Griffith medicine entry requirements: GPA, GAMSAT and ranking
Griffith ranks graduate applicants on an unweighted GPA from your last three years of study and the overall GAMSAT score, equally weighted, and has no separate GAMSAT cut-off above the minimums. This guide covers who is eligible, how Griffith treats Honours, master's and PhD degrees, how the interview and offer rankings combine, and how many places are open to GEMSAS applicants.
Facts checked against Griffith's official pages on .
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Which cycle this covers. Rules below are for 2027 entry, the latest published, from Griffith's entry in the GEMSAS Admissions Guide. If you are planning for 2028 entry, check the 2028 GEMSAS guide when it is released.
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Eligibility checklist
| Key degree | A completed bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 5.0, or the final year of one due to finish by close of business on 23 December of the application year. There is no preferred area of study. |
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| Honours | Completed standalone and embedded Honours are recognised. A standalone Honours degree not completed by 31 July is not used; an incomplete four-year embedded Honours degree must be finished by 23 December. |
| Postgraduate key degrees | Master's degrees (research, coursework or both), combined bachelor/master's degrees and PhDs must be fully completed by 31 July of the application year to count. |
| Not key degrees | Diplomas, postgraduate diplomas, graduate certificates and graduate diplomas. Credit from one of these towards a completed master's degree can count, up to the credit awarded. |
| 10-year rule | Your key degree must be completed within 10 years of the projected start date. If not, you need the equivalent of one full-time year of tertiary study with a passing GPA within the past 10 years, completed by 31 July. Every applicant needs at least one FTE year of actual tertiary study (diploma level or higher) in the last 10 years. |
| GAMSAT | At least 50 in each section and at least 50 overall. |
How Griffith calculates your GPA
Griffith uses an unweighted GPA on the GEMSAS grading schema over the final three full-time years of your bachelor degree. Every year counts equally, so a weak first year of a three-year degree costs you as much as a weak final year.
Worked example: the same transcript, two methods
| Step | Working | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Year GPAs | First 5.0, second 6.0, final 6.5 | |
| Griffith (unweighted) | (5.0 + 6.0 + 6.5) ÷ 3 | 5.83 |
| A 1:2:3 weighted school | (5.0 + 12.0 + 19.5) ÷ 6 | 6.08 |
Illustrative only. If your results improved over time, Griffith treats you less kindly than schools that weight recent years.
Rules for other degrees
| In your final year | Your GPA is calculated over all grades available to date. |
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| Standalone Honours | The final GPA year uses either your Honours subject results or the classification awarded, whichever is better. The other two years come from the last two years of your bachelor degree. |
| Embedded Honours | The final year uses your subject results or classification, whichever is better, with your third and second years making up the rest. |
| Combined bachelor/master's | The final three years of the combined degree, which must be at least three years full time. |
| Combined bachelor/postgraduate diploma | The undergraduate component only, if it has three full-time years. |
| Master's by research | A GPA of 7.0 for the research component (up to two years), with the rest from graded units and your previous key degree. |
| Master's by coursework | Calculated from its graded components, with the rest from your previous key degree. |
| PhD | An overall GPA of 7.0. |
| Ungraded passes | Up to 0.5 FTE in any GPA year is disregarded. Anything above that counts at a grade value of 4.5. |
| Semester 1, 2020 | You may ask to have all Semester or Trimester 1 2020 grades disregarded, but not individual grades. |
GAMSAT: the overall score counts
Griffith ranks on the overall score ACER reports, which counts Section III twice (Flinders publishes the formula as (S1 + S2 + 2 × S3) ÷ 4). Because the ranking is a 50:50 combination, Griffith says there is no discrete GAMSAT cut-off: a high GAMSAT can offset a slightly lower GPA, and the reverse.
| Intake | Valid GAMSAT sittings (GEMSAS four-year rule) |
|---|---|
| 2027 entry | September 2022 to March 2026 |
| 2028 entry | September 2023 to March 2027 |
How your numbers become an offer
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Interview ranking
50% unweighted GPA converted to a percentage, 50% overall GAMSAT.
- Griffith says the GPA needed for interview is likely to be significantly higher than 5.0.
