Entry is competitive. To be considered for entry, applicants must meet at least one of the minimum entry requirements shown below, demonstrate they fulfil the prerequisites, sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT ANZ), and attend an interview (if invited). If applicants meet academic minimum entry requirements, they will be selected for interview on the basis of UCAT ANZ results.
Eligible applicants will be ranked on a combination of UCAT ANZ results, interview results and academic score results.
Secondary education (Year 12)
- Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) with an adjusted ATAR equivalent selection rank of 90.00 or higher.
Higher education study
The Adelaide medical program includes places for applicants applying through the Higher Education study pathway provided they meet the cutoffs for offers. To be eligible for this pathway, you must have successfully completed at least one year and no more than two years of full-time study (or equivalent part-time) in a bachelor (AQF level 7) or bachelor honours (AQF level 8) degree or equivalent. Additionally, your only tertiary record of study must be from Adelaide University or one of its antecedent institutions (The University of Adelaide or the University of South Australia). You cannot have a tertiary record from any other Australian or overseas university. This does not include accelerated study in Year 12, such as the activate program.
Applicants must also meet the program prerequisite requirements (either through their secondary school studies or equivalent university courses). To query equivalent university courses, please contact us.
To meet the minimum academic threshold as a Higher Education applicant:
- Students who have completed more than two years of undergraduate study (or any third-year courses) are not eligible for entry into the Bachelor of Medical Studies and should consider graduate medicine pathways.
- First year students (Adelaide University) must have between 36 and 48 units of Level 1 study and have achieved at least a credit average (Grade Point Average [GPA] of 5.0 or more) across all courses.
- Second year students (Adelaide University) must have between 72 and 96 units of Level 1 and 2 study and have achieved at least a credit average (GPA of 5.0 or more) across all courses.
Antecedent institutions
- First year students (University of Adelaide) must have between 18 and 24 units of Level 1 study and have achieved at least a credit average (GPA of 5.0 or more) across all courses.
- Second year students (University of Adelaide) must have between 24 and 48 units of Level 1 and 2 study and have achieved at least a credit average (GPA of 5.0 or more) across all courses.
- First year students (University of South Australia) must have between 27 and 36 units of Level 1 study and have achieved at least a credit average (GPA of 5.0 or more) across all courses.
- Second year students (University of South Australia) must have between 36 and 72 units of Level 1 and 2 study and have achieved at least a credit average (GPA of 5.0 or more) across all courses.
Should a student elect to exit the program and has the Bachelor of Medical Studies degree conferred, they are not eligible to re-enter the Doctor of Medicine program.
