To be considered for an offer, you'll need to meet all the entry requirements.
Select an entry pathway to view the entry requirements:
If you're in your final year of high school (Queensland Year 12 or equivalent), you can apply for the Provisional Entry pathway.
To view the entry requirements for this pathway, see the Doctor of Medicine program.
After you apply, if you're eligible for the next stage, you'll be invited to participate in a multiple mini-interview (MMI).
Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
Don't meet the entry requirements?
If you don't meet the entry requirements for the Provisional Entry pathway, consider applying for one of our recommended bachelor's degrees.
You can then apply for the Graduate Entry pathway in your final year of study. You can meet the other requirements for this pathway while you complete your bachelor's degree.
Progressing to the Doctor of Medicine
If you receive a Provisional Entry offer, you'll need to complete your first bachelor's degree at UQ before you start the MD program.
You have some flexibility to choose which program you'd like to study as your first degree, as long as:
- you meet the subject prerequisites for that program, and
- it will enable you to complete the required MD tertiary prerequisite courses.
See recommended bachelor's degrees
During your first degree, to be able to progress to the MD, you'll need to:
- achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 (on a 7-point scale),
- complete the degree within the minimum time, and
- complete the required MD tertiary prerequisite courses.
If you've completed, or are in your final year of, a minimum of a 3-year bachelor's degree (6 semesters full-time), you can apply for the Graduate Entry pathway.
To view the entry requirements for this pathway, see the Doctor of Medicine program.
After you apply, if you're eligible for the next stage, you'll be invited to participate in a multiple mini-interview (MMI).
Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
Understanding key degrees
If you've only completed a bachelor's degree, this is the degree you'll be assessed on – also known as your key degree.
If you've completed a subsequent degree (including a separate honours degree, a graduate diploma, master's or doctoral degree), your most recently completed degree will be used as your key degree.
Medicine requires a range of attributes and your key degree can be in any discipline. We recommend choosing degrees that include studies in biostatistics, anatomy and humanities, as these will help you to progress through the program. Studies involving patient care such as nursing, physiotherapy or pharmacy are also beneficial.
You'll also need to complete the required subject prerequisites.
If your most recent degree is from more than 10 years ago, you may still be able to use it as your key degree if you've since completed approved tertiary study in the 10 years before you plan to start the Doctor of Medicine. You must have:
- completed a full-time semester of study at bachelor level or higher, and
- achieved a minimum GPA of 5.0 on a 7-point scale.
Otherwise, you'll need to complete a new key degree.
If you're in your final year of high school (Queensland Year 12 or equivalent), you can apply for the Provisional Entry pathway. You must be completing Year 12 on your first attempt to be eligible.
The minimum entry requirements for this pathway are:
- Queensland Year 12 English or equivalent
- an adjusted ATAR 95.00 or equivalent
- a competitive University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ) aggregate score from the year you apply
- a multiple mini-interview (MMI).
The minimum required UCAT ANZ aggregate score depends on the performance of applicants and available places. For the 2022 intake, the lowest UCAT ANZ score for an invite to interview was as follows:
- Rural Access Scheme for Provisional Entry applicants was 2560.
- Provisional Entry applicants (not eligible for the Rural Access Scheme) was 3030.
This score varies each year and can't be determined in advance. If you're competitive for the next stage, you'll be invited to an MMI.
Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
Don't meet the entry requirements?
Make sure you're assessed on your highest possible entry score by applying for any admission schemes you're eligible for.
If you don't meet the entry requirements for the Provisional Entry pathway, consider applying for one of our recommended bachelor's degrees.
You can then apply for the Graduate Entry pathway in your final year of study. You can meet the other requirements for this pathway (e.g. subject prerequisites) while you complete your bachelor's degree.
Progressing to the Doctor of Medicine
If you receive a Provisional Entry offer, you'll need to complete your first bachelor's degree at UQ before you start the MD program.
You have some flexibility to choose which program you'd like to study as your first degree, as long as:
- you meet the subject prerequisites for that program, and
- it will enable you to complete the required MD subject prerequisite courses.
See recommended bachelor's degrees
To progress to the MD, you'll need to:
- achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 (on a 7-point scale),
- complete the degree within the minimum time, and
- complete the required MD subject prerequisite courses.
If you've completed, or are in your final year of, a minimum of a 3-year bachelor's degree (or equivalent), you can apply for the Graduate Entry pathway.
To meet the minimum entry requirements for this pathway, you'll need to have:
- been awarded a key degree by an accredited Australian university or overseas equivalent
- completed your key degree in the last 10 years, and:
- if your key degree is your first degree, it must be completed by 31 December in the year you apply.
- if you've completed subsequent study, for this study to be considered as your new key degree, it must be completed by the end of Semester 1 in the year you apply.
- successfully completed the subject prerequisite courses
- achieved a minimum UQ equivalent grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your key degree
- achieved a minimum score of 50 in each section of the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) in the 2 years before you apply
- completed a multiple mini-interview (MMI).
The GAMSAT score and GPA used to determine invite to interview depends on the performance of applicants and available places. These scores vary each intake and can't be determined in advance. Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
If you're competitive for the next stage, you'll be invited to an MMI.
Understanding key degrees
If you've only completed a bachelor's degree, this is the degree you'll be assessed on – also known as your key degree.
If you've completed a subsequent degree (including a separate honours degree, a graduate diploma, master's or doctoral degree), your most recently completed degree will be used as your key degree.
Medicine requires a range of attributes and your key degree can be in any discipline. We recommend choosing degrees that include studies in biostatistics, anatomy and humanities, as these will help you to progress through the program. Studies involving patient care such as nursing, physiotherapy or pharmacy are also beneficial.
You'll also need to complete the required subject prerequisites.
If your most recent degree is from more than 10 years ago, you may still be able to use it as your key degree if you've since completed approved tertiary study in the 10 years before you plan to start the Doctor of Medicine. You must have:
- completed a full-time semester of study at bachelor level or higher, and
- achieved a minimum GPA of 5.0 on a 7-point scale.
Otherwise, you'll need to complete a new key degree.
Any credit received from prior studies or work experience will not contribute to the full-time semester requirement or the assessed GPA. If more than one full-time semester of additional study has been undertaken in the previous 10 years, the whole period of the additional study will be included in the GPA assessment of the activations studies.