The ANU Summary shows there are 3 paths to medicine at ANU. These are:-

• entry to the graduate medicine degree with any degree (importantly - ANU also accepts applicants who have completed additional graduate studies). Your previous degree/s can be obtained from any university (not just ANU),

• through the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree at ANU, or

• through the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Science degree, also at ANU.

Entry Requirements - The full details regarding the entry requirements for medicine at ANU are given in the table below.

This table shows, not only the requirements to obtain a place in the graduate medicine degree, but also details how each of the 3 paths flow into the medicine degree, and what you need to keep in mind not only for medicine, but also when applying for your undergraduate degree. 

How ANU Compares with Other Universities - Scroll further down, below the table and you'll also see the ANU Comparitor. This tool enables you to compare the 3 paths to medicine at ANU, with other university paths to medicine (offered by 19 Australian universities).  

ANU detailed entry Requirements

There are a number of notable aspects in how ANU structures their graduate medicine degree and how the 3 undergraduate paths flow to it. 

Higher Degrees Matter 

ANU may provide bonuses for higher degrees and this means if you have also completed Honours, a graduate Diploma or Masters by coursework these results can be included in your GPA. ANU may also provide a percentage bonus included in your combined GPA and GAMSAT if you have a standalone Honours (2%), have completed a Masters by research (2%), or have a PhD (4%).

ANU abides by the 10 year rule

ANU like many other graduate medicine degrees ANU require previous undergraduate study to have been completed no more than 10 years prior to the date of application. This can, however, be waived if you have undertaken at least 6 months study of undergraduate or graduate level study prior to application.

ANU is not picky about your undergraduate degree and where you studied. But there are benefits if you studied at ANU.

You don't need to have studied an undergraduate degree at ANU to apply for medicine. Importantly ANU also accepts 2 year accelerated degrees - when many other universities will not. Even so, ANU recommend students with 2 year accelerated degrees check with the Medical Admissions Office to verify their particular academic qualifications are accepted.

It's worth keeping in mind ANU provides academic bonus points (also know as adjustment factors through the National Access Scheme) on top of your ATAR, for some subjects for entry into certain undergraduate degrees - including entry to the Bachelor of Health Science. This undergraduate degree has 60 places.

The other ANU path to medicine is through the Bachelor of Philosophy. You need a serious ATAR (99) to get into this degree. There are approx. 40 places (with 10 of these places for students with a rural background) reserved for students coming through Bachelor of Health Science or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) to study medicine. ANU's medicine degree has a total of 110 medical degree places, so these guaranteed entry positions represent a sizable proportion of the total medical intake.

ANU paths through the Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Health Science have the advantage of not requiring candidates to sit the GAMSAT/MCAT. Offers of medicine places for Bachelor of Health Science students are made at the end of second year. Students who are not successful at gaining a place in the medicine degree have the opportunity to apply through the standard graduate path but in this instance will also need to sit GAMSAT in order to apply.

Admission Changes

ANU introduced significant changes to their admissions process for the 2020 entry year. This admissions process applies to domestic entrants for undergraduate degrees providing a single integrated system covering admission to the degree, accommodation and scholarship (ASA) requirements.

The important aspect from a medicine entry perspective is this admissions scheme means students get earlier advice regarding whether they have been accepted into an ANU undergraduate degree. Instead of waiting until January for the commencement of offer rounds, ANU applicants are advised in August if they have been conditionally accepted into a degree. Commensurately the student will need to accept the conditional offer by the end of August, ie significantly before any other offers are received.

Domestic students can still apply to ANU through UAC so the introduction of the integrated ASA application system does not mean the standard application approach through UAC is closed.

Importantly, this admission process also heralded the introduction of an additional entry requirement. The compulsory co-curricular or service requirement requires students to attest they meet the threshold of a minimum of 2 out of the 7 required skills. Skill level is not included - so the requirement is satisfied by the skill being either met or not met. The skill categories cover employment, creative and performance, gaming, sport and fitness, academic extension, educational and scholastic and community and service activities. 

So get started and check those skill categories and make sure you have put in sufficient work during Year 10 to Year 12 to enable you to provide the required evidence you have required skills. Remember also your Year 11 results will determine whether you receive a conditional offer or not.