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How the UKCAT is used by Consortium Universities (2016 Entry) This is an overview of how each of our Consortium Universities uses the UKCAT in their admissions processes. We endeavour to provide up to date information directly copied from their website on the date cited but cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or changes. At this point in the year some information may still relate to 2015 entry so we recommend you check the website links provided before making any decisions regarding your application for 2016 entry.

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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 in deciding who will be selected for interview. A minimum UKCAT cut-off score is NOT used. A score is allocated based on the applicant's overall performance in UKCAT compared with all other applicants to Aberdeen. Applicants to Aberdeen offer a broad range of UKCAT scores. For 2015 entry:

Applicants: the lowest total score for an applicant was 1750 and the highest 3290.

Offers made: the lowest total score for successful applicants who were made offers was tbc and the highest tbc.

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A20 University of Aberdeen

A201 Dental Surgery (Graduates Only)

Candidates' UKCAT scores are considered in our selection for interview (40%) alongside actual and predicted academic achievement (60%). Both 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 2015 entry:

Applicants: the lowest total score for an applicant was 1780 and the highest 3020. The average score for all applications was 2440.

Interview: the lowest total score for applicants who were invited to interview was 2260 and the highest 3020.

Offers made: the lowest total score for successful applicants who were made offers was TBC and the highest TBC.

Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) will be one of five sections in the UKCAT from summer 2013. SJTs measure your capacity to understand real world situations and to identify critical factors and appropriate behaviour in dealing with them. As the SJT is a measure of non-cognitive attributes, it will be considered by universities in a different manner to the four cognitive subjects; Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Decision Analysis.

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B32 University of Birmingham

A100 Medicine and Surgery MBChB

Use of UKCAT data;

There is no minimum cut-off score

Total UKCAT scores of our applicants (excluding the band score for the SJT component) will be separated into deciles and scored (i.e. the top 10% of applicants’ scores will be in the top decile). The UKCAT website (Research>>Downloads) provides a table indicating the deciles corresponding to the overall scores for all test-takers from a previous application round.

We are using UKCAT for the first time for applications received in 2015. We expect that each section will be weighted equally, but until we receive applicants’ scores we cannot define the weighting of the contribution of each section of UKCAT to the total score.

Applicants with higher scores will be at an advantage.

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Because we are also factoring in the academic scores there will not be a UKCAT score (or decile) that correlates with receiving an offer. We provide some guidance in the GCSE section but this is limited by the fact that we are using UKCAT for the first time.

The band score for the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) component of UKCAT will be used at the interview stage (see: Outcome of Interview)

B32 University of Birmingham

A200 Dental Surgery BDS We now require applicants to sit the UKCAT. The scores are used in conjunction with details from the UCAS application forms to select candidates for interview.

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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 applicant’s 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.

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C15 Cardiff University

A101 Medicine (Graduate Entry)

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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 applicant’s 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.

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C15 Cardiff University

A200 Dental Surgery All applicants are required to sit the UK Clinical Aptitude Test in the year of application. The UKCAT is taken in addition to A-Levels (or alternative academic qualifications) and is intended to be an additional selection tool for screening UCAS applicants.

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C15 Cardiff University

A204 Dental Surgery with a preliminary year

All applicants are required to sit the UK Clinical Aptitude Test in the year of application. The UKCAT is taken in addition to A-Levels (or alternative academic qualifications) and is intended to be an additional selection tool for screening UCAS applicants

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C30 University of Central Lancashire

8J68 Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery

Please note: UCLAN has removed the requirement for UKCAT from their 2015 MBBS application process.

D65 University of Dundee

A100 Medicine All applicants must undertake the UKCAT during the summer prior to application. There is no pass-mark in this test but analysis has shown that the average score of those who applied in 2014 was 2650. Dundee Medical School is supportive of the introduction of situational judgement tests within the UKCAT. We are aware that a number of evaluations are currently underway which we hope will inform our use of the SJT scores within the 2014-2015 admissions cycle. As the findings will not be available in the immediate future and because the attributes tested by the SJT broadly parallel elements of our multiple mini interview process we will NOT be using this score to select for interview. If the evidence suggests it is appropriate, we shall include the SJT score as an element of our interview process. If not, we shall not use it until further information on reliability and validity is available. More information on the UKCAT tests can be found at www.ukcat.ac.uk

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D65 University of Dundee

A104 Medicine (Pre-medical year)

All applicants must undertake the UKCAT during the summer prior to application. There is no pass-mark in this test but analysis has shown that the average score of those who applied in 2014 was 2650.

