Undergraduate Medical School

Minimum requirement of four Scottish Highers at AABB by S6.  We require three of these Highers to be sciences. Science Highers must include Biology and any two of Chemistry, Physics or Maths. Candidates in S6 will be expected to pass all courses undertaken in their S6 programme of study, with a minimum of grade C in any Advanced Highers taken. 
 

Please note that the programme is aimed primarily at S6 students. Individual consideration for S5 entry may be given only if a school does not offer Advanced Higher subjects in S6. Please contact us in advance of application should this be the case.

OR

Completion of either the SWAP Access to Medical Sciences course offered at Glasgow Clyde College or the SWAP Access to Medical Studies course offered at Glasgow Kelvin College with the minimum result of a 'Merit'

*Please note that candidates eligible for WP entry into medicine directly who meet the necessary academic requirements, are encouraged to apply to medicine through the traditional route. If candidates are eligible for medicine and GAP and wish to be considered for GAP, they must apply to the GAP on UCAS.

As the programme is funded by the Scottish Government as part of the national widening participation directive, candidates are required to be identified within one of the following categories:

Applicant is resident in Scotland, in an area with a postcode which falls within the lowest 20% of the Scottish index of multiple deprivation (SIMD0-20). Postcode Checker: https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/wideningparticipation/postcode/. Please note: Changes to postcode after your application is submitted to suit eligibility criteria will not be considered.

OR

Applicant is a young person resident in Scotland who is care experienced (young person in care/care leaver) or a carer.

*this criterion is subject to verification by the university

OR

Applicant has completed the Reach Programme as a participant in the Remote and Rural Island Cluster.

*It is likely that if you attend one of the schools listed here: GAP Remote and Rural list of schools, you will be eligible for the programme. If you attend a different school but are resident on the Island Cluster, you are also eligible. In order to be eligible for the programme your residency must be on the Island Cluster. If you are unsure, please do get in touch to check your eligibility. 

We welcome applications from asylum seekers with the right to remain and study, subject to verification by the University of Glasgow prior to application submission. As those seeking asylum would not have access to SAAS funding, they would need to apply for tuition fee funding from alternative sources prior to acceptance on the programme. One such source in previous years has been the Carnegie Trust; if you would like further information on this, please contact Scott Iguchi-Sherry or Martin Irwin on scott.iguchi-sherry@glasgow.ac.uk or martin.irwin@glasgow.ac.uk, who can discuss this process with you in more detail.

PLEASE NOTE

The GAP programme is designed to provide first-time entry to higher education with the subsequent access to medicine, therefore we are unfortunately unable to consider university graduates for the programme at this time. We would encourage university graduates to apply to medicine through the traditional route with the following requirements.

If you are currently enrolled on another degree programme, you are not eligible to apply for GAP, but can apply to medicine as a graduate upon completion of your degree.

If your eligibility for GAP is based not on your postcode (i.e. SIMD 1-20), but on one of the other relevant Widening Participation GAP criteria (i.e. care-experience, estrangement, caring responsibilities, refugee or asylum seeker status), then you must get in touch before submitting your application so that this eligibility can be verified. The University of Glasgow has dedicated named points of contact for each of the student groups who will carry out the verification in strictest confidence, making sure you are eligible for the programme before you apply. The relevant named points of contact will also be able to advise on the further support the University offers to those who are care-experienced, estranged, asylum seekers, refugees, or carers.

You may need to provide confirmation of your eligibility during the application process. Candidates will be considered in the same way as other eligible applicants if they identify with two or more eligibility criteria. Please note that candidates must have permission to study in the UK and may be asked to provide documentary evidence of UK immigration status. Should eligibility not be confirmed by the deadline requested, an application, interview or offer will be withdrawn.