28 July 2022
By email:
[FYI request #19791 email]
Dear Ka
I refer to your Official Information Act request dated 30 June 2022. You have requested information
regarding UCAT thresholds for entry to the 2023 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB
ChB) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programmes via the Māori or Indigenous Pacific Equity
Groups.
Please see our response to your request below.
For entry into 2023 Medicine or Dentistry, do those in Pacific or Māori sub-categories
require a certain UCAT grade? Is UCAT even looked at for those categories?
MB ChB:
The use of UCAT is decided upon annually by the Medical Admissions Committee. The UCAT
thresholds for entry to the 2023 MB ChB programme, and which categories or Equity Groups the
thresholds will apply to, have not been set yet. They are expected to be set in December 2022.
BDS:
The use of UCAT is decided upon annually by the Dental Admissions Committee. The UCAT
thresholds for entry to the 2023 BDS programme, and which categories or Equity Groups the
thresholds will apply to, have not been set yet. They are expected to be set in October 2022.
I trust that you will find this information helpful.
Yours sincerely
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar