Adelaide University: UCAT and entry requirements
| Uses UCAT ANZ | Required for general entry to Medicine, Dental Surgery and Oral Health. [1][2][3] |
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| How UCAT is used | Medicine interview eligibility gives VR, DM and QR equal weight; SJT breaks ties among lower-ranked applicants with equal totals. Medicine offers use UCAT 20%, interview 40% and academic score 40%. [1] |
| Interview | Medicine MMI on Zoom only, with at least six stations of 10 minutes and one interviewer per station. About 600 invitations; at least 50% of school-leaver invitees are from SA. Applicants who qualify for more than one of Medicine, Dental Surgery and Oral Health have one combined interview. [1] |
| Other selection requirements | Medicine minimum adjusted ATAR 90.00; entry is typically much higher. At least 10 places are kept for the Higher Education pathway. [1] |
| Pathways | About 41 rural medicine places, requiring MM 2 to 7 residence for 5 consecutive years or 10 years cumulatively at any time. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entry has no UCAT and uses a panel interview. Northern Community Care Stream has up to 20 places without UCAT, codes ABP292 and bonded ABP293. [1] |
| Medicine application codes | ABP171, or ABP271 for Bonded Medical Program. [1] |
| Dental Surgery selection | ABP116. Interview invitations depend on UCAT, without the academic record. Offers use UCAT 20%, interview 40%, academic score 40%. Minimum adjusted ATAR 90.00. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants do not need UCAT. [2] |
| Dental Surgery interview | MMI on Zoom, with at least six stations of 10 minutes each. Approximately 300 invitations. [2] |
| Oral Health selection and interview | ABP126. Offers use UCAT 20%, interview 40%, academic score 40%. Minimum adjusted ATAR 70.00. MMI on Zoom, with at least six stations of 10 minutes each and approximately 90 invitations. [3] |
| 2027 entry dates | SATAC: 3 August to 30 September 2026. Interview eligibility email and booking opened 22 October; booking closed 29 October. Interviews: late November to December. Offers: from January 2027. Northern Community Care Stream eligibility: from 20 January 2027; interviews: 28 January. [1] |
What this means for your UCAT prep
Give VR, DM and QR equal attention because medicine interview eligibility weights them equally. Keep time for interview prep because interviews make up 40% of ranking for Medicine, Dental Surgery and Oral Health.
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