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Medicine is the most competitive route abroad. Undergraduate medicine (MBBS or MB ChB) takes five to six years in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Malaysia, needs top grades in biology and chemistry, often an admissions test such as the UCAT, and costs more than most degrees. In the US and Canada, medicine is a graduate degree, so international students start with a pre-medical bachelor’s. Allied health careers, such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, radiography, medical laboratory science, paramedicine and optometry, offer more places, shorter courses and strong demand. Whichever you choose, you must register with the regulator in the country where you want to practise.
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University of Buckingham (Crewe Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) (Perth)
Entry: Graduate-entry medicine: you need a good bachelor’s degree (usually in a science) and an admissions test such as GAMSAT or MCAT. Not open straight after HSC.
University of Limerick
Entry: Graduate-entry medicine: you need a good bachelor’s degree (usually in a science) and an admissions test such as GAMSAT or MCAT. Not open straight after HSC.
Lincoln University College
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Confederation College (Thunder Bay)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Ohio Northern University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Auckland (Grafton Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Ajman University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Malta
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Cardiff University International Study Centre
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Hobart)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Lincoln University College
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff Mountain)
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
University of Auckland (Newmarket Campus)
Entry: A fast-track route into physiotherapy: you need a bachelor’s in a related science, such as biology, human biology or sports science.
University of Birmingham Dubai
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
University of Malta
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Birmingham (Edgbaston)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Griffith University (Gold Coast)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Limerick
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Lincoln University College
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Humber Polytechnic (North)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Wichita State University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Auckland University of Technology (North Campus)
Entry: A fast-track route into physiotherapy: you need a bachelor’s in a related science, such as biology, human biology or sports science.
City University Ajman
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Malta
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Nottingham (Medical School)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Tasmania International Pathway College
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Lincoln University College
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Regina
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
University of Idaho
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Whitireia and WelTec (Porirua Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Ajman University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
MCAST (Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
University of Lancashire (Preston)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Griffith University (Gold Coast)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: A fast-track route into radiography: you need a bachelor’s in a science or health subject.
Lincoln University College
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
St. Clair College (Windsor Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Kent State University (Kent)
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Auckland University of Technology (City Campus)
Entry: You need a bachelor’s in biology, biomedical science or a related science.
University of Birmingham Dubai
Entry: For qualified physiotherapists: you need a physiotherapy degree.
University of Lancashire (Westlakes)
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (Bundoora)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Limerick
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
SEGi University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Northern College (Timmins)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Murray State University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
University of Auckland (Grafton Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Birmingham (Edgbaston)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Charles Sturt University (Orange)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Galway
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
SEGi University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Northern College (Timmins)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Murray State University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
The University of Waikato (Hamilton Campus)
Entry: You need a bachelor’s in biology, biomedical science or a related science.
De Montfort University Leicester
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Charles Sturt University (Port Macquarie)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Technological University Dublin (Grangegorman Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
SEGi University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Waterloo
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Illinois State University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Unitec Institute of Technology
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Hertfordshire
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Griffith University (Gold Coast)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Galway
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Nottingham Malaysia
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Brock University
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Gannon University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Kingston University London (Penrhyn Road)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (Bundoora)
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
University of Galway
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
University of Nottingham Malaysia
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Trent University (Peterborough)
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Oklahoma City University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Auckland University of Technology
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Hertfordshire
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Deakin University (Geelong Waurn Ponds)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Limerick
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
MAHSA University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of New Brunswick (Saint John Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Cincinnati
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Auckland University of Technology
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Coventry University (Part of Coventry University Group)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Navitas Group (Curtin College)
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
University of Limerick
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
MAHSA University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Prince Edward Island
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Quinnipiac University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Auckland University of Technology
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Hertfordshire
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
RMIT University (Bundoora Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Trinity College Dublin
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
MAHSA University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Waterloo
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Cincinnati
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Whitireia and WelTec
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Nottingham Trent University (Clifton Campus)
Entry: You need a bachelor’s in biology, biomedical science or a related science.
University of Wollongong (Wollongong Campus)
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Dublin City University
Entry: A fast-track route into physiotherapy: you need a bachelor’s in a related science, such as biology, human biology or sports science.
Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Saskatchewan
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Duquesne University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
University of Otago
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Hertfordshire
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Newcastle (Callaghan Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Medicine Hat College
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Oklahoma City University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
University of Otago
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Coventry University (Part of Coventry University Group)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Navitas Group (Curtin College)
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Prince Edward Island
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Findlay
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Otago
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Bradford
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
RMIT University (Bundoora Campus)
Entry: A fast-track route into physiotherapy: you need a bachelor’s in a related science, such as biology, human biology or sports science.
Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Findlay
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Otago
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Coventry University (Part of Coventry University Group)
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Western Sydney University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Taylor's University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Prince Edward Island
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Wichita State University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Auckland
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Kingston University London (Penrhyn Road)
Entry: You need a bachelor’s in biology, biomedical science or a related science.
The University of Newcastle
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Sunway University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Ottawa
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Western Kentucky University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Auckland
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
University of Southampton (Highfield Campus)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
The University of Newcastle
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Vancouver Island University
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
University of New Haven
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Auckland
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
University of Leicester
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
The University of Newcastle
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Sheridan College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Auburn University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Auckland University of Technology
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Queens University Belfast
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Southern Cross University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Management & Science University (MSU)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Centennial College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Youngstown State University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Buckingham
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Curtin College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Management & Science University (MSU)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Georgian College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Missouri Southern State University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
The University of Auckland
Entry: For qualified pharmacists: you need a pharmacy degree (B.Pharm).
University of Huddersfield
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
The University of Western Australia
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Management & Science University (MSU)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Canadore College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Valdosta State University
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
University of Waikato
Entry: For qualified pharmacists: you need a pharmacy degree (B.Pharm).
Bangor University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Southern Cross University
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Humber Polytechnic (North campus)
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Entry: Medicine is a graduate degree in the US: you need a bachelor’s with pre-med science courses and the MCAT. Very few places go to international students. Not open straight after HSC.
University of Exeter
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Georgian College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Mt. San Antonio College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Entry: Needs HSC science with Biology and Chemistry. A science degree rather than a clinical licence, and a common first step towards graduate-entry medicine.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Georgian College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Finger Lakes Community College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Cardiff University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Taylor's University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Algonquin College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Olympic College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Cardiff University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
IMU University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
St. Clair College
Entry: Needs HSC, with science preferred. A shorter, practical route into a technician or assistant role.
Olympic College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Robert Gordon University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Selkirk College
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Olympic College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Liverpool
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Quest International University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
College of the Rockies
Entry: A first degree that prepares you for a professional course later (medicine, pharmacy, optometry or physiotherapy). It is not a licence to practise on its own.
Olympic College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Liverpool
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
University of Cyberjaya
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Medicine Hat College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Edmonds College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Aberdeen
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Red Deer Polytechnic
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley - Skyline College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Essex
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Laney College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Plymouth
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
SEGi University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Ohlone College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Birmingham
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
AIMST University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
University of the West of England (Bristol)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus (RUMC)
Entry: A one-year foundation after HSC that prepares you to apply for medicine. It does not guarantee a place.
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
University of the West of England (Bristol)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
University of the West of England (Bristol)
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
Bournemouth University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
Oxford Brookes University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
Swansea University
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
University of Lancashire
Entry: Includes a foundation or pathway year before the degree, for students who miss the direct-entry grades. You must pass it at the required level to progress.
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Entry: For transfer students: you join with credits from college or university study you have already done, often in Year 2 or Year 3. The university decides how many of your credits it accepts after it sees your transcripts.
The University of Manchester
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Santa Monica College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
The University of Manchester
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley - Cañada College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
The University of Manchester
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
Mt. San Antonio College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
The University of Buckingham
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Santa Barbara City College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
University of Suffolk
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley - College of San Mateo
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Ulster University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, usually with Biology and Chemistry (some courses also ask for Physics or Maths).
San José City College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Aston University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Colleges of Contra Costa - Los Medanos College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Ulster University
Entry: Needs HSC or A-levels in science, with Biology and Chemistry and top grades. Many schools also set an admissions test (such as the UCAT) and an interview.
Colleges of Contra Costa - Contra Costa College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Sheffield Hallam University
Entry: You need a bachelor’s in biology, biomedical science or a related science.
Southwestern College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Napa Valley College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
Colleges of Contra Costa - Diablo Valley College
Entry: A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs.
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