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Dundee Medical School is supportive of the introduction of situational judgement tests within the UKCAT. We are aware that a number of evaluations are currently underway which we hope will inform our use of the SJT scores within the 2014-2015 admissions cycle. As the findings will not be available in the immediate future and because the attributes tested by the SJT broadly parallel elements of our multiple mini interview process we will NOT be using this score to select for interview. If the evidence suggests it is appropriate, we shall include the SJT score as an element of our interview process. If not, we shall not use it until further information on reliability and validity is available. More information on the UKCAT tests can be found at www.ukcat.ac.uk

D65 University of Dundee

A200 Dentistry 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.

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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.

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D86 University of Durham

A100 Medicine Use of UKCAT to identify those for interview For the A100 programme Newcastle and Durham use the same UKCAT thresholds to identify applicants for interview. This threshold may differ in each admission cycle as it is dependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the current cycle. UKCAT All applicants will be required to complete the UKCAT. The definition of ‘current UKCAT Score’; UKCAT scores can only be used to support an application made in the year in which it is achieved (e.g. UKCAT sat between July – October 2015 can only be used to support an application through UCAS by the UCAS closing date of 15 October 2015). More information is available at www.ukcat.ac.uk The UKCAT scores will be used to identify those we wish to interview. 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. The UKCAT scores now include Situational Judgement Test (SJT) information, but we will not be using these scores in our admission process.

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D86 University of Durham

A190 Gateway to Medicine Aptitude Criteria A successful interview, a successful DBS check (formerly CRB) and a UKCAT score, all of which will be completed during the Pre-entry Phase.

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D86 University of Durham

A191 Medicine with Foundation

All applicants are required to achieve an appropriate UKCAT Score, although other formal qualifications are not normally required for UK students.

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E14 University of East Anglia

A100 Medicine 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. From our experience, it is unusual for an applicant with a UKCAT score of less than 2400 to be invited to interview.

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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.

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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, divide the groups into octiles and allocate a score. The points are then added to your total score to contribute towards your final ranking. Due to the introduction of the Situational Judgement section of the test, we will be assessing this as part of our non-academic requirements and not alongside your overall UKCAT score. We will consider 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)

Candidates applying with predicted or achieved A levels will also be required to sit the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT). This is a non-science based aptitude test which will measure your critical thinking, problem-solving skills, empathy and learning techniques. 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.

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G28 University of Glasgow

A100 Medicine Please see their website for further details. Website 29/07/15

G28 University of Glasgow

A200 Dentistry All applicants will be ranked on the basis of their UKCAT test score and around 200 candidates will then be selected for interview. The percentile cut off point varies from year to year, and will normally be above the national average. We do not disclose the score used in the year of application.

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H75 Hull York Medical School

A100 Medicine Applicants should note that:

All applicants to HYMS must take the UKCAT in the year of application.

Applicants with a UKCAT Situational Judgement Test band of 4 (i.e. the lowest band) will not be considered.

Your total UKCAT score will be assigned points as part of Our Selection Procedure, however these points will not be determined until after the UCAS deadline (as UKCAT results are not published until November).

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K12 Keele University

A100 Medicine All applicants for courses A100 and A104 must take the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) in the year of application (i.e. in 2015 for 2016 entry). For 2015 entry, applicants who were successful in gaining an offer had total UKCAT scores in the range 2,190-3,170. For 2016 entry, applicants with total UKCAT scores in the lowest two deciles will not be considered. The threshold for 2015 applicants would have been 2,310.

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K12 Keele University

A104 Medicine with Health Foundation Yr

All applicants for courses A100 and A104 must take the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) in the year of application (i.e. in 2015 for 2016 entry). For 2015 entry, applicants who were successful in gaining an offer had total UKCAT scores in the range 2,190-3,170. For 2016 entry, applicants with total UKCAT scores in the lowest two deciles will not be considered. The threshold for 2015 applicants would have been 2,310.

