University of Southern Queensland — Doctor of Medicine
Selected from school on your ATAR, UCAT and multiple mini-interviews, you study the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Medicine Pathway) at UniSQ while holding a provisional place in the University of Queensland's Doctor of Medicine — delivered at the UQ Rural Clinical School in Toowoomba. Hold a GPA of 5.0/7 and you progress into the four-year MD with no GAMSAT and no second competitive round.
Course details
The University of Southern Queensland's provisional-entry pathway is a cross-institution route into the University of Queensland's Doctor of Medicine: school leavers complete the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Medicine Pathway) at UniSQ, then progress into the UQ MD — delivered at the UQ Rural Clinical School in Toowoomba — with no GAMSAT and no reapplication.
Selection is the closest sibling to UQ's own provisional funnel: an adjusted ATAR of 95 opens the door (the Rural Access Adjustment Scheme adds up to 5 points), the UCAT ANZ ranks who is shortlisted for the multiple mini-interviews, and the offer weighs your ATAR, UCAT and MMI performance — though UniSQ does not publish the exact split.
As a conditional offer, students must maintain a strong academic standing to keep their position — a GPA of at least 5.0/7 across the bachelor. Meet the condition and the place converts to the UQ MD with no GAMSAT or second competitive round.
Eligibility Criteria
To win the provisional placeat Year 12 you must clear the ATAR gate, then place well enough on the UCAT to be invited to interview. These are the figures that decide Act one.
Selection process
A four-stage funnel that narrows to a conditional offer, then widens to a guarantee — the same shape as UQ's own provisional funnel, with the guarantee landing in the UQ MD at Toowoomba. Step through each stage.
A minimum adjusted ATAR of 95 is required to be eligible to apply. Rural applicants get a leg-up: the Rural Access Adjustment Scheme adds up to 5 adjustment points.
This opens the door only — among eligible applicants, the UCAT decides who is shortlisted for the MMIs.
Plan your application
Applications run through QTAC on the national UCAT cycle. Booking windows, the test window, deadlines and fees sit with the UCAT itself.
UCAT key dates & costBooking windows, the testing window, deadlines and fees for the cycle.→Where can I apply? — the medical-school matcherMatch your ATAR, UCAT and circumstances against every consortium university at once.→UniSQ provisional-entry FAQ
What is provisional entry to medicine at the University of Southern Queensland?+
Selected at Year 12 on your ATAR, UCAT and MMIs, you enrol in the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Medicine Pathway) at UniSQ holding a conditional place in the University of Queensland's Doctor of Medicine, delivered at the UQ Rural Clinical School in Toowoomba. Hold a GPA of 5.0/7 and you progress with no GAMSAT and no second competitive round.
Does UniSQ provisional entry require the UCAT?+
Yes. The UCAT ANZ ranks who is shortlisted for the multiple mini-interviews, though UniSQ publishes no threshold or lowest-invite figure.
What ATAR do I need for UniSQ provisional entry?+
A minimum adjusted ATAR of 95, with the Rural Access Adjustment Scheme adding up to 5 adjustment points. UniSQ publishes no cut-off above the minimum.
How is the provisional offer decided?+
Across your ATAR, UCAT and MMI performance. UniSQ does not publish the exact weighting split between the three.
What GPA do I need to progress to the MD?+
A GPA of at least 5.0 on a 7-point scale across the bachelor. Meet it and the place converts to the UQ MD — no GAMSAT, no second competitive round.
Where do I actually study medicine?+
The first degree is at UniSQ in Toowoomba; the MD place is in the University of Queensland's Doctor of Medicine, delivered at the UQ Rural Clinical School in Toowoomba — a pathway built for the rural and regional medical workforce.