There are three selection criteria for entry into the six-year, combined Bachelor of Medical Studies / Doctor of Medicine at UNSW:
If your application is competitive, you may then be offered an interview. All three criteria must be successfully met in order to be considered for entry.
To be considered for an offer, you are required to submit two applications to UNSW. The first is an application through UNSW Apply Online, and the second is an application directly to the UNSW Medicine & Health Faculty via the Medicine Application Portal (MAP). Applications for 2025 have now closed, you will need to apply in 2025 for the 2026 intake. Please check the UCAT ANZ or ISAT websites for further details regarding their registration, examinations, testing periods and FAQ's. Applicants must decide which test they want to use before lodging an application. Interviews are offered on a rolling basis once applications have been assessed and held via Zoom.
You will be assessed differently depending on how much tertiary study you have completed:
- If you have completed less than 0.75 FTE (full time equivalent) of tertiary study at the end of the year in which you apply, you will be assessed only on your secondary school results.
- If you have completed an equivalent of 0.75 FTE (full time equivalent) or more of tertiary study in a single incomplete degree, you will be assessed for admission to Medicine on either your tertiary study results OR your secondary school results (ATAR or equivalent). To be eligible for consideration, you must have met a minimum of a 96 ATAR (or equivalent) in your secondary school studies and your tertiary studies must reach a WAM of 70 (or equivalent). Once an applicant has met the minimum requirement, the “best of” algorithm will apply and the qualification with a higher selection rank will be used as a final selection rank for admission.
- If you have completed a tertiary degree before the end of the year in which you apply, only the tertiary qualification will be considered for admission to the Medicine program. Your tertiary studies must reach a minimum WAM/GPA equivalent of a 96.00 ATAR. As you have completed a tertiary degree, we will no longer consider your secondary qualification, i.e. a minimum 96.00 ATAR (or equivalent) is not applicable.
If you haven't completed at least one year of full-time equivalent university study by the end of the year preceding your potential start, you will be assessed on your final secondary school qualification only.
Please note that due to the requirements of the Medical Board of Australia, no credit can be awarded for courses already completed with the exception of up to 2 General Education courses.
To be considered for an offer, you are required to submit an application through the Apply Online portal. Further information regarding our application process can be found here. Applications for the 2025 intake are closed. Applications for 2026 will open in April of 2025.