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K60 King's College London

A100 Medicine (5 years)

When considering those students which will be shortlisted for interview the selectors consider the following; GCSE (or equivalent performance), predicted or achieved A-level grades (or equivalent), the personal statement, the reference and the score in the UKCAT. All of these contribute to the shortlisting of candidates, but examination performance and the UKCAT score are perhaps the most important. These are highlighted as they provide us with the fairest and most consistent method of comparing applicants. The university does not have a threshold UKCAT score in any particular year, but in order to provide candidates with a method of assessing their likely competitiveness we provide some guideline scores which are indicative of the competitive score required in the past years. Please note that some students with scores above this may not have been interviewed and indeed some with scores below this may have been interviewed, as this is a guideline. The guideline scores for the past four cycles were as follows: 2015 entry 630 2014 entry 735 2013 entry 695 2012 entry 685 The value varies due to three key factors; the number of applicants per place varies slightly each year, the average quality of the applicant field varies slightly each year and finally the average performance in the UKCAT varies slightly each year. Applicants should therefore think very carefully before placing too much emphasis on the precise UKCAT score in any one year. It may be useful to compare this information with the actual UKCAT data at http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/our-research/downloads/

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K60 King's College London

A101 Extended Medical Degree Programme (6 years)

For the Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP), the UKCAT is used contextually; test results are considered along with other factors, including where the applicant has been to school. However a low score in the UKCAT may substantially reduce your chances of being invited to interview.

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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 per cent of the applicant pool. Within this group, all indicators are then considered for a final selection of around 170 interviewees.

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K60 King's College London

A202 Dentistry Graduate/ Professional Entry Prog (4yr)

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K60 King's College London

A205 Dentistry (5 years)

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K60 King's College London

A206 Enhanced Support Dentistry Programme

Please see their website for further details. Website 29/07/15

L34 University of Leicester

A100 Medicine In considering your application, we will calculate a score for your academic ability, up to a maximum of 34 points, based on your UCAS form. We will take into account your GCSE grades and any confirmed (not predicted) AS Level or A Level results. We will also consider predicted or confirmed IBacc results. This score will be combined with a score based on your UKCAT results, again up to 34 points, giving a maximum possible score of 68 points. Your combined score for your academic achievement and UKCAT will determine whether you are invited for interview. In order to distinguish between 'borderline' applicants, we may also take into account your 'personal qualities' based on your personal statement and reference. Because applications are ranked, there is no set score which guarantees an interview. The threshold will depend on the quality and quantity of applications we receive. We reserve the right to change our scoring systems at any time in order to rank applicants appropriately. Your score for the UKCAT (or UKCATSEN) will be obtained by simply dividing the total score you achieved in the test by 100, as follows:

If you scored 3,400 or above, you will score 34 points

If you scored 3,350 or above, you will score 33.5 points.

If you scored 3,300 or above, you will score 33 points ...and so on. The Situational Judgement Test (SJT) may be used as a virtual multiple mini-interview station, should you reach that stage of the process.

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L41 University of Liverpool

A100 Medicine and Surgery Please see their website for further details.

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L41 University of Liverpool

A200 Dental Surgery Please see their website for further details. Website 29/07/15

L41 University of Liverpool

A201 Dental Surgery (Graduate entry pathway)

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M20 University of Manchester

A104 Medicine (6 years including foundation year)

[From document ‘How do we deal with your application?’ in the ‘Further Information’ section.] Those applications that do not meet the UKCAT threshold chosen will not progress to the next phase of the screening process, and will receive notification that their application has been unsuccessful through UCAS in due course. Course A104 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. Equal proportions of top scoring applicants from each 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, and whose UKCAT score is below our threshold, will be given additional consideration and may be invited for an

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interview. We anticipate that the number of applicants that this applies to will be low. The following table gives the range of UKCAT scores for applicants who are being invited to interview this year, and who were invited to interview for the previous four years. UKCAT scores of applicants invited for interview for A104