- Competitive rural-background applicants (MM2 to MM7) get priority access through the Griffith University Rural Priority Access Scheme.
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GUMSAA
A recorded online assessment. For 2027 entry, 21 to 25 September 2026.
- You choose your own time in the window and can practise recording beforehand.
- Format and rules are in the Griffith interview guide.
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Offer ranking
50% interview selection rank (the GPA and GAMSAT combination), 50% interview score as a percentage.
- The main offer round is by early November, with top-up rounds if needed. Your offer letter states the place type and campus.
- Final-year applicants receive offers conditional on completing their degree by 23 December with a GPA above 5.00.
- Deferral is only allowed for one year with documented exceptional circumstances that could not have been foreseen.
Places and campuses
| 2027 places (indicative) | 148 Commonwealth supported and 60 Bonded Medical Program places, plus up to 35 international. |
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| Bachelor of Medical Science pathway | 80 of those places go to students coming through the Griffith and University of the Sunshine Coast Bachelor of Medical Science pathway, so fewer are open to GEMSAS applicants than the headline figures suggest. |
| Campuses | Gold Coast (Southport) or the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (Birtinya). You state your preference order at application; preferences are considered but not guaranteed. |
| Toowoomba rural stream | 10 new non-bonded Commonwealth supported places with subsidised accommodation, with the first two years at the Rural Clinical School in Toowoomba. Students who accept a Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast offer are invited to apply in early November; any remaining places may be offered through GEMSAS. |
| Place types | You choose which place types you will accept (non-bonded and/or bonded) in order of preference. |
| First Peoples Health Pathway | A GPA of 5.0 in any key degree; no GAMSAT and no GUMSAA. Applicants apply through GEMSAS and are interviewed by a panel. A $20,000 scholarship is available. |
| Fees | Commonwealth supported places pay the government student contribution, with a 2027 maximum of $14,046 a year for medicine units. Bonded places add a three-year return of service obligation in regional, rural or remote Australia. |
Published
- Minimum GPA and GAMSAT
- Interview and offer weightings
- GPA rules for each degree type
- Indicative places by type
Not published
- Interview cut-offs or cohort GPA and GAMSAT figures
- How many places go to rural priority applicants
- How GPA is converted to a percentage
Dan's strategy notes for Griffith
The following is independent advice, not Griffith guidance.
- A steady transcript does well here. Because Griffith does not weight recent years, applicants with consistent results across three years often rank better at Griffith than at weighted schools. Applicants who improved late often rank worse.
- Check your 31 July deadlines. Standalone Honours, master's degrees and PhDs that finish after 31 July do not count for that cycle.
- Use the Honours rule. For Honours, Griffith uses your subject results or the classification, whichever gives the better GPA.
- Be ready to start in January. Orientation in mid-January is compulsory and deferral is rare.
Frequently asked questions
What GPA do you need for Griffith medicine?
The minimum is 5.0, but Griffith says the GPA needed for an interview is likely to be significantly higher. Its GPA is unweighted over your final three years.
What GAMSAT does Griffith need?
At least 50 overall and 50 in every section. Griffith ranks on the overall score combined 50:50 with GPA, so there is no separate GAMSAT cut-off.
Does a PhD help at Griffith?
A completed PhD is given an overall GPA of 7.0. A master's by research gives 7.0 for the research component, up to two years. Both must be completed by 31 July of the application year.
How are Griffith offers decided?
Half the offer rank is the interview selection rank (GPA and GAMSAT) and half is the GUMSAA interview score.
How many Griffith places are open to GEMSAS applicants?
Griffith lists 148 Commonwealth supported and 60 bonded places for 2027, but 80 of those are for Bachelor of Medical Science pathway students.
Can I defer a Griffith medicine offer?
Only for one year, and only with documented exceptional circumstances that could not have been foreseen when you applied.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, checked on . Strategy notes are Dan's independent advice.
- GEMSAS: Griffith University (2027 entry): places, key degrees, GPA calculation, GAMSAT, pathways, interview, offers, deferral
- GEMSAS: GAMSAT: score used by each school, validity
- ACER: GAMSAT results: overall score
- Study Assist: student contribution amounts: 2027 medicine maximum
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