Course information
Subject
Dentistry
Course type
Standard Entry
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Campus setting
City based
Course length
5 Year
Eligibility
All
Application
| Degree qualifications (graduate applicants) | Graduates are accepted onto the full 5-year course. A degree with a 2:1 or higher is required, and must include Biology and Chemistry as a significant percentage of the degree. |
| A levels | AAA at A-Level including Biology and Chemistry. |
| Scottish Highers | AAAAA at Scottish Higher Degree level plus AB at Advanced Higher to include Biology or Chemistry. If only one out of Biology and Chemistry is offered at Advanced Higher, a grade A is required in that science. Candidates offering only one out of Higher Chemistry and Biology will be required to take the other in their final year along with Advanced Higher in the first, and achieve A grades in both the Advanced Higher and the Higher. English and Mathematics required at grade 2 Standard Grade (or Intermediate 2 equivalent). |
| GCSEs/Scottish Nationals | Minimum of a pass grade in Maths and English. |
| International Baccalaureate | A minimum of 36 points with Chemistry and Biology at Grade 6 or above at Higher level. |
| Access to HE Diplomas/BTEC | At least 45 level 3 credits to be achieved at Distinction. Must include at least 15 level 3 credits in each of Biology and Chemistry (Human Biology and Chemistry for the HEFC). A minimum of 2 years of full-time employment required after undertaking school-leaving examinations before commencing the Access to HE Diploma. We do not accept BTEC qualifications. |
| Personal statement | Used in the application. |
| Admissions test | UCAT |
Interview
| Interview method | Online panel interview. |
| Work experience | Please refer to our page on Work Experience. |
Further information
| Resits accepted? | We accept A level resits, however, only from candidates who have previously applied to Newcastle Dental School. Resits can be taken over a maximum of two exam sittings and we ask for one grade higher than the offer an individual would otherwise have received. |
| Widening participation | WP is dealt with through our PARTNERS programme which offers contextual offers for applicants who fulfil specific criteria: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ partners/ Contextual offers: Typically a 2-grade drop for applicants who meet a range of widening participation criteria. Also a slightly reduced UCAT threshold score for invitation to interview. See website for more details. |
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