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University College Cork

Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) · 5 years

Takes out-of-provinceTakes international
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026

At a glance

Application

CAO

Entry

School-leaver & graduate

Class size

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Applicants

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Interviewed

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Admitted

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Program length

5 years

Deadline

Jan 20, 2027

2026 entry figures from official sources

Who can apply

CAO school-leavers (Irish/EU/EFTA/UK, CK701)

EU graduate entry (CAO/GAMSAT, CK791)

Atlantic Bridge Graduate Entry (North Americans)

Minimums: GPA 3.3

Other international (UCC Apply portal, CK701)

Requirements

Degree

5-year undergraduate MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) (CK701) or 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine (CK791) for first honours bachelor's-degree holders.

Prerequisites

  • Chemistry at H4 (CK701)
  • Physics or Biology at H4 (CK701)
  • English, Irish, Mathematics, one additional language at O6/H7 (CK701)

GPA

Minimum 3.3 (4.0 (Atlantic Bridge Graduate Entry route only)). Atlantic Bridge-stated minimum undergraduate cGPA 3.3/4.0 for North American GEM applicants.

MCAT

No MCATOf North American GEM (CK791) applicants via Atlantic Bridge, not for the CAO (EU) routes.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

HPAT-Ireland registration directly with ACER (CK701, in addition to CAO application) · MCAT score report (CK791, North American applicants)

How selection works

CK701 (CAO): ranked on combined Leaving Certificate + HPAT points. CK791 (GEM): applicants must hold a 2H1 (or equivalent, NFQ Level 8) honours bachelor's degree and sit GAMSAT, which is used to select students for the programme.

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Not published

When

Not published

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Jan 20, 2027

    CAO discounted application fee deadline · 17:00

  2. Feb 1, 2027

    CAO normal application closing date · 17:00

  3. Nov 15, 2026

    Atlantic Bridge application fee deadline (before fee increase)

  4. Jan 31, 2027

    Atlantic Bridge new applications close

Clinical contribution fee (included in non-EU CK701 annual fee)

EUR 750

Tuition (2026/27)

International: CK701 (undergraduate Medicine): EUR 52,100 per year, non-EU, full-time, 2026/27. CK791 (Graduate Entry Medicine): EUR 56,100 per year, non-EU, full-time, 2026/27 (plus a EUR 210 capitation fee).

Special programs & mission

Graduate Entry Medicine (CK791/GEM)

Sources

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

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