Bachelor of Medicine

Bachelor of Surgery

MBBS

Course Overview | Course Structure | Entry Requirements | Entry Assessment Table | Application Process
FAQs | Why Bond? | Important Dates & Deadlines

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Enrolments in the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery are strictly limited to ensure small class sizes and sufficient clinical placements. As such, entry is extremely competitive.

Applicants are selected through a rigorous assessment process based on outstanding academic achievement in combination with personal attributes such as communication, leadership and ethical decision-making skills, motivation, critical thinking, problem solving and non-verbal reasoning.

Short-listed applicants are required to attend an interview in person at Bond University where their general suitability to medicine and preparedness to undertake a highly demanding course will be examined at an interview.

Entry requirements vary depending on your level of previous studies and if you are an international student. Refer to applicant definitions for more information.

Undergraduate Applicants

Applicants are evaluated on the following equally-weighted criteria:

  1. Overall secondary academic results which must include Year 12 Chemistry, Maths B (or equivalent) and English
  2. Undergraduate Medical Admissions Test (UMAT) results (the UMAT is also required for international applicants who are non-degree holders and studying in Australia)
  3. Structured interview ranking

For further information about the academic assessment, please refer to the Entry Assessment Table.
For further information about the interview, please refer to the FAQs.

Please note: International* undergraduate applicants need to demonstrate academic achievement equivalent to the Australian Year 12 examinations (e.g. International Baccalaureate or GCE-A levels) and provide evidence of a high level of written and spoken English (IELTS of 7.0 with no subscore less than 6.5).

Postgraduate Applicants

Credit or exemptions for previous studies cannot be granted because of the highly integrated structure of the Bond Medical Program. Applicants will be evaluated based on the following equally-weighted criteria:

  1. GPA from previous university degree (completed no more than nine years ago) which also demonstrates qualifications at least equivalent to Queensland Year 12 Chemistry, Maths B and English. Applicants who do not meet these requirements must complete an approved bridging course before their application can be considered.
  2. Structured interview ranking

Please note: International* postgraduate applicants need to demonstrate academic achievement equivalent to that of an Australian Bachelor or Masters degree and provide evidence of a high level of written and spoken English (IELTS of 7.0 with no subscore less than 6.5).

For further information about the academic assessment, please refer to the Entry Assessment Table.
For further information about the interview, please refer to the FAQs.

* International applicants are those who are not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or the holder of an Australian Humanitarian Visa

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a Hepatitis B immunisation program before or during the first semester of their program, in accordance with Queensland Health guidelines.

 

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