Admissions cycle

Applicants with a WP Plus Flag (i.e. those who meet both geo-

demographic and educational indicators, and/or those who have

been in care for more than 3 months)

Applicants with a WP Flag or no contextual flags*

2014/15 2200 and above 2450 and above

2013/14 2310 and above 2690 and above

2012/13 2210 and above 2480 and above

2011/12 2130 and above 2440 and above

2010/11 2270 and above 2430 and above

*includes mature students and students applying from the EU

M20 University of Manchester

A106 Medicine [From document ‘How do we deal with your application?’ within the ‘Further Information’ section.] Those applications that do not meet the UKCAT threshold chosen will not progress to the next phase of the screening process, and will receive notification that their application has been unsuccessful through UCAS in due course. Course A106 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 table gives the range of UKCAT scores for applicants who are being invited to interview this year, and who were invited to interview for the previous four years. UKCAT scores of applicants invited for interview for A106

Admissions cycle

Applicants with a WP Plus Flag (i.e. those who meet both geo-demographic and

educational indicators, and/or those who have been in care for more than 3 months)

Applicants with a WP Flag

or no contextual flags*

2014/15 2450 and above 2560 and above

2013/14 2740 and above 2810 and above

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 from the EU

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M20 University of Manchester

A204 Dentistry (pre-dental entry) (6 Years) [BDS]

Aptitude Test Requirements All applicants are required to sit the UKCAT before their application to study Dentistry. The UKCAT is a timed computer-based aptitude test. It is split into the following sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Abstract Reasoning and Situational Judgement Test. The test is taken at various test centres in most countries in the world. 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 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 score for 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. How your application is considered The selection process takes place in three stages:

Selection of those candidates who meet the basic academic requirements

More detailed assessment of candidates' UCAS form in which the personal statement and school/college reference are carefully considered. The UKCAT score is also considered at this stage. Manchester does not have a cut-off score for the UKCAT however, we will be ranking candidates according to the results of the Situational Judgement Tests as part of the UKCAT assessment.

Candidates whose applications are highly rated will be invited for interview

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M20 University of Manchester

A206 Dentistry (first-year entry) (5 Years) [BDS]

Aptitude Test Requirements All applicants are required to sit the UKCAT before their application to study Dentistry. The UKCAT is a timed computer-based aptitude test. It is split into the following sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Abstract Reasoning and Situational Judgement Test. The test is taken at various test centres in most countries in the world. 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 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 score for 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. How your application is considered The selection process takes place in three stages:

Selection of those candidates who meet the basic academic requirements

More detailed assessment of candidates' UCAS form in which the personal statement and

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school/college reference are carefully considered. The UKCAT score is also considered at this stage. Manchester does not have a cut-off score for the UKCAT however, we will be ranking candidates according to the results of the Situational Judgement Tests as part of the UKCAT assessment.

Candidates whose applications are highly rated will be invited for interview

M20 University of Manchester

B840 Oral Health Science (3 Years) [BSc]

Aptitude Test Requirements All applicants are required to sit the UKCAT before their application to study Dentistry. The UKCAT is a timed computer-based aptitude test. It is split into the following sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Abstract Reasoning and Situational Judgement Test. The test is taken at various test centres in most countries in the world. 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 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 score for 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. How your application is considered The selection process takes place in three stages:

Selection of those candidates who meet the basic academic requirements

More detailed assessment of candidates' UCAS form in which the personal statement and school/college reference are carefully considered. The UKCAT score is also considered at this stage. Manchester does not have a cut-off score for the UKCAT however, we will be ranking candidates according to the results of the Situational Judgement Tests as part of the UKCAT assessment.

