Eligibility requirements

Bachelor degrees awarded more than 10 years prior to the anticipated commencement date may not be acceptable at the Medical School to which you are applying. Most Medical Schools accept postgraduate study undertaken within the last 10 years as reason to waive this rule. They will then calculate the GPA on the most recent eligible study.

Please see the Medical School Entries in the Medicine Admissions Guide for specific details

Please note, the prerequisite subjects required for entry to the University of Queensland must be completed within 10 years of commencing the MD.

GEMSAS assessors will review all overseas documents that are received and determine the comparison level of the qualification under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Often, this means confirming that a Bachelor degree studied overseas is comparable in educational level to a Bachelor degree completed in Australia. However, GEMSAS will also assess other types of post-secondary overseas qualifications claimed by applicants, such as postgraduate studies and exchange programs.

For all overseas assessments GEMSAS uses the Australian government's Department of Education (DE) (previously known as NOOSR/AEI NOOSR) guidelines and UK ENIC (previously UK NARIC) for verification and level comparability. Where GEMSAS is unable to determine the comparison level of a qualification using these guidelines, the assessment is passed to the institution/s to which the applicant has applied.

For more information on GEMSAS Overseas qualification assessments please visit: https://www.gemsas.edu.au/gpa-calculations/

When the standard course duration of an undergraduate degree is less 3 FTE when studied in full (credit was not received from another program) this may not be accepted for approved study and GPA for all institutions. Please refer to each Medical School's section of the Medicine Admissions Guide for further details on their admission requirements.

All applicants must have completed, or be in the final year, of a recognised Bachelor or Honours degree to be eligible for entry into a GEMSAS Medical School. 

For those in the final year of study, satisfactory completion of the degree by 23 December 2025 will be a condition of entry for the 2026 intake. Note that if you cannot complete and provide evidence of completion of your degree by COB 23 December 2025, any offer you have received that is conditional upon completion of your current degree may be withdrawn. 

Degree eligibility and other requirements vary by school. Please refer to the Individual Medical Schools’ entries in the Medicine Admissions Guide for further information. 

Current or previous medical students can still apply through GEMSAS. However, some schools may have specific admission rules regarding previous medical study - please refer to the individual Medical Schools’ entries in the Medicine Admissions Guide for full details. 

Normally a Bachelor degree of 3 years full time equivalent (FTE) study is required. Applicants enrolled in a two-year degree, a three or four year embedded degree, graduate entry programs or one-year conversion degree should consult their preferred school/s to ascertain eligibility, as not all schools accept such degrees. 

If your undergraduate degree is a 3 FTE degree, but you completed less than 3 FTE of study within the program because you have received credit from below AQF Level 7 study (e.g. Diploma, Advanced Diploma, IB), most medical schools will consider how much credit you received when determining your eligibility:

We would encourage you to refer to the  individual Medical Schools' entries in the Medicine Admissions Guide for further information regardingwhat is considered eligible study for each school.

An accelerated degree (a three-year degree completed over two calendar years) can be used to calculate a GPA and meet GEMSAS eligibility requirements, provided it contains 3 FTE (i.e. equivalent of three full time years) of study and will be completed within the required timeframe.