Admissions Policy for Clinical and Practice Courses in the Faculty of Medicine and Health 2026-27  Applying

For Dental Surgery BChD (Graduate Entry), the School of Dentistry only accepts applications from final year University of Leeds Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (A900) students, and former students from this course. Applications are not accepted from students studying other courses or from other universities. 

Applications for the Dental Surgery BChD (Graduate Entry) course are by direct application to the School of Dentistry. The number of places available for Dental Surgery BChD (Graduate Entry) is subject to change each year dependent on overall student numbers and there is no guarantee that there will be spaces available. Historically, places have been extremely limited (maximum of two places) in years where there has been availability. 

Values-based recruitment is carried out across our vocational courses. Applicants who apply to more than one undergraduate course in the School of Medicine or School of Dentistry will be informed that they must choose one course to be considered for. Please note that if an applicant demonstrates motivation and insight for another vocational course outside of their school for the following courses, then their application may be rejected by the School of Dentistry or School of Medicine, without further consideration. 

• Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (A900) 
• Dental Surgery BChD (A200) 
• Diagnostic Radiography BSc (B821) 
• Gateway Year to Medicine MBChB (A101) 
• Medical Ultrasound (Sonography) BSc (B825) 
• Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)  

Additionally, applicants cannot apply to both a foundation route and standard entry route for their chosen course. Where this is identified, applicants will be required to withdraw one of their applications, applying only to the course most suited to their qualifications.  

Applicants via the alternative entry scheme will be required to take part in any additional assessment and interviews, in line with standard procedure for all other applicants, to assess the non-academic attributes required to study the undergraduate courses listed in this policy.     

In addition to the information in the corresponding section of the University of Leeds Admissions Policy 2026-27, applicants must be 18 years of age or over by the first day of the course. Applicants who will not be 18 on the first day of the course may apply for deferred entry for the following year. 

The following courses will consider one reapplication from those who have previously applied to the institution.

• Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (A900)
• Dental Surgery BChD (A200) 

Further reapplications to these courses will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Admissions team.

All courses in the School of Medicine and School of Healthcare and taught postgraduate courses in the School of Dentistry allow reapplication. Further reapplications within the same application cycle will be considered only at the discretion of the Admissions Team. Those who have previously been made an offer are not guaranteed to receive an offer when they reapply. 

The following courses will only accept one resit attempt per Level 3 qualification, unless an applicant is able to provide evidence of mitigating circumstances that may have prevented them from achieving the required grades on their second attempt. In such cases, evidence of all resit grades must be provided in the application; failure to do so may result in the application being rejected.  

• Audiology BSc (B61A) 
• Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (A900) 
• Dental Surgery BChD (A200) 
• Diagnostic Radiography BSc (B821) 
• Gateway Year to Medicine MBChB (A101) 
• Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) BSc (B810) 
• Medical Ultrasound (Sonography) BSc (B825) 
• Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)  

If a resit grade is lower than the original grade, the better grade will be considered when reviewing the application.  

The School of Healthcare will consider applications from those who are re-taking examinations prior to entering the University.  

Our selection criteria for clinical and practice programmes are underpinned by NHS England’s mandate to select students with values and behaviours aligned with the NHS. A copy of the values-based recruitment framework can be downloaded from NHS England’s website. 

Applications are assessed by the Admissions team on the basis of information provided on the application form. All applicants are given fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate relevant skills and provide supporting information where required.

Applicants are shortlisted against agreed criteria, and they must meet the academic entry requirement for the programme at application or within the admission cycle. The academic background of the applicant plus the personal statement helps us to assess the nature of the applicant’s interest in their chosen profession and is an important part of the selection process. 

The Faculty of Medicine and Health will only shortlist based on the information supplied on the form at the time of submission.

