The University of Queensland

To apply to the UQ MD, you will need to check to see if you meet the Integrative Cell & Tissue Biology and Systems Physiology prerequisites. Search by course code to see if your university is listed in the UQ Credit Database. The database lists some of the courses (though not all) that have been preapproved to meet the requirements. If you don’t see your course listed, but have a cell biology or physiology course, send a copy of your transcript to medicine@oztrekk.com.

If you’re missing one or both prerequisites but meet all other requirements, you can still apply. If UQ determines you’re missing one or both prerequisites, they may offer free online modules to complete instead. Once these modules are completed, the university will consider the prerequisites met.

For competitive programs, many universities will only accept applications from students who have studied within the last 10 years. Universities want to make sure the knowledge that students have is still relevant and that students are prepared to take on additional studies. If you’ve studied more than 10 years ago, consider the following medicine programs that do not have a 10-year rule:

• Flinders University Doctor of Medicine
• University of Western Australia Doctor of Medicine
• James Cook University Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

If your degree is more than 10 years old but you’ve taken additional studies, you may be eligible to apply to the following universities:

Griffith University
Applicants whose key degree was completed outside the 10-year period are considered for admission if they have completed, with a passing GPA, the equivalent of one year of full-time tertiary study within the past 10 years.

Macquarie University
Bachelor degrees must be completed less than 10 years from intended enrolment unless the applicant meets accepted postgraduate study. Only the following postgraduate study is accepted: Graduate Diploma, Coursework Master’s, Research Master’s, PhD.

University of Sydney
If your bachelor’s degree was completed more than 10 years before January 1 of the year for which you are seeking enrolment, you must also have completed within this 10-year period a postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma (or equivalent) of at least one year (full time); or have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the university sustained research productivity in a relevant discipline within this 10-year period.

University of Queensland
If your most recent academic qualification was completed more than 10 years prior to the proposed study commencement date, it will not be accepted for assessment unless the applicant has passed the equivalent of one full-time semester (four full-time subjects) of postgraduate coursework study in the 10 years preceding the proposed commencement date.

If you don’t meet the minimum MCAT requirements, OzTREKK cannot submit the application to the universities. As soon as the university receives an ineligible MCAT, the application is deemed unsuccessful.

1. Retake the MCAT
If you are re-sitting the MCAT, make sure that you will receive the official scores before the university application deadline. To see when the scores are released, you can always reference the MCAT scheduling site.

2. Apply to another program
If you are eligible, you can also apply to other medicine programs that have a lower MCAT requirement or a medicine program that does not require the MCAT. For postgraduate medicine, this means you can apply to the Monash MD program. Please note, you will need to have considerable experience in a biomedical science degree to be eligible.

Here are the undergraduate medicine programs that allow postgraduate students to apply and do not need an MCAT:

• James Cook University’s Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• Macquarie University’s Bachelor of Clinical Science, Doctor of Medicine

If you have specific questions about these programs, please email medicine@oztrekk.com and we will be happy to assist.