Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery MBChB

• BIOSCI 107
• CHEM 110
• HLTHPSYC 122
• MEDSCI 142
• POPLHLTH 101
• POPLHLTH 102
• POPLHLTH 111
• General Education, excluding BIOSCI 100G, MEDSCI 100G, MEDSCI 101G, POPLHLTH 103G, POPLHLTH 104G

• BIOSCI 101
• BIOSCI 106
• BIOSCI 107
• CHEM 110
• MEDSCI 142
• PHYSICS 160
• POPLHLTH 111
• General Education, excluding BIOSCI 100G, MEDSCI 100G, MEDSCI 101G, POPLHLTH 103G, POPLHLTH 104G
  

Interviewed applicants’ final ranking is based on a weighting of the following components:

• GPA for four core courses: 60%
  
• Total raw UMAT score: 15%
• Interview: 25%

Applicants will be offered admission to the programme in accordance to the rank order until the available places in the category are filled.

In order to apply for the MBChB under the Graduate entry category, you need to have completed a degree/degrees on a full-time basis at a New Zealand university, with the last year of full-time study no more than five years prior to the year of application.

A minimum of 105 points over Semesters One and Two per academic calendar year is required to be considered as full-time for MBChB admission.

Depending on the nature of your previous studies, the faculty may permit you to be admitted to Part II of the MBChB programme, or may require you to undertake part or all of the First Year courses initially. If you are required to take Part I courses, you must pass all these courses clearly within one year in order to proceed to Part II.

Interview Eligibility

You need to have achieved a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) or Grade Point Equivalent (GPE) of 6.0 across your degree(s) to be eligibile for interview consideration. If you have completed your degree(s) on a full-time basis over more than three years, your best three years of full-time study will be considered.

Interview Ranking

Eligible applicants are ranked for interview invitation consideration based on the GPA or GPE from the last two academic years of full-time study, with each year weighted equally.

Please note:

• If you have taken more than 120 points (one year of full-time equivalent study) in any academic year, only the best 120 points will be considered when ranking you for interview invitation.
  
• Stage One Summer School courses are excluded from interview ranking GPA/GPE calculations.
  
• Points achieved per course cannot be divided when the best 120 points are considered.
  
• If your final grades are not available at the time of interview ranking, an interim grade (highest possible) will be temporarily assigned. Official final results will be used for the final selection.
  

Final Selection Ranking
Interviewed applicants’ final ranking is based on a weighting of the following components:

• GPA/GPE for last two years of full-time study: 60%
• Total raw UMAT score: 15%
• Interview: 25%

Applicants will be offered admission to the programme in accordance to the rank order until the available places in the category are filled.

In the year of application, you must complete (within one academic year, excluding summer semester) the eight required first-year courses listed below in either the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) or the Bachelor of Science (BSc Biomedical Science) at the University of Auckland. 

First Year BHSc courses:

• BIOSCI 107
• CHEM 110
• HLTHPSYC 122
• MEDSCI 142
• POPLHLTH 101
• POPLHLTH 102
• POPLHLTH 111
• General Education, excluding BIOSCI 100G, MEDSCI 100G, MEDSCI 101G, POPLHLTH 103G, POPLHLTH 104G
  

First Year BSc (Biomedical Science) courses:

• BIOSCI 101
• BIOSCI 106
• BIOSCI 107
• CHEM 110
• MEDSCI 142
• PHYSICS 160
  
• POPLHLTH 111
• General Education, excluding BIOSCI 100G, MEDSCI 100G, MEDSCI 101G, POPLHLTH 103G, POPLHLTH 104G

You should be aware that only the first attempt for these courses will be considered for MBChB admission in the First Year category.

Interview Eligibility
Following the successful completion of the first-year courses, you will need to have achieved a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.0 across all eight courses, with no fails, to be eligible for consideration for an admissions interview.

Interview Ranking
Eligible applicants are ranked for interview invitation based on the grades in the following four core courses: BIOSCI 107, CHEM 110, MEDSCI 142, and POPLHLTH 111.

Please note that if your final grades are not available at the time of interview ranking, an interim grade (highest possible) will be temporarily assigned. Official final results will be used for the final selection.

Final Selection Ranking
Interviewed applicants’ final ranking is based on a weighting of the following components:

• GPA over four core courses: 60%
• Total raw UMAT score: 15%
• Interview: 25%

Applicants will be offered admission to the programme in accordance to the rank order until the available places in the category are filled.

In order to apply for the MBChB under the Graduate entry category, you need to have completed a relevant degree/degrees on a full-time basis at a recognised universit (or similar institution), with the last year of full-time study no more than five years prior to the year of application.

The UMAT is not required for international graduate applicants.

Interview Eligibility
You must have achieved a minimum Grade Point Equivalent (GPE) of 6.0 across your degree(s) to be eligible for interview consideration. If you have completed your degree(s) on a full-time basis over more than three years, your best three years of full-time study will be considered.

Interview Ranking
Eligible applicants are ranked for interview invitation consideration based on the GPE from the last two academic years of full-time study, with each year weighted equally.

Please note that if your final grades are not available at the time of interview ranking, an interim grade (highest possible) will be temporarily assigned. Official final results will be used for the final selection.

Final Selection Ranking
Interviewed applicants’ final ranking is based on a weighting of the following components:

• Last two full-time year GPA: 50%
• Interview: 50%

Applicants will be offered admission to the programme in accordance to the rank order until the available places in the category are filled.

English language requirements

IELTS Academic: 7.5, no bands less than 7.0. See alternative English language requirements.