adult learner going to uni

maka_2

panic over that the lord thanks for that

brook2jack

Your wife does realise you cannot just transfer over from bio medicine to dentistry? Although she will hopefully have done an externally validated access to dentistry course she will have to have done very well in that (70% or more in all modules) and have got a very good pass in bio med to stand a chance of being offered a place. You still have to jump through the hurdles re work experience UKCAT etc. Go to interviews and if lucky recieve a conditional offer of a place dependant on degree results.

If finances are tight why did she not apply direct for dentistry (other than the fact not all dental schools will accept access courses?) Going for another degree first with no guarantee of being accepted into dentistry seems an expensive way round.

NRTurner

I would advise her to contact dentistry schools before she embarks on the course to check if they would accept her degree course, and the result that she will need to obtain. For graduate entry medicine and dentistry, a 2:1 (overall 60% or above) is a must and a first class degree (overall 70% or above) is highly recommended. Work experience is also important, ideally at a dental practice.

I work in admissions for Biomedical Science at undergraduate level and we do have a number of students who successfully enrol on graduate medicine, so it is a viable route. Plus, if it doesn't work out, there is a lot you can do with a degree in the subject, such as lab work, research or teaching.