Entry requirements
Must include Biology and Chemistry. GCSE grade 6/B in both English and Mathematics required, if not offered at A/AS level.
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
NOTE: If you are taking linear A levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all science subjects.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not acceptedAccess to HE Diploma
D: 39 credits
M: 6 credits
P: 0 creditsQAA Access to Medicine/Dentistry HE Diploma taken at a UK Further Education College full time over one year may be considered.
Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
Scottish Advanced Higher
AAMust be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Must include Advanced Higher Biology and Chemistry. If only one of Chemistry or Biology is offered at Advanced Higher, the other must be offered at Higher level at grade A.
English and Mathematics required at N5/Standard Credit grade 1 or 2/ Intermediate 2, with grade B if not offered at Higher.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
38 points38 points overall or an aggregate score of 19 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Biology and Chemistry.
Notes: The total point score of 38 includes TOK/EE.
GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation achieved at Standard Level/Higher Level grade 2 or Middle Years Mathematics grade 5.
All applicants must take the UCAT.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1, H1, H1, H2, H2, H2Must include Biology and Chemistry.
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Not acceptedCambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D2, D3, D3Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered. Must include Chemistry and Biology.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
All applicants must obtain or have obtained grade 6 or B in both GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics
Required subjects: Biology and Chemistry, as well as GCSE (or equivalent) study of English and Maths.
All applicants must take the UKCAT. For more information on our entry requirements, please visit our online prospectus.
Additional entry requirements
- Admission tests
- Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
- Health checks
- Interview
- University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
- Must be taken in the summer before applying
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | | 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill |
|---|
| PTE Academic | | 69 overall with a minimum of 62 in each skill |
|---|
| TOEFL (iBT) | | 100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills |
|---|
| Cambridge English Advanced | | 185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill |
|---|
| Cambridge English Proficiency | | 185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill |
|---|
| Trinity ISE | | Level III (ISEIII) with merit in each skill |
|---|
| Institution's Own Test | | Pass the King's Pre-Sessional English Language Programme with Band 7 |
|---|
We also accept a number of English language tests taken as part of school-level qualifications. For more details, please see our website. Please note that the course requirements are under Band B.
Band Bhttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
Not enough data available
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.