Candidates whose applications are highly rated will be invited for interview

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N21 University of Newcastle

A100 Medicine (stage 1 entry)

Use of UKCAT to identify those for interview In relation to the standard 5-year programme (A100) and the 4 year programme (A101), applications fulfilling the academic thresholds will then be assessed on their UKCAT scores. The UKCAT threshold may vary depending upon the competition to each programme or the route of entry. For the A100 programme Newcastle and Durham use the same UKCAT thresholds to identify applicants for interview. This threshold may differ in each admission cycle as it is dependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the current cycle. UKCAT All applicants will be required to complete the UKCAT. The definition of ‘current UKCAT Score’; UKCAT scores can only be used to support an application made in the year in which it is achieved (e.g. UKCAT sat between July – October 2015 can only be used to support an application through UCAS by the UCAS

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closing date of 15 October 2015). More information is available at www.ukcat.ac.uk The UKCAT scores will be used to identify those we wish to interview. 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. The UKCAT scores now include Situational Judgement Test (SJT) information, but we will not be using these scores in our admission process.

N21 University of Newcastle

A101 Medicine (Accelerated Programme, Graduate Entry)

Use of UKCAT to identify those for interview In relation to the standard 5-year programme (A100) and the 4 year programme (A101), applications fulfilling the academic thresholds will then be assessed on their UKCAT scores. The UKCAT threshold may vary depending upon the competition to each programme or the route of entry. UKCAT All applicants will be required to complete the UKCAT. The definition of ‘current UKCAT Score’; UKCAT scores can only be used to support an application made in the year in which it is achieved (e.g. UKCAT sat between July – October 2015 can only be used to support an application through UCAS by the UCAS closing date of 15 October 2015). More information is available at www.ukcat.ac.uk The UKCAT scores will be used to identify those we wish to interview. 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. The UKCAT scores now include Situational Judgement Test (SJT) information, but we will not be using these scores in our admission process.

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N21 University of Newcastle

A206 Dentistry Please see their website for further details. Website 29/07/15

N84 University of Nottingham

A100 Medicine There are five components to the UKCAT test which will be scored. The four cognitive components (verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning, decision analysis) are each scored as follows: 801 – 900 = 9 points 701 – 800 = 8 points 601 – 700 = 7 points 501 – 600 = 6 points 401 – 500 = 5 points 301 – 400 = 4 points The weighting for each of the four components is equal. The fifth component, SJT is scored as follows: Band 1 = 3 points Band 2= 2 points Band 3= 1 point Band 4= 0 point Applicants who achieve a band 4 are not considered further.

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To help you work out your score for the UKCAT test, please follow this example: An applicant who has achieved the following scores will be awarded the following number of points: Verbal Reasoning score of 680 = 7 points Quantitative Reasoning score of 500 = 5 points Abstract Reasoning score of 710 = 8 points Decision Analysis score of 580 = 6 points SJT Band 2 = 2 points Total points awarded for UKCAT = 28 out of a maximum of 39.

N84 University of Nottingham

A108 Medicine with a Foundation Year

There are five components to the UKCAT test which will be scored. The four cognitive components (verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning, decision analysis) are each scored as follows: 801 – 900 = 9 points 701 – 800 = 8 points 601 – 700 = 7 points 501 – 600 = 6 points 401 – 500 = 5 points 301 – 400 = 4 points The weighting for each of the four components is equal. The fifth component, SJT is scored as follows: Band 1 = 3 points Band 2= 2 points Band 3= 1 point Band 4= 0 point Applicants who achieve a band 4 are not considered further. To help you work out your score for the UKCAT test, please follow this example: An applicant who has achieved the following scores will be awarded the following number of points: Verbal Reasoning score of 680 = 7 points Quantitative Reasoning score of 500 = 5 points Abstract Reasoning score of 710 = 8 points Decision Analysis score of 580 = 6 points SJT Band 2 = 2 points Total points awarded for UKCAT = 28 out of a maximum of 39.

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P60 Plymouth University

A100 Medicine & Surgery As part of our commitment to a fair and transparent admissions process, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry uses the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) in order to make more informed choices from amongst the many highly qualified applicants who apply for a place on the BMBS programme. 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

