24 October 2023
By email
: [FYI request #24390 email]
Tēnā koe Mar
I refer to your information request dated 27 September 2023 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested the UCAT thresholds for entry to the 2024 Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (BDS) programme.
Please see below our response to your request.
1. UCAT thresholds set for BDS entry for 2024
The BDS UCAT criteria is set annually by the University of Otago’s Dental Admissions Committee.
Where UCAT is used as a threshold for admission, the thresholds for entry to the 2024 BDS
programme have been set as follows:
• Verbal Reasoning: threshold set at or above the 22nd percentile.
• Decision Making: threshold set at a score of 630 or higher.
• Scores for Situational Judgement, Quantitative Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning were not
considered.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar