Critical Information
Register by – 5:00pm AEST Friday, 1 June 2018
Test Date – Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Cost – $260 (GST Inclusive), Concession $160, Late Fee $65
What is UMAT?
The Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) is developed each year by ACER on behalf of the UMAT Consortium. The test is developed and used specifically to assist with the selection of students into medicine and health science degree programs at undergraduate level at the universities listed further below.
UMAT is designed to assess general attributes and abilities gained through prior experience and learning; specifically, the acquisition of skills in critical thinking and problem solving, understanding people and abstract non-verbal reasoning. These abilities are considered important to the study and later practice of professions in the health sciences.
UMAT is an aptitude test. It is not curriculum based and presupposes to particular subjects of study at secondary level. It does not require any knowledge or skills in mathematics or sciences, or in any other area of the curriculum. It is designed to complement your academic results, not to replicate them. It is not a personality or IQ test.
UMAT is only offered once a year.
You’ll need UMAT for applications to:
The University of Adelaide
Medicine, Dental Surgery
Charles Darwin University
Clinical Sciences
Charles Sturt University
Dental Science
Curtin University
Medicine
Flinders University
Clinical Sciences/Medicine
La Trobe University
Health Sciences in Dentistry/Master of Dentistry*, Oral Health Science*
Monash University
Medicine
The University of Newcastle and The University of New England
Joint Medical Program
The University of New South Wales
Medicine
The University of Queensland
Medicine (provisional entry), Dental Science
University of Tasmania
Medicine
The University of Western Australia
Medicine (Direct Pathway), Dental Medicine (Direct Pathway)
Western Sydney University
Medicine
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Medicine
University of Otago, New Zealand
Medicine, Dental Surgery
* UMAT only required for non Year 12 applicants.
