKCAT scores will be considered in our selection for interview. They will not be the sole

    indicator for selection. They will be balanced against achievement in other areas, in particular

    your academic performance to date. All indicators will be considered together in deciding who

    will be selected for interview. I t is therefore important to understand t hat there is no universal

    'cut off' score for the UKCAT when applying for 2014 entry. For example, if an applicant has an

    excellent academic background then the test scores will play a less significant part in selection.

    For those with weaker academic backgrounds (relative to our overall applicant pool), the scores

    will become more important. An applicant who may not normally be considered on academic

    grounds could be invited to interview on the strength of strong UKCAT scores that may indicate

    potential. Also, if applicants are very similar in all other ways, the score may be the determining

    factor in selection for interview. As a guide for applicants, for 2012/3 entry, most applicantsinvited for interview had scored at least 695.

    Website 09.07.13

    K60 King's College

    London

    A101 Extended Medical Degree

    Programme (6 years)

    For the Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP), the UKCAT i s used contextually, along

    with all other factors.

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    07.08.13

    K60 King's College

    London

    A102 Medicine Graduate/

    Professional Entry Programme

    Your UKCAT scores will be considered in our selection for interview. Normally, candidates are

    selected from those with scores within the top 25% of the applicant pool. Within this group, all

    indicators are then considered for a final selection of around 160 interviewees.

    Website 09.07.13

    K60 King's College

    London

    A202 Dentistry Graduate/

    Professional Entry Prog (4yr)

    See link for further information. Website 09.07.13

    K60 King's College

    London

    A205 Dentistry

    (5 years)

    Your UKCAT scores will be considered in our selection for interview. They will not be the sole

    indicator for selection, but will be balanced against achievement in other areas, in particular

    your academic performance to date. All indicators will be considered together in deciding whowill be selected for interview. It is therefore important to understand that there is no universal

    'cut off' score for the UKCAT when applying for 2013 entry. For example, if an applicant has an

    excellent academic background then the test scores will not play such a significant part in

    selection. For those with weaker academic backgrounds (relative to our overall applicant pool),

    the scores will become more important. An app licant who may not normally be considered on

    academic grounds could be invited to interview on the strength of strong UKCAT scores that may

    indicate potential. Also, if applicants are very similar in all other ways, the scores may be the

    determining factor in selection for in terview.

    Website 09.07.13

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    Instit.

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    Institution UCAS

    Course

    Code

    Course name UKCAT information Link Retrieved

    K60 King's College

    London

    A206 Enhanced Support

    Dentistry Programme

    Your UKCAT scores will be considered in our selection for interview. They will not be the sole

    indicator for selection, but will be balanced against achievement in other areas, in particular

    your academic performance to date. All indicators will be considered together in deciding who

    will be selected for interview. I t is therefore important to understand that there is no universal

    'cut off' score for the UKCAT when applying for 2012 entry. For example, if an applicant has an

    excellent academic background then the test scores will not play such a significant part in

    selection. For those with weaker academic backgrounds (relative to our overall applicant pool),the scores will become more important. An applicant who may not normally be considered on

    academic grounds could be invited to interview on the strength of strong UKCAT scores that may

    indicate potential. Also, if applicants are very similar in all other ways, the scores may be the

    determining factor in selection for interview.

    Website 09.07.13

    L23 University of

    Leeds

    A100 Medicine UKCAT has been used by Leeds School of Medicine for many years and will continue to be so for

    the 2013/14 admissions application cycle. We do not operate a "cut-off threshold" below which

    we would not consider an application; instead we take it into account alongside your previous

    and predicted academic performance, personal statement and reference.

    Website 09.07.13

    L34 University of

    Leicester

    A100 Medicine Initial assessment of UCAS forms will be based on academic ability and UKCAT score. Academic

    ability and UKCAT will each be scored out of 30, giving a total score out of 60. UKCAT will be

    scored according to the total, as follows: 3000+ = 30 2900+ = 29 2800+ = 28 2700+ = 27 Etc.

    Website 09.07.13

    L34 University ofLeicester

    A101 Medicine(Graduate Entry)

    Initial assessment of UCAS form. UKCAT total score will be used to generate a score out 10 asfollows:

    > 3,000 = 10 > 2,500 = 5

    > 2,900 = 9 > 2,400 = 4

    > 2,800 = 8 > 2,300 = 3

    > 2,700 = 7 > 2,200 = 2

    > 2,600 = 6 > 2,100 = 1

    Candidates achieving a UKCAT total of less than 2,100 will not be excluded, but will generate a

    score of zero for this section.

