The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time according to student choice.

Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Sydney is either on the basis of completion of secondary study via the NSW Higher School Certificate, leading to the award of an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) or equivalent (and subject to special admissions provisions as set out in the Coursework Rule), or on the basis of Mature Age Admission as set out in the Admissions chapter of the Coursework Rule.

Transferring into the Intermediate year of the Bachelor of Medical Science degree. A limited number of students may be permitted to transfer into the course at the beginning of the Intermediate year after completing the first year of a degree with the same or very similar content to the Bachelor of Medical Science. Applicants must complete all of the units of study deemed equivalent by the faculty. Selection is based solely on performance in the first year units of study.

The units of study that may be taken for this award are set out in Table IV for the Bachelor of Medical Science. The Dean may permit a candidate of exceptional merit who is admitted to the Talented Student Program to undertake a unit or units of study within the Faculty other than those specified in Table IV.

To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a student must successfully complete 144 credit points, comprising:

a major from a Science discipline area listed in Table I, which will be recorded on the Testamur;

a minimum of 48 credit points from Junior units of study as specified in Table IV A;

no more than 60 credit points of junior units of study;

36 credit points of Intermediate core units of study listed in Table IV B;

a minimum of 12 credit points of Senior units of study in a medical science area as listed in Table IV C; and

no more than 12 credit points of units of study from outside Tables I and IV.

Except with the permission of the Dean, students may not enrol in an intermediate core unit of study until they have completed 42 credit points from junior Bachelor of Medical Science units of study.

Students may not enrol in a senior unit of study until they have completed 18 credit points of intermediate core units of study including BMED2401.

Honours is available to meritorious students who complete an additional year of full time study.

Admission, requirements and award of honours are according to the Resolutions of the Faculty of Science.

To qualify for the award of the honours degree, a student must complete 48 credit points of honours units of study in one of the honours subject areas listed in Table IV D.

The Bachelor of Medical Science is awarded as either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Science.

Candidates for the award of the Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.

These resolutions apply to all candidates enrolled or commencing their candidature after 1 January, 2012.

Candidates who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2012 may elect to complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2017, or later date as the Faculty may, in special circumstances, approve.

Candidates who have completed some, but not all, required intermediate core units listed in Table IV prior to 1 January 2012, will proceed as follows:

candidates who have completed 36-48 credit points from BMED280X units including BMED2801, will be deemed to have completed the intermediate core requirements listed in Table IV under these resolutions;

candidates who have completed at least 36 credit points from BMED280X units, not including BMED2801, will be required, in addition, to complete BMED2401;

candidates who have completed 18-30 credit points from BMED280X units will be advised on the outstanding intermediate core requirements listed in Table IV under these resolutions, and will be required to complete the equivalent of 36 credit points from BMED240X units;

candidates who have completed 6-12 credit points from BMED280X units, not meeting the progression requirements listed under Section 5, above, will be advised to transfer to the BSc degree.

The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.

Candidates in this combined degree will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Science until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Medical Science. After that they will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Medicine (Sydney Medical School).

The Deans of the Faculties of Medicine and Science shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned with the combined degree program not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.

Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents) leading to the award of an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) or equivalent. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Eligible Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander applicants who submit additional information may improve their ranking by participating in the University's access and equity schemes. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.

In addition, admission to this course requires the applicant to participate in a semi structured interview. The results of this interview will form part of the ranking of applicants.

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in:

Table IV for the Bachelor of Medical Science in the Faculty of Science handbook; and

the table of units of study for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine.

The Dean of the Faculty of Science may permit a candidate of exceptional merit who is admitted to the Talented Student Program to undertake a unit or units of study within the Faculty other than those specified in Table IV.

To qualify for the award of award of both degrees a candidate must successfully complete 336 credit points, comprising:

144 credit points to qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Medical Science as required in the Bachelor of Medical Science resolutions; and

192 credit points to qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery as required by the resolutions for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; and

One zero credit point Medicine unit of study in the first three years of the program.

Candidates must complete all requirements for the degree Bachelor of Medical Science in minimum time and must maintain a minimum average mark of 65 in each year of the Bachelor of Medical Science, this being the minimum achievement required for admission to candidature for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Failure to maintain required progression and minimum result requirements will result in candidates being transferred from the combined degree program to the Bachelor of Medical Science with full credit for the units of study completed.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Medical Science or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Honours in the Bachelor of Medical Science requires completion of an additional year of full time study. Candidates must complete the requirements for the honours course full-time over two consecutive semesters.

Candidates who enrol in the honours year at the completion of the Bachelor of Medical Science will suspend enrolment in the combined degree and transfer to the Bachelor of Medical Science honours candidature and enrol in fourth year units of study, before returning to complete the combined award. Honours can also be attempted at the completion of the combined pass program.

Admission and award requirements for honours are described in the resolutions of the Faculty of Science.

Honours in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery requires successful completion of an alternative set of units completed within the normal timeframe of the pass degree. Admission and award requirements for honours are listed in the course resolutions relating to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

The Bachelor of Medical Science is awarded as either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the resolutions of the Faculty of Science.

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is awarded as either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class (Division 2) according to the conditions specified in the course resolutions relating to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Candidates for the award of either Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the relevant pass degree.

It is not possible for candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery to obtain credit for previous studies.

A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete the Bachelor Medical Science in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in the future will require a new application for admission to candidature for that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2012 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2012 who formally elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2012 may elect to complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.