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Introduction

Candidates applying to the Dentistry or Medicine degrees at Queen's will be required to complete the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT).

Queen's is a part of a consortium of universities that will use the UKCAT. The test will help universities widen access and make more informed choices from amongst the many highly qualified applicants who apply for Dental or Medical degrees.

Who needs to take the test?

All applicants who are applying to the Dentistry (A200) or Medicine (A100) degrees for entry in September 2013 (and deferred entry in September 2014) must complete the test by 5 October 2012.

How do I take the test?

Applicants will be able to register to take the test from 1 May 2012. Registration for the test will only be available online at www.ukcat.ac.uk.

What will I be tested on?

The UKCAT focuses on exploring applicant’s cognitive powers as well as other attributes considered to be valuable for health care professionals such as:

• Verbal reasoning:
  Assesses candidates’ ability to think logically about written information and to arrive at a reasoned conclusion.
• Quantitative reasoning:
  Assesses candidates’ ability to solve numerical problems.
• Abstract reasoning: 
  Assesses candidates’ ability to infer relationships from information by convergent and divergent thinking.
• Decision analysis: 
  Assesses candidates’ ability to deal with various forms of information, to infer relationships, to make informed judgements, and to decide on an appropriate response, in situations of complexity and ambiguity.
• Non-cognitive analysis:
  Identifies the attributes and characteristics of robustness, empathy and integrity that contribute to successful health professional practice.

How will Queen's University use the test results in its selection process?

UKCAT results will be considered alongside the other academic and non-academic criteria which the Selectors for the Dentistry and Medicine degrees currently take into account. The test will therefore provide an additional objective measure which will assist in the selection of students best suited to undertake a Dental or Medical degree. 

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Further information

For further information on the UKCAT please visit http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/.