    Website 09.07.13

    M20 University of

    Manchester

    A104 Medicine

    (6 years including

    foundation year)

    To help identify talented students from all backgrounds, UKCAT scores from UK candidates who

    come from similar educational and socio-demographic backgrounds are considered against each

    other. This is done by using supplemental information provided by publicly available datasets

    (see www.manchester.ac.uk/contextualdata). Equal proportions of top scoring applicants fromeach group are then selected for interview. One of the aims of the foundation year in medicine

    is to widen participation. With this in mind, applicants with a contextual data flag who meet our

    academic and non-academic criteria, whose UKCAT score is below our threshold, will be given

    additional consideration and may be invited for an interview. We anticipate that the number of

    applicants that this applies to will be low. The following tables give the range of UKCAT scores

    for applicants who were invited to interview last year. These are intended as a guide only; as we

    do not receive the UKCAT results prior to application, we cannot predict the score needed to

    obtain an interview. UKCAT scores of applicants invited for interview for A104:

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    Admissions

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    Applicants with a WP Plus Flag (i.e.

    those who meet both

    geodemographic and educational

    indicators, and /or those who have

    been care for more than 3 months)

    Applicants with a WP Flag or no

    contextual flags*

    2012/13 2210 and above 2480 and above2011/12 2130 and above 2440 and above

    2010/11 2270 and above 2430 and above

    *includes mature students and students applying f rom the EU

    M20 University of

    Manchester

    A106 Medicine To help identify talented students from all backgrounds, UKCAT scores from UK candidates

    who come from similar educational and socio-demographic backgrounds are considered

    against each other. This is done by using supplemental information provided by publicly

    available datasets (see www.manchester.ac.uk/contextualdata). Equal proportions of top

    scoring applicants from each group are then selected for interview.

    The following tables give the range of UKCAT scores for applicants who were invited to

    interview last year. These are intended as a guide only; as we do not receive the UKCAT

    results prior to application, we cannot predict the score needed to obtain an interview.

    UKCAT scores of applicants invited for interview for A106:Admissions

    cycle

    Applicants with a WP Plus Flag (i.e. those who

    meet both geodemographic and educational

    indicators, and /or those who have

    been care for more than 3 months)

    Applicants with a WP Flag

    or no contextual flags*

    2012/13 2560 and above 2650 and above

    2011/12 2490 and above 2590 and above

    2010/11 2460 and above 2610 and above

    *includes mature students and students applying f rom the EU

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    M20 University of

    Manchester

    A204 Dentistry

    (BDS pre-dental

    year entry)

    Each candidate is scored on their performance in the test. The actual raw score is not particularly

    important but each candidate is also given a percentile score which shows how they performed

    in relation to other candidates. It i s this percentile score that is examined as part of the

    assessment of the UCAS application. Manchester Dental School does not operate a cut-off scorefor UKCAT results. It is merely one element of the assessment of the application. Therefore, just

    because you have a low UKCAT percentile score does not mean you would be automatically

    rejected. Similarly just because you have a high UKCAT percentile score does not mean you will

    be successful either.

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    M20 University of

    Manchester

    A206 Dentistry

    (BDS first-year entry)

    Each candidate is scored on their performance in the test. The actual raw score is not particularly

    important to us but each candidate is also given a percentile score which shows how they

    performed in relation to other candidates. It is this percentile score that is examined as part of

    the assessment of the UCAS application. Manchester Dental School does not operate a cut-off

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    score for UKCAT results. It is merely one element of the assessment of the application.

    Therefore, candidates with a low UKCAT percentile score does not mean that they will be

    automatically rejected. Similarly, candidates with a high UKCAT percentile score does not mean

    that they will be successful either.

    N21 University of

    Newcastle

    A100 Medicine

    (stage 1 entry)

    All applicants applying to study the 5 year A100 programme at Newcastle or Durham Universities

    or the 4 year A101 Medicine programme at Newcastle University will be required to take the UK

    Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT). The UKCAT threshold may differ in each admissions cycle as it isdependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the

    current cycle. Therefore information on what the threshold is, is not available to prospective

    students.

