Queen's University Belfast Dentistry: UCAT, A-Levels & Interview Requirements

2027 UCAT cut off

Not published

How the UCAT is weighted

The UCAT is required of applicants assigned Northern Ireland, Great Britain or European Union (Republic of Ireland) fee status, and the result is used as part of selection before interview. International and EU (non-Republic of Ireland) applicants are ranked solely on academic ability, so the UCAT does not apply to them. For those who sit it, the UCAT score is added to a GCSE-derived academic score to produce a pre-interview score used to rank for interview. Queen's most recently published dentistry admissions policy statement, which covers 2026 entry, sets that pre-interview score at a maximum of 45 points: up to 36 points for academic background, scored from the best nine GCSEs, and up to nine points for the UCAT, awarded on the decile rank achieved, running from zero points at or below the tenth centile to nine points above the ninetieth. No cut-off is published: Queen's states that the threshold required to qualify for an interview varies from year to year depending on competition for places and cannot be predicted in advance.

SJT policy

QUB's dentistry course page does not mention the SJT at all. QUB's medicine admissions FAQ describes an SJT tie-break rule for medicine specifically; QUB has not published whether the same rule applies to dentistry.

A-level requirements

Standard offer AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology. Critical Thinking and General Studies are not acceptable; only one Applied A-level and one Mathematics A-level are counted. GCSE Mathematics and English minimum grade C/4 required if not offered at AS or A-level.

Interview

Multiple Mini Interview, both, depending on the applicant.

Queen's Belfast does not publish three of the five things a candidate needs before an interview.

Queen's Belfast interview: full format, stations, dates and what is not published

Resits

Queen's University Belfast publishes no resit policy. That is not the same as resits being accepted, and it is worth asking admissions directly before relying on either reading.

Personal statement

Section 4 of Queen's Admissions Policy Statement for Dentistry, linked from the A200 course page, opens: 'Personal statements are not scored as part of the selection process and the following general factors are taken into account when considering applications.' Not marked, but read against stated expectations.

Standard A-level offer: Standard offer AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology. Critical Thinking and General Studies are not acceptable; only one Applied A-level and one Mathematics A-level are counted. GCSE Mathematics and English minimum grade C/4 required if not offered at AS or A-level. SJT policy: QUB's dentistry course page does not mention the SJT at all. QUB's medicine admissions FAQ describes an SJT tie-break rule for medicine specifically; QUB has not published whether the same rule applies to dentistry. Worth knowing: Queen's has updated its medicine admission policy to 2027 entry and has not done the same for dentistry: the "How we choose our students" link on the dentistry course page still resolves to the 2026 statement. A dentistry applicant reading Queen's own linked policy is therefore reading last cycle's rules, and any numeric UCAT or SJT detail in it describes a cycle that has already closed. The scoring mechanics it sets out have carried across cycles before, but Queen's has not said they carry across this one. Always confirm against the official page before applying, since this is the most recent published position rather than a guarantee for the live cycle.