Gateway to Medicine

•Applicants must be Wales domiciled and meet the widening participation criteria.
•We do not accept deferred applications.
•We do not accept BTEC or T Levels for this programme.
•We do not currently accept international students for this programme. All applicants should be permanent UK residents and/or have been granted Home Fee status on the day of application. We will not consider those who are awaiting approval of permanent UK residency.

Additional requirement
You must also demonstrate an awareness of the healthcare system in the UK and the nature of the medical training in your personal statement.

Qualification resits
We will only accept Level 2 (e.g. GCSE) resits completed within 12 months of the original sitting. These must be completed prior to application. The exception to this is English Language which has no time limit for resit but must be included as achieved or pending on the application form.
Only one re-sit permitted per qualification
We do not accept Level 3 (e.g. A Level) resits. However, it should be noted that we do not consider exams taken after centre assessed grades to be re-sits.
Re-sits of A Level module units will be considered provided that the final exam has not already taken place and a grade awarded.

Enrolment Conditions
Before starting the course, all successful applicants will be required to undergo a health check, including screening for blood-borne viruses and tuberculosis, by our Occupational Health Service. If you are non-immune to Hepatitis B, you will need to complete a full immunisation programme before taking part in clinical procedures. Having a blood-borne virus or other infectious diseases won’t prevent you from completing this course and obtaining General Medical Council registration, but some specialities won’t be open to you during training or in your career. If you have a health issue that you think might have an impact on your ability to study or practise, please contact us before applying.

Previous Study of Medicine
Those who have previously studied medicine or other professional health programmes are required to notify us prior to application. If you did not complete your course for health reasons you should contact us explaining reasons/grounds. If you did not complete your course due to criminal convictions or academic failure it is unlikely that we would be able to progress your application, but you can contact us to discuss.

Important Information
•Entry requirements are subject to change year by year.
•All applicants must be 18 years old at the start of the course.
•Applicants can only apply to Bangor University for a maximum of two cycles.
•Applicant’s level 3 entry qualifications should not be more than five years old at the start of the course. This will be the case unless the applicant has been continuing in education in a relevant health-related subject area or working within a healthcare-related role. These should have been continuous from leaving level 3 education with limited or no gaps. Gaps between two different A Level (or equivalent) science subjects listed on our website should not be more than three years. Please contact us for further clarification before applying.
•Critical Thinking, General Studies, Key Skills, Citizenship Studies and other similar equivalent subjects are not accepted.
•International qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Please email us with copies of your qualifications to discuss, prior to submitting an application. For further information on international qualification equivalency, you can also use the (UK Ecctis website)[www.ecctis.com].
•We make use of the Excluded Students Database to identify applicants who have been excluded from a professional degree programme on grounds of fitness to practice. Applications from applicants who appear on the Database will be considered on an individual basis.

Admission tests

Health checks

Before starting the course, all successful applicants will be required to undergo a health check. More details are available on our website.

Interview

All applicants successfully shortlisted will be expected to attend an Interview as part of the selection process for medicine courses. Should you be selected, you will be invited to attend an interview. We use the multiple mini interview (MMI) format, which is a series of short, carefully timed interview stations that you will rotate around in turn. All applicants must attend for interview if invited.

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

All applicants are required to have successfully passed UCAT. You must sit the UCAT in the year of application. We do not have a minimum threshold score; however, we will use UCAT scores as part of our selection process.

We carefully consider your contextual data (the circumstances in which you've been studying) upon application. We will be considering this in the offers that are made.

Our Gateway to Medicine course is a widening participation initiative for Wales domiciled students who fulfil specific criteria and wish to apply for a medicine programme. Please check the entry requirements carefully. If you have any questions about your eligibility for this course, please contact us for further information.