The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental, and clinical science degree programs. Universities requiring the UCAT are listed at this link - Universities requiring the UCAT but also listed below. Students intending to apply for courses requiring the UCAT at any of these universities are reminded that they will need to book a test.

Students who are preparing for entry into any of these courses are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the format of the test at UCAT Test Format and the practice tests and preparation material provided at UCAT Preparation when available.

Bookings will open on 3 March 2026 and close 15 May 2026. The testing dates will be from 1 July 2026 to 5 August 2026.Find out more at UCAT.

Institutions that will require the UCAT are:

Adelaide University	Medicine, Dental Surgery, Oral Health
Central Queensland University	Medical Science (Regional Medical Pathway provisional entry to UQ)
Charles Sturt University	Dental Science, Medicine (Joint Program in Medicine)
Curtin University	Medicine
Flinders University	Clinical Sciences / Medicine
Griffith University	Dental Health Science (compulsory), Medical Science (optional)
Monash University	Medicine
University of Newcastle / University of New England	Joint Medical Program
The University of New South Wales	Medicine
University of Notre Dame	Medicine Pathway
The University of Queensland	Medicine (provisional entry pathway), Dental Science
University of Southern Queensland	Medicine Pathway (provisional entry to UQ MD, Darling Downs-South West Medical Pathway)
University of the Sunshine Coast	Medicine Science (optional) (provisional entry pathway to MD program at Griffith University)
University of Tasmania	Medicine
The University of Western Australia	Doctor of Medicine via Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised)Doctor of Dental Medicine via Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised)
Western Sydney University	Medicine (Joint Program in Medicine)
The University of Auckland (NZ)	Medicine
University of Otago NZ	Medicine

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