Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine

Academic entry requirement

Applying for Admission Please revisit this website on a regular basis for any updates. Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria: - A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents). An ATAR of 99.95 or equivalent is required*. - An online assessment process including a written assessment followed by a panel discussion. - English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. You are only eligible for admission to the first available course intake following receipt of your final results. If your results are not available in time to be considered for the 2023 intake (ie prior to the issue of invitations to the January 2023 assessment), you may be eligible to apply for the 2024 intake. Assessment dates are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results. *Admission pathways are open to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants (a minimum ATAR of 90 to be considered) and E12 applicants (a minimum ATAR of 99.5 to be considered). Eligible applicants will be invited to attend the assessment process after ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results are released. For details, visit admission pathways. Inherent requirements Inherent requirements are the essential tasks and activities necessary to be able to achieve the core learning outcomes of a course. They are specific to a particular course or discipline. To assist students to make informed choices about their study, we have identified and set out the Inherent Requirements for this course . Prerequisites For details on the mathematics prerequisite, please visit Mathematics course prerequisites . Note: you must meet the ATAR (or equivalent) and prerequisite requirements to be invited to attend assessment day. Quota Each year, up to 30 domestic and 10 international places can be offered (this includes both the Bachelor of Arts/Doctor of Medicine and the Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine double degrees). Timeline for entry Please note: dates for 2023 entry may be subject to change. Please use the below as a guide. - Tue 12 April 2022: UAC applications open; E12 applications open - Thu 15 September 2022: E12 applications close - Fri 30 September 2022: Close of on time UAC applications - Fri 7 October 2022: Online assessment for international applicants - Mon 31 October 2022: Close of direct international applications to the University - Thu 8 December 2022: Online assessment for international applicants - Sun 11 December 2022: Close of adding the BA/MD as a preference to be considered for assessment day 1 - Thu 15 December 2022: ATARs released - Fri 16 December 2022: Online assessment day 1 for domestic applicants - assessment dates are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results. - Thu 22 December 2022: UAC December Round 2 offers released (Domestic) - Sun 8 January 2023: Close of adding the BA/MD as a preference to be considered for assessment day 2 - Fri 20 January 2023: Online assessment day 2 for domestic applicants - assessment dates are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results. - Wed 25 January 2023: Online assessment for international applicants. - Wed 25 January 2023: UAC January Round 2 offers released (Domestic) Applying for Admission Please revisit this website on a regular basis for any updates. Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria: - A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents). An ATAR of 99.95* or equivalent is required. *Admission pathways are available to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants (a minimum ATAR of 90 to be considered) and Regional and Remote Entry Scheme or MySydney applicants (a minimum ATAR of 99.5 to be considered). For details, visit admission pathways . - Satisfactory performance in Assessment Day. Eligible applicants will be invited to attend an assessment process after ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results are released. The assessment will be conducted online and will include both a group interview and a written assessment. Eligibility - You are only eligible for admission to the first available course intake following receipt of your final results. If your results are not available in time to be considered for the 2027 intake (ie prior to the issue of invitations to the January 2027 assessment), you may be eligible to apply for the 2028 intake. - Assessment dates are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results. - Applicants must meet the ATAR (or equivalent) to be invited to attend the assessment day. Please note the Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Sydney is a graduate-entry program. Admission to the Double Degree Medicine Program (DDMP) is available only to high school leavers, and the entry requirements outlined above apply to the DDMP only. For information on graduate-entry into the MD program, please visit Doctor of Medicine (MD) .