Undergraduate · UCL Pharmacy
UCL's Pharmacy MPharm is a professional degree that trains pharmacists in the scientific basis of therapy and in clinical care, with placements in community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies and GP practices. It asks for AAB with Chemistry and one other science or Mathematics, or 36 IB points, and selection includes interviews and tests, Occupational Health and enhanced DBS checks, and evidence of professional values. It is not Medicine and not a pharmaceutical sciences degree; it leads to a regulated profession, so the entry process tests readiness for that profession as well as grades.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
Taken from UCL's Pharmacy MPharm course page (a saved copy that UCL labels as possibly not showing recent changes) and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; UCL's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
UCL describes pharmacists as experts in medicine who deliver healthcare, and says the course reflects the General Pharmaceutical Council's 2021 standards, with a greater focus on clinical skills and independent prescribing from 2026.
The A-level requirement is AAB with Chemistry and either Biology, Mathematics or Physics. The IB requirement is 36 points, with 17 in three higher level subjects including Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics.
UCL requires English Language and Mathematics at GCSE grade B or 6.
Interviews and tests are usually held from December to April.
Successful applicants must pass Occupational Health and enhanced DBS checks, and show the professional values necessary in a pharmacist or pharmacy student.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on UCL's Pharmacy MPharm course page (a saved copy that UCL labels as possibly not showing recent changes), which describes 2027 entry. UCL's School of Pharmacy selection and values pages, fees, the contextual-offer details and the 2028-entry values were not read, and the content of the interviews and tests is not stated and are not stated.
The course
UCL says pharmacists need a deep understanding of several disciplines: the anatomy, physiology and normal function of body systems, the diseases that affect them, and the chemistry, pharmacology, formulation and clinical use of drugs. The course places an increased emphasis on experiential learning placements with community pharmacies, teaching hospital pharmacies, GP practices and specialist providers, including six major NHS hospital trusts in central London. Students plan and carry out an extended 60-credit research project in the third and fourth years, with an option to work on it overseas with PharmAlliance partners. UCL labels the page as a saved copy that may not show recent changes.
Pharmacy or Medicine
Avandy's UCL Medicine guide records Medicine's own rules.
you want to become a pharmacist, working as a medicines expert in community, hospital or clinical settings.
clinical practice as a doctor is the aim. Avandy's guide records Biology and Chemistry, the UCAT and MMIs.
A science degree in pharmaceutical sciences is a different course with its own page. This guide does not cover it, and UCL's course page for it should be read separately.
Entry rules
The A-level standard is AAB with Chemistry and either Biology, Mathematics or Physics, and GCSE English Language and Mathematics at B or 6. The IB standard is 36 points with 17 in three higher level subjects including Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics, with none below 5. Interviews and tests are usually held from December to April, and UCL does not publish the content on the page read. Successful applicants must pass Occupational Health and enhanced DBS checks and show professional values; UCL points to its School of Pharmacy page on its values and selection, which should be read before applying.
A decision framework
This is Avandy's own framework, not UCL's.
The degree is designed for it and includes placements with patients and healthcare professionals.
Occupational Health and enhanced DBS checks are conditions of starting the course.
UCL says applicants must show the values needed in a pharmacist or pharmacy student; read its values page.
Planning for 2028 entry
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules UCL has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means UCL published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means UCL has not yet published it.
These are the best guide to what to prepare. UCL has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
Check UCL's course page and its School of Pharmacy selection page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
Confirm Chemistry and a second subject, read UCL's School of Pharmacy values and selection page and prepare for interviews and tests.
Support
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with University College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice and science mentoring and ethical interview practice; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not supply interview or test questions. No outcome is promised.
Questions
AAB at A level with Chemistry and either Biology, Mathematics or Physics, or 36 IB points with 17 in three higher level subjects including Chemistry. This is UCL's wording for 2027 entry.
UCL says interviews and tests are usually held from December to April; it does not describe their content on the page read.
Yes. Successful applicants must pass Occupational Health and enhanced DBS checks before starting the course.
No. Pharmacy is a professional degree for pharmacists; Medicine has its own course, the UCAT and MMIs.
Yes. UCL describes experiential learning placements in community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, GP practices and specialist providers.
No. They are UCL's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when UCL publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
Tell us about the student's curriculum, their Chemistry and second science, their interest in patient care and their readiness for placements and checks, the universities on the list, and the intended year of entry. A senior adviser will review the academic profile before recommending how to prepare.