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    N21 University of

    Newcastle

    A101 Medicine

    (Accelerated Programme,

    Graduate Entry)

    All applicants applying to study the 5 year A100 programme at Newcastle or Durham Universities

    or the 4 year A101 Medicine programme at Newcastle University will be required to take the UK

    Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT). The UKCAT threshold may differ in each admissions cycle as it is

    dependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the

    current cycle. Therefore information on what the threshold is, is not available to prospective

    students.

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    N21 University of

    Newcastle

    A206 Dentistry All candidates are required to have taken the UKCAT for the current applications cycle. We

    operate a cut-off figure, below which applicants are not normally considered. This may vary

    from year to year: for entry 2012 this was an average score of not less than 615 over the 4components, with not less than 550 in any individual component.

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    N84 University of

    Nottingham

    A100 Medicine We do not have a cut-off or threshold for the UKCAT results. Instead, we award scores for the

    four raw scores achieved in the cognitive component and the awarded scores are added to

    scores we award for GCSE's (where applicable), personal statement and reference, and on-line

    questionnaire results. The scores are then totalled and applicants with the highest total scores

    are invited for interview.

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    N84 University of

    Nottingham

    A108 Medicine with

    a Foundation Year

    UKCAT test - each of the individual cognitive sub-components are scored. Website 10.07.13

    P60 Plymouth

    University

    A100 Medicine & Surgery UKCAT test results will be used, alongside the academic information contained on your UCAS

    form to select direct school leavers for interview. You will be required to meet a minimum

    standard in each of the four subtests, plus meet an overall target score which is set and reviewed

    annually by the Admissions Advisory Panel.

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    P60 Plymouth

    University

    A206 Dental Surgery UKCAT test results will be used, alongside the academic information contained on your UCAS

    form to select direct school leavers for interview. You will be required to meet a minimum

    standard in each of the four subtests, plus meet an overall target score which is set and reviewed

    annually by the Admissions Advisory Panel.

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    P60 Plymouth

    University

    B750 BSc Hons in Dental Therapy

    & Hygiene (BSc/BDTH)

    TBC Website 10.07.13

    Q50 Queen Mary,

    University of

    A100 Medicine How we use the UKCAT

    For school-leavers/gap year students, you must achieve at least 2400 overall in the UKCAT. Website 10.07.13

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    London We are not able to give you advice on the minimum score we require, since it varies fromyear to year; however, it is unlikely that you would be offered an interview if you obtained a

    TOTAL UKCAT score below 2400; although there is no guarantee you will be offered an

    interview if you score above this.

    Graduates who apply for the 5 year programme will be assessed to ensure they meet ourminimum academic criteria. Applicants who meet these criteria will then be ranked against

    the other graduate applicants applying in that year according to their overall UKCAT score todetermine which applicants to short-list for interview.

    Q50 Queen Mary,

    University of

    London

    A101 Medicine

    (Graduate Entry)

    Graduates will be assessed to ensure they meet our minimum academic criteria. Applicants who

    meet this criteria will then be ranked against the other graduate applicants applying in that year

    according to their overall UKCAT score to determine which applicants to short-list for interview.

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    Q50 Queen Mary,

    University of

    London

    A200 Dentistry For school-leavers/gap year students, you must achieve at least 2400 overall in the UKCAT. We are not able to give you advice on the minimum score we require, since it varies from

    year to year; however, it is unlikely that you would be offered an interview if you obtained a

    TOTAL UKCAT score below 2400; although there is no guarantee you will be offered an

    interview if you score above this.

    Graduates who apply for the 5 year programme will be assessed to ensure they meet ourminimum academic criteria. Applicants who meet this criteria will then be ranked against the

    other graduate applicants applying in that year according to their overall UKCAT score todetermine which applicants to short-list for interview.

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    Q75 Queen's

    University

    Belfast

    A100 Medicine All applicants will take the UKCAT in the year of entry and their overall score will attract up to six

    points, see table 1 below. This score will be added to their knowledge based mark and all

    applicants ranked. The top circa 500 applicants wil l then be considered under stage 2 of the

    selection process.

