Academic entry requirements for the International Pre-Med programme - September 2023 entry

This page includes a list of approved qualifications and required grades for students applying for the Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) programme starting in September 2023.

Applicants to the Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) programme should have studied at least two sciences, including Chemistry and one from Biology, Mathematics or Physics. You must also have studied Chemistry in your final year of high school.

Some school qualifications may qualify applicants for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) programme or the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) – Intensive Study programme. The one-year Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) programme includes Faculty of Science (degree-level) modules, so we typically require applicants to the Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) to have sciences equivalent to AS Level.

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	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Azerbaijan	Attestat	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Botswana	BGCSE	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Bahrain	GED/Thanawiya	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Belarus	Attestat	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Brazil	Ensino Medio	8.0/10
Chile	Enseñanza Media or Licencia	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
China	High School	85% overall, 85% in sciences
Colombia	Bachillerato	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Cyprus	Apolytírio Lykeíou	17 overall, 18 in sciences
Ecuador	Titulo de Bachiller Académico	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Egypt	GED/ Thanawiya	90% overall, 95% in sciences
Georgia	Atestati	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Ghana	WASSCE	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Greece	Apolytírio Genikoú Lykeíou	17 overall, 18 in sciences
Hong Kong	High school Form 5	70% overall, 75% in sciences
Indonesia	STTB SMA	80 points, 8 in sciences
Iran	High School Diploma	18
Iraq	Secondary School Certificate	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Japan	School Leaving Certificate (Senior 3) Year 11 (Senior 2)	4.0/5 or 7.5/10 4.2/5 or 8/10, considered case-by-case
Jordan	GED/GSE Tawjihi	4.5/5 or 90%
Kazakhstan	Attestat	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Kenya	KCSE	A- in sciences
Korea	Senior High School Diploma (SH3)	80% (Year 2 considered case by-case)
Kuwait	GED/Thanawiya	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Lebanon	Baccalaureate	16 overall and 16 in sciences
Malaysia	UEC	A2 overall, A1 in relevant subjects
Mexico	Bachillerato	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Morocco	Baccalauréat	16/20
Myanmar	HS Education Certificate	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Nigeria	WASSCE	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Oman	GED/Thanawiya	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Pakistan	High School Certificate	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Papua New Guinea	Upper Secondary School Certificate	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Peru	Certificate of Secondary Education	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Philippines	High School Diploma	3.5/4 or 90%
Qatar	GED/Thanawiya	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Russia	Attestat	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Saudi Arabia	GED/Thanawiya	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
South Africa	National Senior Certificate (Life Orientation will not be considered)	Grade 7s Life + Physical Sciences, + min grade 5 in three more subjects (not LO)
Taiwan	Senior High School Certificate (SH3) Senior High School Year 2 (SH2)	75% overall, 75% in sciences 80% overall, 80% in sciences
Tajikistan	Certificate of Completed Education	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Thailand	Maw 6	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 relevant subjects
United Arab Emirates	GED/Thanawiya	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Ukraine	Certificate of Completed Education	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Uruguay	Titulo de Bachillerato	10
Uzbekistan	OMTS	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Venezuela	Titulo de Bachiller	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Vietnam	Graduation Diploma	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
Zambia	Zambia GCE	Only eligible for September Extended Pre-Med and January Extended Pre-Med programmes
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 pre-degree medicine at St Andrews. For example, irrespective of the grades you have achieved, you will not be eligible for the Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) 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 BSc Medicine international requirements.

You will need to contact us to see if you are eligible for the Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) programme, if you:

do not have the required combination of a US High School Diploma with ACT/SAT/APs required for undergraduate study
have studied a mixed curriculum, such as your national qualification plus A Levels or APs.

If you have taken IGCSEs, you will not be eligible for the one-year Medical Sciences (International Pre-Med) programme but you may be eligible for the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) programme or the Medical Sciences (Extended International Pre-Med) - Intensive Study programme. We typically require six IGCSEs, with A grades in the sciences – especially Chemistry and Biology. If you have AS Levels, we typically require three AS Levels with A, A, B, including an A in Chemistry. 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.