East Anglia (UEA) Medicine (Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia) for 2027 entry: entry requirements, A-level and GCSE grades, how it uses the UCAT, admissions statistics, interview format and graduate entry - from MedicHut's medical admissions team.
Last reviewed: August 2026 by MedicHut's medical admissions team.
Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia is also known as UEA.
East Anglia Medicine asks for AAA including Biology / Human Biology or Chemistry, plus two further subjects (Chemistry is not compulsory) at A-level, or 36 points with 666 at Higher Level including Biology or Chemistry in the IB. At GCSE: Six GCSEs at grade 7/A including Maths and two sciences, plus English at grade 6/B. After the academic minimum, the UCAT is used to shortlist for interview. SJT Band 4 is rejected. For 2024 entry the average total invited to interview was 2,795/3,600; MedicHut's 2027-entry working average is about 2,000/2,700.
SJT is used after interview, combined with your interview score, when offers are ranked.
After the academic minimum, the UCAT is used to shortlist for interview. SJT Band 4 is rejected. For 2024 entry the average total invited to interview was 2,795/3,600; MedicHut's 2027-entry working average is about 2,000/2,700.
After the academic minimum, the UCAT is used to shortlist for interview. SJT Band 4 is rejected. For 2024 entry the average total invited to interview was 2,795/3,600; MedicHut's 2027-entry working average is about 2,000/2,700.
The invited average has sat close to 2,000-2,070 on the /2,700 scale in recent cycles, though the lowest accepted scores have historically been much lower (around 1,460/2,700) because UEA does not use a hard cut-off.
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) circuit, with stations on motivation, communication, ethics, teamwork, resilience and reflection on work experience.
UEA does not publish a hard cut-off. The 2024-entry average invited to interview was 2,795/3,600, which maps to roughly 2,000-2,070 on the current /2,700 scale. SJT Band 4 is rejected.
No. UEA asks for AAA including Biology / Human Biology or Chemistry plus two further subjects, so Chemistry is not compulsory - which makes UEA unusually flexible for biology-first applicants.
Six GCSEs at grade 7/A including Maths and two sciences, plus English at grade 6/B.
Yes - UEA accepts A-level resits, unlike several of its regional competitors.
You work in small groups on clinical cases and drive your own learning, with patient contact from Week 1 and placements across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. It suits self-directed learners who like early clinical exposure.
Yes - a Gateway year is available, and applicants who complete UEA's 'Preparing for Medicine' course are considered contextually.
Only 13. International applicants need AAA including Biology / Human Biology or Chemistry (or IB 36 with HL 666 including Biology or Chemistry) and IELTS 7.5 overall with no component below 7.0.
A Multiple Mini Interview circuit covering motivation, communication, ethics, teamwork and resilience. Because the course is PBL-based, stations that test how you work with others carry real weight.
Across the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, James Paget (Great Yarmouth), Queen Elizabeth (King's Lynn), Ipswich and Cambridgeshire sites, plus GP and community placements from Year 1.
All three are regionally focused schools with strong early clinical exposure. UEA is the largest and most established of the three, Hull York splits its cohort across two campuses, and Lincoln is the newest with the smallest intake.
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