King’s College London is committed to fair admissions to all of our programmes of study. As we wish to be as inclusive as possible and allow applicants from many backgrounds to be considered to the multiple entry routes of our MBBS programme, our entrance requirements are complex. This is particularly the case for graduate applicants, who have the most opportunities.
Graduates can apply to three medicine entry routes, the four-year GPEP (A102), standard five-year MBBS (A100) and six-year Conversion programmes (A103), depending on their academic background. They can list more than one on their UCAS form if they wish to maximise their chances of studying at King’s. However, suitably qualified applicants to the GPEP, who are selected for interview, will also be considered for our five-year programme A100 (or A103 if appropriate).
For example, an arts graduate (who has not previously studied chemistry) can apply to A102 and A103. An arts graduate taking a one-year Access to Medicine/HE Science Foundation programme can also apply to A102 (if they have at least an upper second class honours degree) and to A100 (if they have at least a lower second class honours degree) - they would not be eligible for the A103 programme.
For all three programmes a postgraduate qualification is not a requisite for admission for applicants with, or predicted, an upper second class honours degree (or equivalent international qualification). For example, only about one third of current GPEP offer holders have a postgraduate qualification.
Our five-year programme is still very popular with graduate applicants and we are delighted that 57 are holding Firm offers to join this programme in September. These are mainly graduates who applied directly to the programme and also GPEP applicants who eventually received and accepted five-year offers. We hope that graduates will continue to consider King’s as a destination for their medical education.
For definitive and up-to-date information on admissions policy and practices, we would recommend that all applicants considering a particular medical school consult the institutional website directly and avoid all unsubstantiated sources.
Selection for GPEP (A102)
In the past, aptitude test score was the sole indicator for selection to A102. For 2008 entry, two methods of selection will be used. Within our eligible applicant pool, the very highest ranking UKCAT applicants will be invited to interview. The remaining interviewees will be selected by balancing the applicant's UKCAT score against academic and non-academic achievement/experience as demonstrated on their UCAS application form. Interviews will adopt a new Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) system.
More details can be found at:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ugp08/programme/649
Selection for MBBS (A100)
Detailed information can be found at:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ugp08/programme/85
Selection for Conversion (A103)
Detailed information can be found at:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ugp08/programme/83
