QUB Applicants

Intercalating medical and dental students within QUB will be considered if they meet the following criteria:  

a) QUB 3rd year students – must pass all 3rd year modules at first attempt achieving an overall profile of 2.2 equivalent*
b) QUB 4th year students - must pass all 3rd year modules at first attempt achieving an overall profile of 2.2 equivalent*, and also pass all 4th year modules at first attempt.  
(c) All QUB intercalating students must have permission to intercalate from either the Director of Medical Education or Dentistry, as appropriate. 

External Applicants

An external medical or dental student wishing to intercalate will be considered if:  

a) They have successfully completed all assessments at first attempt for the year in which they are applying. 
b) Achieved at least an overall Upper Second Class Honours degree standard as determined by your University.
c) Have permission to intercalate from their Medical or Dental School, as appropriate. 

International Applicants

Applicants who are currently studying an overseas Medical (e.g. MBBS or MbChB) or Dental degree at a recognised institution acceptable to the University, may apply if:

a) Applicants must have passed all assessments at first attempt for the year in which they are applying, normally 3rd year for those completing a 5 year programme or 4th year for those completing a 6 year programme.
b) Applicants may be required to provide details of the medical or dental curriculum they are studying in order to confirm compatibility.
c) Have permission to intercalate from their Medical Dental School, as appropriate.

1. Students should apply via the Queen's Portal.   The Portal will open for 2025-26 applications early October 2024. 
   
   
2. Additional Information for QUB Medical & Dental Students should also submit a ‘permission form for a year out form’. 
   
   Medical students should complete a permission to intercalate form.  Although a deadline of 31 January 2025 was given for completion of this form, late applications may still be considered.  Students should contact Ms Joanna Scott (Student Support and Guidance Officer, Centre for Medical Education, Whitla Medical Building) for further information and a link to the permission to intercalate form.  Dental students should ensure that they have met with Professor Gerry McKenna (g.mckenna@qub.a.uk) to discuss their plans for intercalating and complete the application form.
   
   QUB Medical students applying for permission for a year out of study following year 4:  We are very supportive of students who wish to intercalate following year 4.  Intercalating between year 4 and 5 works well with the C25 curriculum depending upon the results of the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT). If you have passed the AKT (which is the most likely scenario), then we would strongly encourage you to continue with your plans to intercalate.  However, students who do not pass on 1st attempt will not be permitted to intercalate and instead should progress into final year in 2025/26.  It will be challenging for a student to take a year away from clinical studies, then re-enter final year and take a second attempt at the AKT in January and a first attempt at the OSCE in early March.  

3. Closing date for masters applications is Monday 24 March 2025.  Late intercalated applications may be considered if spaces are still available.  Intercalated students should email smdb@qub.ac.uk to enquire prior to submission of a late application.

General Advice on funding arrangements for Intercalated Students - A Student Financial Advisor from the University will be speaking at the Intercalated Fair and will be able to answer your questions on the financial implications for Undergraduate and Postgraduate when taking an Intercalated degrees. 

Please also refer to the QUB Fees and Funding  webpages for up-to-date tuition fees and guidance on student financial support.  

The  PGT & Intercalated Degree Fair will be held on Wednesday 20 November 2024, in the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine at 1.30pm.   

Registration for this event will open on Monday 28 October 2024.  Further information will be available closer to the time. 

BMA guide for medical students on intercalated degrees including the benefits of intercalating and some of the key considerations.

MacQuitty Experimental Medicine

The MacQuitty Experimental Medicine Scholarship will award £17,600 to pay full postgraduate fees for one year to one student who is a permanent resident in Northern Ireland and who has been accepted onto the Queen’s School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences MSc Experimental Medicine. The remaining sum will be given as an additional bursary to support accommodation fees, study materials, food, living and travel expenses.

For further information on this scholarships, eligibility criteria, application process etc please refer to the advertisement.  An application form should be submitted to the Postgraduate & Professional Development Office by email to pgoffice.smdb@qub.ac.uk no later than Monday 24 March 2025. 

The Pathological Society

The Society funds up to ten medical, dental or veterinary undergraduates who wish to take an Intercalated Degree and are undergraduate members of the Society based in UK and/or Ireland.  The grant will cover the cost of university fees of up to £9,000, £4,500 stipend & 1500 consumables.  Further information on these grants, applications forms and closing dates can be found available on the Pathological Society webpages.   

Mathews Family Scholarship 

A scholarship of up to £8,750, payable towards tuition fees, will be awarded annually to a Queen’s medical student to undertake an Intercalated degree at the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences.  

For further information on this scholarships, eligibility criteria, application process etc please refer to the advertisement.  An application form should be submitted to the Postgraduate & Professional Development Office by email to pgoffice.smdb@qub.ac.uk no later than Monday 24 March 2025. 

Other Scholarship 

Additional Scholarships may become available during the year.  Full details on these will be advertised on our intercalated webpages.

Please also refer to the QUB Fees and Funding  webpages for other University Scholarships and guidance on student financial support.