J. D. Thomas
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24 June 2020
Our Ref: FOI 2020/203 - F1206886
Dear J. D. Thomas,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 231 May 2020 timed 18:37
hours, requesting the following information:
I would like to request for information regarding the undergraduate BDS Dentistry
admissions for GRADUATE students.
1) Please could you provide me an excel sheet containing all of the following
information for the past 3 BDS Dentistry admission cycles: 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and
2019/2020 (if available). If you do not have information for the years requested, I kindly
ask for you to provide the statistics for the next most recent 3 years of admissions.
* UCAT/UKCAT score cut-off
* Mean UCAT/UKCAT for offer holders
* Number of Applicants – Graduate and Non-Graduate (Scotland and RUK applicants
listed separately)
* Number Interviewed – Graduate and Non-Graduate (Scotland and RUK applicants
listed separately)
* Number of offers made – Graduate and Non-Graduate (Scotland and RUK applicants
listed separately)
2) To what extent is the UCAT used in the selection process, when compared to
academic qualifications (e.g. degree prediction, A-levels, GCSEs) and the personal
statement?
3) Are graduates applying for the program given equal consideration to those applying
without any higher education of such? Are graduates compared exclusively between
graduates or between all applicants?
4) Is there a limit of the number of graduates to be given offers?
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5i) To what extent will the A-Level grades of applying graduates be considered once
over the threshold?
5ii) If the A-Level grades are to be more heavily considered, is there a point system, and
how are the points awarded?
University’s Response
The University have answered this request on the basis of the 3 years prior to the current cycle
1) Please could you provide me an excel sheet containing all of the following
information for the past 3 BDS Dentistry admission cycles: 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and
2019/2020 (if available). If you do not have information for the years requested, I kindly
ask for you to provide the statistics for the next most recent 3 years of admissions.
* UCAT/UKCAT score cut-off
2016/17 – 1900
2017/18 – 2540
2018/19 – 2470
Further information can be found at the following link:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/dental/undergraduate/ucat/#whatisthecutoffscoreforucat?
* Mean UCAT/UKCAT for offer holders
2016/17 - 1908.17
2017/18 - 2631.77
2018/19 - 2558.10
* Number of Applicants – Graduate and Non-Graduate (Scotland and RUK applicants
listed separately)
Graduate data is not held separately, total applicants to the BDS programme in the requested
categories:
Scotland
RUK
2016/17
202
113
2017/18
200
126
2018/19
179
130
* Number Interviewed – Graduate and Non-Graduate (Scotland and RUK applicants
listed separately)
Graduate data is not held separately, total interviewed for the BDS programme in the
requested categories:
Scotland
RUK
2016/17
95
69
2017/18
92
67
2018/19
88
75
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* Number of offers made – Graduate and Non-Graduate (Scotland and RUK applicants
listed separately)
Graduate offers for the BDS programme in the requested categories:
Scotland
RUK
2016/17
11
6
2017/18
10
5
2018/19
11
5
Non Graduate Offers for the BDS programme in the requested categories:
Scotland
RUK
2016/17
52
35
2017/18
57
36
2018/19
54
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Please note that the University does not hold graduate and non-graduate data separately with
regard to applicant and interview numbers. Therefore, the University of Glasgow does not
hold some of the information that you have requested and is not aware of any other public
authority that could respond to your request. Section 17 of FOISA states that where public
authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue a notice
advising that they do not hold the requested information.
2) To what extent is the UCAT used in the selection process, when compared to
academic qualifications (e.g. degree prediction, A-levels, GCSEs) and the personal
statement?
For candidates who meet the published criteria, the UCAT score is used to select the required
number of applicants for interview. The percentile cut off for the UCAT score is determined on
a yearly basis to allow us to take forward the required number of applicants to the interview
stage. Further information can be found at the following link:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/dental/undergraduate/academicentryrequirements/
https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_719069_smxx.pdf
3) Are graduates applying for the program given equal consideration to those applying
without any higher education of such? Are graduates compared exclusively between
graduates or between all applicants?
Yes. Graduates are compared between all applicants.
4) Is there a limit of the number of graduates to be given offers?
No.
5i) To what extent will the A-Level grades of applying graduates be considered once
over the threshold?
Only where a graduate has a 2.1 honours in a non-science degree would the Dental School
look at their A level results and expect them to have attained the published A level criteria,
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either from previous qualifications attained within the past 6 years or by attaining these in
advance of applying.
5ii) If the A-Level grades are to be more heavily considered, is there a point system, and
how are the points awarded?
Not applicable. See answer above.
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