Last Updated: 30 March 2025

Minimum Entry Requirements

Monash University's Direct Entry Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) is only open to applicants who have first completed Year 12 studies (or VCE equivalent) no more than two years prior, and have not commenced other studies at a tertiary level during that time. Applicants who have commenced tertiary study, including Certificate IV and above, are ineligible to apply for this course and should consider the graduate entry program.

ATAR or Year 12 Equivalent

The minimum ATAR to be eligible is 90, but in most intakes the final ATAR is significantly higher due to the competition of a large number of applicants for a relatively small number of places.

* Please note that English is compulsory for all applicants. For students completing an Australian Year 12 Qualification where a specific English subject is not compulsory (e.g. SACE), please be advised that we do not accept the completion of English-rich units to meet the English requirement.

Students are not required to undertake Biology in Year 12 for admissions into this program. However, students who are accepted into this program but have not completed Year 12 Biology are strongly advised to undertake the free fully online Biology bridging program that commences in mid-January each year, in order to catch up with students who will enter the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine program with a strong background in Biology. Students should be prepared to spend 20-30 hours per week for a period of 5-7 weeks [depending on the starting time of the course]. As soon as you are accepted in the program, please register into the program by emailing  biology-bridging-course@monash.edu

UCAT ANZ

All domestic applicants must complete the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ). UCAT ANZ results contribute toward the overall ranking for entry into the course. Please note, the situational judgement mark from the UCAT ANZ will only be considered as a secondary differentiator if applicants have the same UCAT ANZ total score.

Please note, students intending to apply for the direct entry medicine course in 2026 must sit the UCAT ANZ in 2025. Refer to the UCAT ANZ website for more information about registration and test dates.

Interviews

Monash uses a Multi Mini Interview (MMI) for the selection of students. The MMI consists of six sequential interview 'stations' focusing on an applicant’s:

• advocacy;
• collaboration;
• critical thinking;
• empathy;
• ethical reasoning;
• motivation; and,
• resilience.

At each station, the applicant will have two minutes reading time with a scenario and will then be interviewed for eight minutes (i.e. ten minutes per station) with a 'circuit’ taking 70-80 minutes to complete, factoring in time for pre-briefing and debriefing sessions. Applicants will be invited via email to participate in the MMI which will be conducted online via Zoom. Only a set number of applicants will be invited for an interview.

Selection for an interview in December is open to all Victorian and rural students and will be based on UCAT ANZ score only. This is to ensure completion of the selection process within a tight time frame. ATAR (or equivalent) scores for these applicants will be included when they become available after the MMI. The cut-off scores can, and do, change each year depending on the number of interview places and distribution of UCAT ANZ scores of eligible applicants.

As a guide, the lowest UCAT ANZ total score required for a December interview for Dean's Rural List (DRL) applicants in previous intakes was:

As a guide, the lowest UCAT ANZ total score required for a December interview for Victorian-based* non-Dean's Rural List (DRL) applicants in previous intakes was:

* Location is determined based on the residential address provided in VTAC applications at the close of timely applications in late-September.

Selection for an interview in January is open to all remaining applicants, including Victorian and DRL students who may not have been interviewed in the December round, and will be based on an equally-weighted combination of UCAT ANZ total score and ATAR aggregate (including any adjustment factors, e.g. SEAS).

Only those applicants who attend an interview, and maintain a course preference in VTAC, will remain in the final ranked list to be considered for a place in the course.

Important Notes

• All applicants applying for this course are only allowed to attend the MMI once. Those who are re-applying for this course and have previously attended the MMI for this course are not eligible to re-sit the MMI.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview via email and will be required to log in to an online system to self-allocate a time to attend. Once the system closes, changes will not be permitted and late requests cannot be accommodated.

Age Requirement

The Faculty is required to adhere to the University's age requirements for admission.

In addition, any applicant under the age of 17 years at the time of course commencement will be required to meet with the Deputy Dean (Medicine), or their representative, and may have additional enrolment requirements, such as deferral of their place, imposed upon them. Those who are allowed to enrol will also be required to attend regular meetings which are required by law to continue until they have turned 17.

Inherent Requirements and Reasonable Adjustments

To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine at Monash, you need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes. These are called inherent requirements, and they are embedded in the course and unit learning outcomes. For more information, please visit https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/admissions-transparency/inherent-requirements-for-courses

Monash promotes access and equity for students who have a disability, ongoing medical or mental health condition by providing reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments refer to measures or actions taken to enable students with disability to participate on the same basis as other students and reduce the impacts of their condition on their studies. If you have an approved reasonable adjustment, it is not an adjustment to the inherent requirements of the course but an adjustment to how you can fulfil the inherent requirements. If it is determined that inherent requirements cannot be met, even by implementing reasonable adjustments, we can provide guidance regarding other possible study options.

If you feel you may experience challenges meeting the inherent requirements of the course because of your disability, medical or mental health condition, please contact medicineadmissions@monash.edu for advice.

Indigenous Entry Scheme

The Monash Indigenous Entry Scheme recognises the systemic under representation of Indigenous Australians in higher education and seeks to remedy this.

Indigenous Australian applicants will be exempt from competitive ranking and will instead complete a panel interview. The interview involves meeting with an all-Indigenous panel which includes academics, student engagement staff, and a community member. This panel interview replaces the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) and the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ). To attend an interview simply fill in this form.

For more information please visit the website or contact med.indigenoushealth@monash.edu.