International Applications for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science

Non-school leaver applicants

School leaver applicants

School leaver applicants currently studying in Australia

Other dates

Prerequisite subjects

Successful completion at Year 12 level or equivalent of all of the following is a requirement for each course:

• English
• Mathematical Methods
• Chemistry

For Dentistry and Veterinary Science, JCU recommends but does not require:

• Biology (Units 3/4, C).

English Language Proficiency

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.  Note that Dentistry and Medicine are a Band 3b requirement and Veterinary Science is Band 3c.

JCU accepts international students from all over the world. If you have completed secondary schooling and/or tertiary studies in your home country, those grades will be used to determine your entry into JCU undergraduate courses.

For our competitive courses at JCU we divide our applicants into school leaver and non-school leavers.  Below you will find the minimum competitive scores for the Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Science programs.  Please note that meeting these requirements does not guarantee that an applicant will receive an interview invitation or offer for the program.  If your qualification does not appear in the list below, please use our handy tool to find your entry score.

An application for a deferral of Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Science courses will only be considered where there is evidence of unexpected medical, compassionate or compelling circumstances that were unforeseeable before or during the application process that would prevent the student from starting the course.

Please note that if you accept an offer as an international applicant and wish to change to domestic (due to receiving Permanent Residency), you will be required to complete 48 credit points of study as a Domestic Fee Paying student at the International Tuition Fee rate.  More information can be found in the Tuition Fee Policy for International Students.

Prior to applying for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery, it is important that you make yourself familiar with the course and its requirements.

Download the Bachelor of Dental Surgery course information sheet. (PDF, 1209 KB)

Before completing the application form, please read the Course and Subject Handbook for this course, together with other course-specific information found here in relation to the application process, which may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit.

If the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course, the information provided by you in this form and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Download the Bachelor of Dental Surgery application form

If you are currently in Year 12, you must get your school's Principal, Guidance Officer, Director of Studies or equivalent to complete a Prediction of Academic Achievement Form for you, which provides a summary of your predicted academic achievement at the end of high school.

Download the Prediction of Academic Achievement form. (PDF, 99 KB)

Students who have been offered a place in the JCU Bachelor of Dental Surgery program may be eligible for credit on study already completed in another university degree.

Download the Study Credit information sheet for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery. (PDF, 343 KB)

Letters of support give applicants the opportunity to provide a reference for their character, academic goals and suitability for a career in their preferred discipline.

It is compulsory to provide Letters of Support with applications submitted to JCU.

Applicants for Dentistry may source and submit up to three letters of support for their application. Letters are essential for Dentistry and Veterinary Science applications. If you are applying for both Dentistry and Veterinary Science, you can use the same three letters or three different ones for each course.

JCU will consider letters of support from employers, work experience supervisors, school guidance officers, coaching staff or similar adults who are familiar with the activities you’ve been involved in. Letters of support from individuals within your family will not be considered.

Letters can be addressed to the Selections Committee, however JCU will also accept letters addressed to any position title or group. They must describe the general nature of your referee’s relationship to you and include their contact details for JCU to validate if required.

Letters must be in PDF format.

Prior to applying for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, it is important that you make yourself familiar with the course and its requirements.

Download the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery course information sheet. (PDF, 1497 KB)

Before completing the application form, please read the Course and Subject Handbook for this course, together with other course-specific information found here in relation to the application process, which may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit.

If the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course, the information provided by you in this form and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Download the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery application form

If you are currently in Year 12, you must get your school's Principal, Guidance Officer, Director of Studies or equivalent to complete a Prediction of Academic Achievement Form for you, which provides a summary of your predicted academic achievement at the end of high school.

This information is used to offer early interviews to potential candidates prior to actual results being released.

Download the Prediction of Academic Achievement form. (PDF, 99 KB)

Students who have been offered a place in the JCU Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery program may be eligible for credit on study already completed in another university degree.

Download the Study Credit information sheet for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. (PDF, 473 KB)

Selected applicants will be invited to participate in an interview using an online system managed by Kira Talent.  Any applicant who is invited to interview will be provided full details for attending the interview using the Kira Talent system with their offer of interview.  Interviews will be live, with two panel members.  Please note that applicants who are selected for interview will be responsible for paying Kira Talent a fee for the use of the Kira Talent interview platform.

Kira cost: approximately USD $20 plus tax*
* (current as at February 2026)

Prior to applying for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours), it is important that you make yourself familiar with the course and its requirements.

Download the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) course information sheet. (PDF, 1388 KB)

Before completing the application form, please read the Course and Subject Handbook for this course, together with other course-specific information found here in relation to the application process, which may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit.

If the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course, the information provided by you in this form and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Download the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) application form

If you are currently in Year 12, you must get your school's Principal, Guidance Officer, Director of Studies or equivalent to complete a Prediction of Academic Achievement Form for you, which provides a summary of your predicted academic achievement at the end of high school.

Download the Prediction of Academic Achievement form. (PDF, 99 KB)

Letters of support give applicants the opportunity to provide a reference for their character, academic goals and suitability for a career in their preferred discipline.

It is compulsory to provide Letters of Support with applications submitted to JCU.

Applicants for Veterinary Science may source and submit up to three letters of support for their application. Letters are essential for Veterinary Science and Dentistry applications. If you are applying for both Veterinary Science and Dentistry, you can use the same three letters or three different ones for each course.

JCU will consider letters of support from employers, work experience supervisors, school guidance officers, coaching staff or similar adults who are familiar with the activities you’ve been involved in. Letters of support from individuals within your family will not be considered.

Letters can be addressed to the Selections Committee, however JCU will also accept letters addressed to any position title or group. They must describe the general nature of your referee’s relationship to you and include their contact details for JCU to validate if required.

Letters must be in PDF format.

As part of the selection process, all applicants are required to complete an application which includes responses to questions and provision of references (Letters of Support).

All applicants are required to complete a Casper test (an online, open-response situation judgement test) and participate in an interview using an online system managed by Kira Talent.  Both tests will require candidates responding in the platforms with both typed and video responses.

Please note that applicants will be responsible for paying Casper and Kira Talent respectively the fees associated with completing the Casper requirements, and the use of the Kira Talent interview platform.

Casper Test

All applicants are required to complete Casper as part of their application for the 2026/27 admission cycle.  Casper is an online, open-response situational judgement test that takes 65-85 minutes to complete.

Casper measures different personal and professional skills that we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program. It will complement the other tools we use for applicant review and evaluation, and we require Casper as part of our efforts to enhance fairness in our selection process.  If you have already completed Casper for an application to another veterinary institution in 2026 and would like to apply your score towards your application for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) at JCU, you will need to contact the Acuity Insights Applicant Support Team to make arrangements for the additional distribution at support@acuityinsights.com.   If you previously completed it prior to 2026 you will need to take the test again.

Visit takecasper.com to create an account, register to complete Casper, and learn more about this assessment, including important dates and technical requirements.