International Applications for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science
Before applying for a course, it is important to be familiar with application dates, course requirements and prerequisites. Please continue to check this page for updates.
This information is for international students. Apply as a domestic student.
2026 key dates
| Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 1 March 2025 |
| Applications close | 31 August 2025, 11:59pm AEST |
| Due date for Predictions of Academic Achievement | 31 August 2025, 11:59pm AEST |
| Orientation week for Veterinary Science | 19 - 23 January 2026 |
| Academic year begins for Veterinary Science | 27 January 2026 |
| Orientation week for all other courses | 16 - 20 February 2026 |
| Academic year begins for all other courses | 23 February 2026 |
PLEASE NOTE
Applicants must provide finalised academic results to JCU by 31 December 2025 to be considered for a place in the 2026 intake. If you're unable to meet this deadline, you may like to apply for the 2027 intake instead.
Before you apply
Successful completion at Year 12 level or equivalent of all of the following is a requirement for each course:
- English
- Mathematical Methods
- Chemistry
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
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: USD $18.12 plus tax*
* (current as at 28 February 2025)
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours)
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).
As of May 2025 there has been an update to the application requirements for Veterinary Science. 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 candidate 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 2025/26 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 2025 you do not have to repeat the Casper requirement. If you previously completed it prior to 2025 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.
You will register for the assessment code and type: CSP-10411
19 June 2025, 7pm AEST
5 August 2025, 7pm AEST
For international applicants, please only select 19 June or 5 August 2025 for your Casper test. Results for tests taken after 5 August will be received too late to be considered for JCU's 2026 intake for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) program.
Please note, if you have sat a previous Casper test this cycle (either on 20 March or 22 May 2025) 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
Casper cost: AUD $59 base fee plus $30 distribution fee*
*(current as at 20 May 2025)
Kira Interview
Your Kira assessment gives you the flexibility to show us who you are, when and where it’s convenient for you. By removing the travel and time costs associated with face-to-face interviews, we aim to make it easier for us to get to know each other better.
During the test you will submit timed video and/or written responses to questions that have been pre-recorded by James Cook University. Each question will have a designated amount of prep and response time, and you can track your remaining time for each component on the screen. You'll be able to record your responses from the comfort of your home, and you can do so in your own time. This is a one-way interview.
It should only take 30-60 minutes to complete and can be done on your own time.
You will require a desktop or laptop computer with a functioning webcam, microphone, and internet connection. The Kira Talent system allows for unlimited practice sessions, but once you start the formal assessment questions - you only get one chance. This allows us to capture your candid responses.
For more detailed information on the assessment process and to register for the interview, please check back here shortly for the link to Kira.
Kira cost: USD $38.84 plus tax*
* (current as at 20 May 2025)
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.
Application information
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
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, 1207 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. (PDF, 503 KB)
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, 112 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, 342 KB)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
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, 1500 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.
Additional Application Requirements
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: USD $18.12 plus tax*
* (current as at 28 February 2025)
Download the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery application form. (PDF, 459 KB)
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, 112 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.
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours)
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, 1381 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.
Additional Application Requirements
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).
As of May 2025 there has been an update to the application requirements for Veterinary Science. 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 candidate 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 2025/26 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 2025 you do not have to repeat the Casper requirement. If you previously completed it prior to 2025 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.
You will register for the assessment code and type: CSP-10411
19 June 2025, 7pm AEST
5 August 2025, 7pm AEST
For international applicants, please only select 19 June or 5 August 2025 for your Casper test. Results for tests taken after 5 August will be received too late to be considered for JCU's 2026 intake for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) program.
Please note, if you have sat a previous Casper test this cycle (either on 20 March or 22 May 2025) 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
Casper cost: AUD $59 base fee plus $30 distribution fee*
*(current as at 20 May 2025)
Kira Interview
Your Kira assessment gives you the flexibility to show us who you are, when and where it’s convenient for you. By removing the travel and time costs associated with face-to-face interviews, we aim to make it easier for us to get to know each other better.
During the test you will submit timed video and/or written responses to questions that have been pre-recorded by James Cook University. Each question will have a designated amount of prep and response time, and you can track your remaining time for each component on the screen. You'll be able to record your responses from the comfort of your home, and you can do so in your own time. This is a one-way interview.
It should only take 30-60 minutes to complete and can be done on your own time.
You will require a desktop or laptop computer with a functioning webcam, microphone, and internet connection. The Kira Talent system allows for unlimited practice sessions, but once you start the formal assessment questions - you only get one chance. This allows us to capture your candid responses.
For more detailed information on the assessment process and to register for the interview, please check back here shortly for the link to Kira.
Kira cost: USD $38.84 plus tax*
* (current as at 20 May 2025)
Download the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) application form. (PDF, 434 KB)
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, 112 KB)
Do you have questions?
Our friendly team can provide you with the assistance you need to complete your application.