Academic entry requirements for the Extended International Pre-Med programme - January 2025 entry
This page includes a list of approved qualifications and required grades for students applying for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) - Intensive Study programme starting in January 2025.
Applicants to the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) - Intensive Study programme should have studied at least two sciences, including Chemistry and one from Biology, Mathematics or Physics. For this programme, we will consider applicants who did not study Chemistry in their final year of high school but studied Chemistry to Year 10 within the past three years.
Some school qualifications may qualify applicants for the BSc Medicine international requirements
We may require higher grades when competition for places is particularly strong and we typically require higher grades in subjects that are relevant to Medicine, especially Chemistry, but also Biology and Physics or Mathematics.
The grades shown in the table below are a guide only.
| Country | Academic qualification | Typical required grades |
|---|---|---|
|
Algeria |
Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire |
15 overall, 16 in sciences |
|
Angola |
Habilitação Literárias |
16 overall, 17 in sciences |
|
Azerbaijan |
Attestat |
5.0 in sciences and 4.5/5 overall |
|
Bahrain |
GED/Thanawiya |
90% overall, 90% in sciences |
|
Belarus |
Attestat |
8.0/10 |
|
Botswana |
BGCSE |
Min 8 subjects, A in 3 sciences |
|
Brazil |
Ensino Medio |
8.0/10 |
|
Chile |
Enseñanza Media/Licencia de Educación |
6.5 |
|
China |
High School Gaokao |
85% overall, 85% in sciences 4.2/5 overall, 4.0 in sciences |
|
Colombia |
Bachillerato |
4.2 or 85% |
|
Cyprus |
Apolytírio Lykeíou |
17 overall, 18 in sciences |
|
Ecuador |
Titulo de Bachiller Académico |
8.5/10 or 17/20 |
|
Egypt |
GED/ Thanawiya |
90% overall, 95% in sciences |
|
Georgia |
Atestati |
6.0/7 or 3.2/4 or 8/10 |
|
Ghana |
WASSCE |
B2 overall, B2 in sciences |
|
Greece |
Apolytírio Genikoú Lykeíou |
17 overall, 18 in sciences |
|
Hong Kong |
High school Form 5 |
70% overall, 75% in sciences |
|
Indonesia |
STTB SMA |
8 or 80% overall, 8 or 80% in sciences |
|
Iran |
High School Diploma |
18 |
|
Iraq |
Secondary School Certificate |
90% overall, 90% in sciences |
|
Japan |
Year 2 or Year 3 of Senior High School |
4.2/5 or 7.5/10 (Year 2 considered case by-case) |
|
Jordan |
GED/GSE Tawjihi |
4.5/5 or 90% |
|
Kazakhstan |
Attestat |
5.0 in sciences |
|
Kenya |
KCSE |
A- in sciences |
|
Korea (South) |
Year 2 or Year 3 of Senior High School |
80% (Year 2 considered case by-case) |
|
Kuwait |
GED/Thanawiya |
90% overall, 90% in sciences |
|
Lebanon |
Baccalaureate |
16 overall and 16 in sciences |
|
Malaysia
|
SPM UEC |
A in 5 subjects, A+ in relevant subjects |
|
Mexico |
Bachillerato |
4.5/5 or 8 or 80% in sciences |
|
Morocco |
Baccalauréat |
16/20 |
|
Myanmar |
HS Education Certificate |
90% |
|
Nigeria |
WASSCE |
B2 overall and in sciences |
|
Oman |
GED/Thanawiya |
90% overall, 90% in sciences |
|
Pakistan |
High School Certificate |
75% overall, 80% in sciences |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Upper Secondary School Certificate |
A in sciences |
|
Peru |
Certificate of Secondary Education |
18 |
|
Philippines |
High School Diploma |
3.5/4 or 90% |
|
Qatar |
GED/Thanawiya |
90% overall, 90% in sciences |
|
Russia |
Attestat |
5.0 in sciences |
|
Saudi Arabia |
GED/Thanawiya |
90% overall, 90% in sciences |
|
South Africa |
National Senior Certificate (Life Orientation will not be considered) |
Grade 7 Life Sciences + minimum grade 5 in 5 subjects (not LO) |
|
Taiwan |
Senior High School Certificate (SHS3) SH2 |
75% overall, 75% in sciences 80% overall, 80% in sciences |
|
Tajikistan |
Certificate of Completed Education |
5 |
|
Thailand |
Maw 5 | GPA of 3.5/4.0 overall and 3.5/4.0 in Chemistry and Biology |
|
Tunisia |
Examen National du Baccalauréat |
15 overall, 16 in sciences |
|
Turkey |
Diplomasi |
75% overall, 80% in sciences |
|
United Arab Emirates |
GED/Thanawiya |
90% overall, 90% in sciences I |
|
Ukraine |
Certificate of Completed Education |
10 |
|
Uruguay |
Titulo de Bachillerato |
10 |
|
Uzbekistan |
O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma |
5.0 or A’lo |
|
Venezuela |
Titulo de Bachiller |
18 |
|
Vietnam |
Graduation Diploma |
8 overall and in sciences |
|
Zambia |
Zambia GCE |
2 overall and in sciences |
|
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe GCE |
A- |
EU, UK or USA qualifications
If you have a school qualification that is recognised for undergraduate entry and your country is not listed in the table above, we are unlikely to consider you for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) - Intensive Study programme at St Andrews. For example, irrespective of the grades you have achieved, you will not be eligible for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) - Intensive Study programme, if you have taken any of the following qualifications:
- Three A Levels
- HKDSE
- French Baccalaureate
- The full IB Diploma.
If you have been educated in a high school system based on the American curriculum, see the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) programme .
You will need to contact us to see if you are eligible for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) - Intensive Study programme, if you:
- do not have the required combination of a US High School Diploma with ACT/SAT/APs required for undergraduate study.
- If you have studied a mixed curriculum, such as your national qualification plus A Levels or APs.
If you have taken IGCSEs, you may be eligible for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) programme. We typically require six IGCSEs, with A grades in relevant subjects. If you have AS Levels, we typically require three AS Levels with grades A, A, B. Please note that we only consider applicants with AS levels where evidence can be provided that continuing to study for A-levels (which would allow for direct application to BSc Medicine) is not possible.