Upon making your application, you are asked to upload relevant documents as evidence. We encourage you to group associated documents together to avoid delay. For example, include all of your A Level certificates within the same document.
3 A-levels at AAA, achieved in one sitting over a study period of no longer than two years.
A-levels must include:
Queen Mary does not consider any applications from students who are re-sitting their AS or A level year (or equivalent) - thereby taking 3 years to achieve the required grades - unless protected under the Equality and Diversity Act 2010. Applicants citing this provision must provide the school with evidence to ensure their application is suitable for consideration under this framework. Full details of how to apply for extenuating circumstances can be found here in the MBBS Malta section.
The full International Baccalaureate is acceptable as an entry qualification at 37 points overall, with 665 in Higher Level subjects.
Biology or Chemistry and a second science subject or Mathematics must be included. Biology and Chemistry must be taken as Standard Level if not taken at Higher Level.
If English is not offered as part of the diploma, you must have a GCSE or equivalent at grade B or above.
The European Baccalaureate is acceptable as an entry qualification. Applicants must offer Chemistry and Biology. Minimum grades of 8.2 are required in each of these two options and a grade of 82 per cent is required overall. Good passes at GCSE at grade B or above or acceptable equivalent in Mathematics and English Language, if not offered as part of the Baccalaureate, are also required.
The Pre-U Diploma is acceptable as an entry qualification. We require the full Diploma with grades of D3 or higher in two subjects including Biology and/or Chemistry. If either Chemistry or Biology is offered alone, a second science subject is required. An additional Short-Course in any subject is required at grade M2. If you are taking a combination of Pre-U and A-Level subjects, you should contact the Medicine Admissions team for advice on the grades you will be required to achieve.
The International Foundation Programme from NCUK is accepted for entry to MBBS Malta. We require AAA in three major modules (IFYBI002 Biology, IFYCH002 Chemistry, IFYMS002 Mathematics (Science) or IFYAP001 Anatomy/Physiology), to be taken in one sitting. In addition, candidates must have an overall A in English for Academic purposes (FYEN001) with a minimum B in writing and D in all other components.
You may apply in the final year of your degree and must be predicted/achieved at least an upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject. Degrees are divided into three categories:
To check whether your degree has additional A Level requirements, please use our Degree Title Checker
Degrees must be completed in the natural length intended for the qualification (generally, 3 years for Bachelors, and 4 years for integrated Masters).
If you are unsure about the acceptability of your degree or what A/AS requirements you may need, please contact us and we will be happy to advise. We may request you provide us with evidence as to why you believe your degree should be exempted from the A or AS level requirement.
To ensure eligibility, graduates who offer a degree with at least an upper second class honours or equivalent and who have graduated from a university outside the UK, must provide the Student Recruitment and Admissions Office (smdadmissions@qmul.ac.uk) with the following:
Not accepted
Please review the below A-Z list to search for your country, and view the entry requirements.
US and Canadian students can study on the five-year MBBS (Malta) Programme directly after high school without first undertaking a four-year college undergraduate degree. Students may apply to stay in Malta for their early postgraduate training at the end of the five-year MBBS (Malta) programme or apply for residency in their home country, without having to undertake a four-year postgraduate medicine qualification.
The Sponsor Note on our listing in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) confirms that the MBBS degree, awarded by the Barts & The London School of Medicine in Malta, is acceptable to the Education Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). This means that current students and graduates of this medical school are eligible to apply for ECFMG certification. If the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Steps 1 and 2 CK and Step 2 CS requirements are satisfied, graduates may continue and take Step 3. This acceptability by ECFMG also allows our students and graduates to sit Part 1 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE).
To see our listing in WDOMS please click here
To find out more about ECFMG click here
To find out more about USMLE click here
To find out more about MCCQE click here
All eligible applicants must have Biology (or Human Biology), Chemistry, English Language, and Mathematics (or Additional Mathematics or Statistics) at GCSE level, at grades AAABBB (777666 for GSCEs taken from 2015) or above, in any order. The Science Double Award may substitute all sciences at GCSE.
GCSE grades are not required for applicants who are applying with a degree or are not undertaking A Level qualifications.
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test, used by a consortium of UK Universities and non-UK associate member universities to help select applicants for their medical and dental degree programmes.
It is used in collaboration with other admissions processes, such as academic qualifications.
It is also your opportunity to stand out from other applicants and demonstrate your aptitude for a demanding programme of study.
The UCAT is a computer-based test delivered in Pearson VUE test centres throughout the UK and worldwide. More information on the UCAT and how to register can be found here.
How we use the UCAT
Applicants will be selected for interview on the basis of a weighted score compared to other applicants who apply in the same year, and may be comprised of UCAT score, qualifications predicted or achieved or weighted scoring of degree for graduates. Selection after interview may consider all assessment factors: interview score, situational judgement test, qualifications predicted or achieved or weighted scoring from degree, and UCAT score.
UCAT Exemptions/Waiver
UCAT exemptions/waivers are not granted under any circumstances. If you are unable to take the UCAT for any reason, our advice will be to reapply for the following application cycle.
The UCAT ANZ is accepted by students applying from Australia or New Zealand.
All students for the MBBS Malta programme must be at least 18 years old at the start of the course.
Applicants who are within weeks of being 18 at the start of the course must contact us to discuss this.
Applications are encouraged from mature students. There is no upper age limit, provided academic entry requirements are satisfied.
The language of instruction of the MBBS Malta programme is English. You will need to provide evidence of your English language ability as part of our application assessment process, namely:
GCSE English Language or
An IELTS score of 7.0 overall, taken within two years.
We also accept alternative English language qualifications for proof of English language, for further information, please see our accepted English Language qualifications.
If you intend to use an IELTS score as proof of your English language requirement and have not yet sat your IELTS exam, you must send your proof of booking to our admissions team within a month of submitting your application.
The Admissions Policy for the Malta MBBS programme can be found in the Policies and procedures section.