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James Cook University

Townsville and Cairns, Queensland 🇦🇺MBBS · 6 years

Takes internationalVideo interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026

At a glance

Median ATAR

97.65

Entry

School-leaver

Class size

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Applicants

—

Interviewed

—

Admitted

—

Program length

6 years

Deadline

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Latest published figures from official sources

Who can apply

Domestic

Rural Access Scheme (RAS)

International

Requirements

Degree

No set ATAR thresholds for entry to Medicine; selections are based on a combination of academic results and a written application or interview.

Prerequisites

  • English (Units 3/4, C)
  • Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4, C)
  • Chemistry (Units 3/4, C)

GPA

Minimum 5.75 (7-point scale). Tertiary results assessed from an unweighted GPA of 5.75/7 (not a threshold or benchmark); most recent GPA weighted most.

MCAT

No MCATNo dedicated North American pathway found; North American applicants would apply as international students.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

JCU internal application form by 30 September · Interview, by invitation only · Rural Access Scheme (RAS) for eligible rural/remote Queensland applicants · Honours stream available for high-achieving students (extra study plus a research project/thesis)

How selection works

QTAC and JCU Portal application, then initial academic assessment (actual results only — no offers on predicted results), then interview by invitation (two rounds), then offers in the January offer round.

Interview

Format

Video

Delivery

Virtual

When

first round late November, second round early January

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Aug 4, 2026

    2027 applications open (QTAC + JCU Portal) · Read in a real browser on 2026-10-22 (jcu.edu.au blocks automated fetchers); verified in a browser 2026-10-22.

  2. Sep 29, 2026

    Rural Access Scheme applications close · Read in a real browser on 2026-10-22 (jcu.edu.au blocks automated fetchers); verified in a browser 2026-10-22.

  3. late November / early January

    Interviews (two rounds) · First round late November, second round early January. Read in a real browser on 2026-10-22; verified in a browser 2026-10-22.

  4. 2027-01

    Medicine offers (QTAC January offer round)

  5. closed

    2027 intake status · Applications for the 2027 intake have now closed, as of 2026-10-22 (read in a real browser; verified in a browser 2026-10-22).

Tuition (2026)

Domestic: Commonwealth Supported: from $13,558/yr; full tuition (no Commonwealth support): $36,357/yr (estimates, 24 credit points) · International: $71,383/yr (estimated tuition + SSAF)

Special programs & mission

Rural Access Scheme (RAS)

Eligible applicants who live or have previously lived in a rural or remote area of Queensland may be eligible for a rural place in the MBBS.

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Honours)

Available to high-achieving students; consists of extra study and a personal research project and thesis.

socially accountable medical education—a medical school accepting its obligation to direct education, research and service to priority health concerns of communities it has a mandate to serve.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 22, 2026.

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