We operate a ‘gathered field’ system for the following courses:  

• Audiology BSc (B61A) 
• Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (A900) 
• Dental Surgery BChD (A200) 
• Diagnostic Radiography BSc (B821) 
• Gateway Year to Medicine MBChB (A101) 
• Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) BSc (B810) 
• Medical Ultrasound (Sonography) BSc (B825) 
• Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)  

This means that the majority of applicants are notified of the outcome of their application following the application deadline. In cases where an applicant does not meet the minimum entry requirements, notification may be received before the deadline.   

Applications will be assessed on their strength relative to others in the given field, ensuring that the applicants with the most potential receive an offer. 

Applications received before the deadline are scored based on the academic qualifications and any applicable admissions tests to obtain a ranking which is used for shortlisting to interview.  

Where gathered field assessment is used, alterations to grades, such as re-mark results, cannot be considered after the application deadline for that course. If the grades on an application are changed before the application deadline, the Admissions team must be contacted before this deadline to ensure that the correct grades have been considered. 

Applicants are expected to demonstrate the motivation and enthusiasm to study for their course of choice. Applicants’ reflections on the values and behaviours required to study on their chosen course will be explored further in the interview. 

In some cases, applicants for taught postgraduate courses may be asked to answer specific questions as part of their personal statement. Please see Course Search for further details.  

When writing the personal statement, it is important to consider that the course is based on professional values and core themes with the aim of producing tomorrow’s healthcare professionals. More information about values-based recruitment can be found on the NHS England website.  

Further information about what we wish to hear in an undergraduate applicant’s personal statement is available in our personal statement guidelines. 

Personal statements provided separately to an application will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis, with acceptance being at the discretion of the Admissions team. 

Interviews form part of the selection process for our clinical and practice courses and give applicants the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and aptitude for the course.  

The interviews form part of values-based recruitment which assesses an applicant’s values and behaviours with the values of the NHS Constitution. 

Applicants who are successful in the initial stages of the selection process will be invited to interview. 

Interviews can be in a number of formats:  

• Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) 
• Group interviews  
• One-to-one interviews 
• In-person interviews 
• Online interviews (via Zoom, Teams or other online software)  

In some cases, legal or regulatory requirements may determine the interview format used.  

Details of the interview can be found on Course Search and will be communicated to shortlisted applicants in their invitation to interview. 

Some applicants may require adjustments at interview (for example, applicants with a disability or who are pregnant) to provide them with full and equal access to the process. The Admissions team is responsible for making reasonable adjustments where possible, but these must be declared at the point of invitation to interview and cannot be considered retrospectively. 

For further advice or information regarding disability related adjustments, email the University’s Disability Services team via disability@leeds.ac.uk. For advice on other adjustments, email the Equality and Inclusion Unit via equality@leeds.ac.uk.   

Where possible, the Faculty of Medicine and Health will accommodate requests for alternative interview dates; however, an alternative cannot be guaranteed and may not be offered if the applicant fails to attend an interview without informing the University in advance.  

The School of Dentistry and School of Medicine provide feedback to all unsuccessful applicants on their reasons for rejection; they do not respond to direct requests for feedback and are unable to provide personalised feedback for interview performance. Feedback cannot be provided for successful applicants.

For undergraduate offers, applicants must typically meet the conditions set by the University by 2 September of the application year unless otherwise stated in the prescribed course or professional body requirements, even if the offer is deferred for entry to the following application year. 

The Faculty of Medicine and Health may not be able to confirm a place in the upcoming academic cycle following an improved final grade after a re-mark if it is received after 2 September; however, applicants may be offered a deferred place or asked to reapply. 

Undergraduate and taught postgraduate applications from applicants who have not quite met the required grades may be reviewed and the applicant’s place may be confirmed if there are places still available on their chosen course. However, where applicants are holding offers for deferred entry the same flexibility may not be available. 

An unconditional offer means that an applicant has met the academic entry requirements but will still be required to meet the health and criminal record checks. If these conditions are not met prior to registration, proof that these checks will be fulfilled during term one can be used to confirm a place. This can be an appointment card or evidence of when forms were submitted.