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standard in each of the four subtests, plus meet an overall target score which is set and reviewed annually by the Admissions Advisory Panel. Please note: If you are re-applying for a second year with achieved grades, you will need to register and complete a new UKCAT test as part of your application. The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) threshold score applied to determine candidate selection for interview can alter each year and is influenced by overall candidate performance in the UKCAT and the number and quality of applications received. Below are examples of the score thresholds applied during the 2012 and 2013 admissions cycles. Please note that all thresholds needed to be met. 2012 for 2013 entry Verbal Reasoning : 550 Quantitative Analysis : 610 Abstract Reasoning : 580 Decision Analysis : 590 Overall (with standard deviation applied) : 2560 2013 for 2014 entry Verbal Reasoning : 504 Quantitative Analysis : 612 Abstract Reasoning : 599 Decision Analysis : 713 Overall (with standard deviation applied) : 2671

P60 Plymouth University

A206 Dental Surgery As part of our commitment to a fair and transparent admissions process, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry uses the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) in order to make more informed choices from amongst the many highly qualified applicants who apply for a place on the BDS Dental Surgery programme. 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. The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) threshold score applied to determine candidate selection for interview can alter each year and is influenced by overall candidate performance in the UKCAT and the number and quality of applications received. Below is an example of the score thresholds applied during the 2013 admissions cycle as this was the first year that the UKCAT test was applied. Application Cycle: 2013 for 2014 Entry Verbal Reasoning 350 Quantitative Analysis 410 Abstract Reasoning 450 Decision Analysis 510 Overall (with standard deviation applied) 2190

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Please Note: If you are re-applying for a second year with achieved grades, you will need to register and complete a new UKCAT test as part of your application.

Q50 Queen Mary, University of London

A100 Medicine 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 our minimum 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 to determine which applicants to short-list for interview.

Admissions data from the 2014 admissions cycle

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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. Admissions data from the 2014 admissions cycle

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Q50 Queen Mary, University of London

A110 Medicine MBBS Malta All candidates applying to the MBBS (Malta) Programme must take the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) in order to be considered for interview.

Candidates must achieve a score in the 3rd decile or over.

All candidates must take the UKCAT between May and September of the previous year of application. You are required to register with the UKCAT assessment centres prior to the test. Please refer to the UKCAT website for key dates and additional information.

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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 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.

Admissions data from the 2014 admissions cycle

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Q75 Queen's University Belfast

A100 Medicine For all candidates UKCAT will be scored using the overall results from four of the papers. Candidates can obtain up to a maximum of 6 additional points.

0 1200 – 1899

1 1900 – 2099

2 2100 – 2299

3 2300 – 2499

4 2500 – 2699

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6 2900 – 3600

For all candidates UKCAT is therefore taken into account at stage 1 of the selection process. UKCAT has introduced a fifth paper called a Situational Judgement Test, but it has been agreed that the results of this will not be used for 2016 entry except, if necessary, to inform decisions on borderline applicants who have achieved a similar score at interview. The current scoring system for UKCAT will be reviewed for 2017 entry.

Q75 Queen's University Belfast

A200 Dentistry Please see their website for further details. Website 29/07/15

S18 University of Sheffield

A100 Medicine (Phase One)

All applicants applying to study Medicine at the University of Sheffield will need to undertake the UK Clinical Aptitude Test for Medicine and Dentistry (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 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. In addition to the academic requirements, candidates must have achieved a score of 2510 or above to be given consideration. Candidates must meet BOTH the academic entry requirements AND the UKCAT entry requirements.

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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 UK Clinical Aptitude Test for Medicine and Dentistry (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 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. In addition to the academic requirements, candidates must have achieved a score of 2510 or above to be given consideration. Candidates must meet BOTH the academic entry requirements AND the UKCAT entry requirements.

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S18 University of Sheffield

A200 Dentistry All applicants applying to study Dentistry at the University of Sheffield will need to take the UKCAT in order to be eligible for admission. The cognitive components are used in conjunction with your academic qualifications, and therefore a high overall score may support an applicant who does not fully fulfil the GCSE requirements. Further, when selecting for interview the UKCAT score may also be employed to differentiate between applicants who are considered equal in all other assessment criteria. As part of our assessment of values, we will be considering the Situation Judgement Test (SJT) component of the UKCAT.