    Table 1: Total UKCAT Banding Scores for Applicants Applying for Medicine at Queen's University

    Belfast in 2012

    Band score Scoring Range

    0 1200-1899

    1 1900-2099

    2 2100-22993 2300-2499

    4 2500-2699

    5 2700-2899

    6 2900-3600

    .

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    Q75 Queen's

    University

    Belfast

    A200 Dentistry For all candidates UKCAT will be scored using the overall results from all the papers. Candidates

    can obtain up to a maximum of 6 additional points.

    Points Awarded Banding of UKCAT Scores

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    0 1200-1899

    1 1900-2099

    2 2100-2299

    3 2300-2499

    4 2500-26995 2700-2899

    6 2900-3600

    For all candidates UKCAT is therefore taken into account at stage 1 of the selection process.

    S18 University of

    Sheffield

    A100 Medicine

    (Phase One)

    All applicants applying to study Medicine at the University of Sheffield will need to undertake the

    UKCAT in order to be eligible for admission. The test must be taken prior to your application,

    details of test dates and how to register for the test can be found on the UKCAT website which

    can be accessed from the link on the right. Please note that test results are only valid for the

    current admissions cycle, if you re-apply to this Medical School you will need to sit the test

    again. It is likely that any candidate with a score of 2600 or above will be given consideration.

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    S18 University of

    Sheffield

    A104 Medicine

    (Foundation Year)

    All applicants applying to study Medicine at the University of Sheffield will need to undertake the

    UKCAT in order to be eligible for admission. The test must be taken prior to your application,

    details of test dates and how to register for the test can be found on the UKCAT website whichcan be accessed from the link on the right. Please note that test results are only valid for the

    current admissions cycle, if you re-apply to this Medical School you will need to sit the test

    again. It is likely that any candidate with a score of 2600 or above will be given consideration.

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    S18 University of

    Sheffield

    A200 Dentistry All applicants applying to study Dentistry at the University of Sheffield will need to undertake the

    UKCAT in order to be eligible for admission. We do not have a cut-off score for the UKCAT and

    no applicants are excluded from the selection procedure due to a low score. The test result is

    used in combination with the other academic criteria and a high score may compensate for

    weaker GCSE grades. The score may also be used at the end of the selection procedure

    to differentiate between applicants who are equal in all other criteria.

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    S27 University of

    Southampton

    A100 Medicine

    (5 year)

    All applicants to the BM4, BM5 and BM6 programmes are required to take the UKCAT.

    The Faculty of Medicine will use a UKCAT cut-off score for applications to the BM5 (A100) and

    BM4 (A101) programmes. From 2013 entry, app licants to BM5 and BM4 programmes must score2500 or above in the UKCAT exam in order for their application to be considered further. The

    cut-off score does not apply to the BM6 (A102) programme, but the UKCAT score will continue

    to be used alongside all other information as part of the BM6 selection process.

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    S27 University of

    Southampton

    A101 Medicine

    Graduate entry (4 year)

    All applicants to the BM4, BM5 and BM6 programmes are required to take the UKCAT.

    The Faculty of Medicine will use a UKCAT cut-off score for applications to the BM5 (A100) and

    BM4 (A101) programmes. From 2013 entry, app licants to BM5 and BM4 programmes must sc ore

    2500 or above in the UKCAT exam in order for their application to be considered further. The

    cut-off score does not apply to the BM6 (A102) programme, but the UKCAT score will continue

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    to be used alongside all other information as part of the BM6 selection process.

    S27 University of

    Southampton

    A102 Medicine

    Widening access (6 yr)

    incl Fdn Yr 0

    All applicants to the BM4, BM5 and BM6 programmes are required to take the UKCAT. The cut-

    off score does not apply to the BM6 (A102) programme, but the UKCAT score will continue to be

    used alongside all other information as part of the BM6 selection process.

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    S36 University of St

    Andrews

    A100 Medicine At St Andrews we use the UKCAT in two ways:

    Firstly we set a cut off for the overall UKCAT score and applicants obtaining a score below that

    will not be considered for interview or a medical place. We have a limit ed number of interviewplaces (around 500). Many more than 500 of our applicants offer a strong academic

    performance and excellent personal statement and reference. Therefore, to decide which of

    those strong applicants should get an interview, we use the global UKCAT score. The cut-off level

    depends on the number of strong applicants each year and the number of interview p laces

    available. A cut off score for each admissions cycle will be decided upon once all applications

    have been assessed.

