UCAT: University Clinical Aptitude Test
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.
NOTE: The UCAT ANZ test is changing in 2025. The Abstract Reasoning subtest will be withdrawn from the test. The new test format will comprise 3 cognitive subtests: Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, and the Situational Judgement Test.
The new practice tests relevant to the abovementioned change, will be launched in early March 2025.
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 4 March 2025 and close 16 May 2025.
The testing dates will be from 1 July 2025 to 5 August 2025.
Institutions that will require the UCAT are:
| The University of Adelaide | 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 (Sydney Campus) |
| 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 |
Find out more at UCAT.