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S27 University of Southampton

A100 Medicine (5 year)

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S27 University of Southampton

A101 Medicine Graduate entry (4 year)

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S27 University of Southampton

A102 Medicine – Widening access (6 yr) incl Fdn Yr 0

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S36 University of St Andrews

A100 Medicine We have a limited number of interview places (around 400). To be called to interview applicants must have a strong reference and relevant, medically related work experience (see Qualities and Experience). Following assessment of personal statement and reference, suitable applicants will be ranked for interview on the basis of their academic performance and their UKCAT global score. Those ranked in the top 400 or so will be given an interview. Decisions to make offers will be based on the interview score and the global UKCAT score. The UKCAT test can vary each year. We cannot judge what the UKCAT scores for our applicants will be for 2016 entry. In November 2015 we will be given the results of those who have applied to St Andrews and at that time the overall average for all who sat the test in 2015 will be published. Only once we have assessed our applications will we know what the likely UKCAT scores will be for those to be called for interview. This may well be quite a long time into the admissions cycle. We are not able to advise a likely UKCAT score for interview at this stage.

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S36 University of St Andrews

A990 Canadian Medical Programme

We have a limited number of interview places (around 400). To be called to interview applicants must have a strong reference and relevant, medically related work experience (see Qualities and Experience). Following assessment of personal statement and reference, suitable applicants will be ranked for interview on the basis of their academic performance and their UKCAT global score. Those ranked in the top 400 or so will be given an interview. Decisions to make offers will be based on the interview score and the global UKCAT score. The UKCAT test can vary each year. We cannot judge what the UKCAT scores for our applicants will be for 2016 entry. In November 2015 we will be given the results of those who have applied to St Andrews and at that time the overall average for all who sat the test in 2015 will be published. Only once we have assessed our applications will we know what the likely UKCAT scores will be for those to be called for interview. This may well be quite a long time into the admissions cycle. We are not able to advise a likely UKCAT score for interview at this stage.

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S36 University of St Andrews

B900 International Foundation for Medicine

We have a limited number of interview places (around 400). To be called to interview applicants must have a strong reference and relevant, medically related work experience (see Qualities and Experience). Following assessment of personal statement and reference, suitable applicants will be ranked for interview on the basis of their academic performance and their UKCAT global score. Those ranked in the top 400 or so will be given an interview. Decisions to make offers will be based on the interview score and the global UKCAT score. The UKCAT test can vary each year. We cannot judge what the UKCAT scores for our applicants will be for 2016 entry. In November 2015 we will be given the results of those who have applied to St Andrews and at that time the overall average for all who sat the test in 2015 will be published. Only once we have assessed our applications will we know what the likely UKCAT scores will be for those to be called for interview. This may well be quite a long time into the admissions cycle. We are not able to advise a likely UKCAT score for interview at this stage.

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S49 St George's, University of London

A100 Medicine Both the section scores and overall cut-off score need to be met. Section score: 500 in each section or above + Overall score: The minimum overall UKCAT score. This is calculated in November once all scores have been received. We will not be using the SJT section for 2016 entry. Please note that we are unable take into account any extenuating circumstances in relation to test scores. We will only accept them as communicated to us by Pearsons. UKCAT results are used to select students for interview and to rank our post-interview waiting list.

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S49 St George's, University of London

A900 Medicine (International)

A minimum score of 500 in each of the four sections. Website 17/06/15

W20 Warwick University Graduate Entry

A101 Medicine MBChB Graduate Entry

You must take the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) or if appropriate, the UKCATSEN (if you have a disability). UKCAT testing is available throughout the world. We do not normally accept exemptions on either geographical or medical grounds. Please contact the medical school admissions team for further information. We advise you to register for the test at the earliest available opportunity. This way, if you have a problem on the day, for example ill health, you will be able to sit the test again before the deadline. We will not be considering the Situational Judgement section of the test for 2016 entry. Please note that the total UKCAT score required to secure a place at our Selection Centre varies year on year and is dependent upon the UKCAT performance of applicants to Warwick Medical School. For example, a downward shift in overall UKCAT score could result in a lower UKCAT score needed to achieve a place at Selection Centre, compared to previous years. Please bear this in mind when making your decision to apply. The lowest UKCAT score for an applicant with an undergraduate degree who was invited to selection centre was 2,800 for 2015 entry; 2,940 for 2014 entry and 2,810 for 2013.

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