    Secondly, at St Andrews the UKCAT score wil l be used as part of an applicant's overall ranking

    following interview. The UKCAT score will be worth 15% of an overall admissions score. That

    percentage will be generated by a points system whereby applicant scores will be ranked and

    divided into bandings with points allocated per banding. In order to be competitive and obtain

    an offer, a high score would be advantageous. The average global UKCAT score for those who

    obtained an offer for 2012 entry was 2700.

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    S36 University of St

    Andrews

    A990 Canadian Medical

    Programme

    At St Andrews we use the UKCAT in two ways:

    Firstly we set a cut off for the overall UKCAT score and applicants obtaining a score below that

    will not be considered for interview or a medical place. We have a limit ed number of interview

    places (around 500). Many more than 500 of our applicants offer a strong academic

    performance and excellent personal statement and reference. Therefore, to decide which of

    those strong applicants should get an interview, we use the global UKCAT score. The cut-off level

    depends on the number of strong applicants each year and the number of interview places

    available. A cut off score for each admissions cycle will be decided upon once all applications

    have been assessed.

    Secondly, at St Andrews the UKCAT score will be used as part of an applicant's overall ranking

    following interview. The UKCAT score will be worth 15% of an overall admissions score. That

    percentage will be generated by a points system whereby applicant scores will be ranked and

    divided into bandings with points allocated per banding. In order to be competitive and obtain

    an offer, a high score would be advantageous. The average global UKCAT score for those who

    obtained an offer for 2012 entry was 2700.

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    S36 University of St

    Andrews

    B900 International Foundation

    for Medicine

    At St Andrews we use the UKCAT in two ways:

    Firstly we set a cut off for the overall UKCAT score and applicants obtaining a score below that

    will not be considered for interview or a medical place. We have a limit ed number of interview

    places (around 500). Many more than 500 of our applicants offer a strong academic

    performance and excellent personal statement and reference. Therefore, to decide which of

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    those strong applicants should get an interview, we use the global UKCAT score. The cut-off level

    depends on the number of strong applicants each year and the number of interview p laces

    available. A cut off score for each admissions cycle will be decided upon once all applications

    have been assessed.

    Secondly, at St Andrews the UKCAT score wil l be used as part of an applicant's overall ranking

    following interview. The UKCAT score will be worth 15% of an overall admissions score. That

    percentage will be generated by a po ints system whereby applicant scores will be ranked anddivided into bandings with points allocated per banding. In order to be competitive and obtain

    an offer, a high score would be advantageous. The average global UKCAT score for those who

    obtained an offer for 2012 entry was 2700.

    S49 St George's,

    University of

    London

    A100 Medicine The minimum overall score for 2013 entry to the Medicine MBBS course is 2530 (average of

    632.50) with a minimum score of 500 in each of the four sections of the test. As part of our

    criteria to be interviewed for this course applicants are required to sit the UKCAT (or have

    obtained formal exemption). In addition to having predicted or actual A Level grades (or

    equivalent) and GCSE profile (or equivalent), applicants should achieve this minimum overall

    score in UKCAT as well as minimum scores in each of the four individual sections of the UKCAT

    test.

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    S49 St George's,

    University ofLondon

    A900 Medicine

    (International)

    UKCAT Requirements: A minimum score of 500 in each of the four sections of the test. Please

    note that a good score in one section cannot compensate for a poor score in another.

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    W20 Warwick

    University

    Graduate Entry

    A101 Medicine MBChB

    Graduate Entry

    On receipt of the information from UKCAT, Warwick Medical School ranks all applicants in

    respect of their score. This means that anyone applying for the programme is in competition

    with all other applicant that year. The programme looks at scores for each individual component

    as well as the total score. The UKCAT scores are considered in conjunction with the information

    presented on the UCAS form. At times it may be that a person with a slightly lower UKCAT score

    and a good UCAS form may be invited in preference to a very high UKCAT score but less evidence

    of other important qualities on the UCAS form. In practice, from our experience over the past

    few years, we are unlikely to invite anyone with a UKCAT total score that is below 2600 to the

    Selection Centre process. However, applicants achieving a total score that is higher are not

    guaranteed an invitation to the Selection Centre process.

    Website 10.07.13

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