Course pathways

• Scotland route

  UCAS code: A100, campus code S (Scotland)

  Students from the UK or EU who are intending to undertake the final three years of their medical training at the universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow should apply for the Scotland route.

  During your second year at St Andrews, you will be asked to indicate your preferred Scottish location. Allocation of places is based on academic performance in first semester of second year at St Andrews, combined with student location preference. There are 52 places for UK and EU applicants at Scottish partner medical schools:

  • Aberdeen 10%
  • Dundee 10%
  • Edinburgh 30%
  • Glasgow 50%.

• England route

  UCAS code: A100, campus code R (England)

  Students from the UK or EU who are intending to undertake the final three years of their six-year medical training at the universities of Manchester or Queen Mary University of London should apply for the England route.

  During your second year at St Andrews, you will be asked to indicate your preferred English location. Allocation of places is based on academic performance in first semester of second year at St Andrews, combined with student location preference.

  There are 50 places for UK and EU applicants at Manchester and 20 places at London.

  If you are allocated to Manchester, you should be aware that there is a further allocation to a base hospital; this allocation will be a random allocation carried out in the second semester of second year at St Andrews.

• No Preference route

  UCAS code: A100, campus code N (No Preference)

  Students from the UK or EU who have no preference for where they undertake the final three years of their six-year medical training should apply for the No Preference route. Any offer made will indicate whether you are allocated to the England or Scotland route.