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University College London
Does UCL test before interview? No. It says it uses no short-listing test.
The record
Before you apply
What you must meet to apply, in the course’s own words.
Right to work and fee status
If applying for home fee funded places, you must:
Be eligible for home fee status.
Have the right to work in the UK without restriction
If applying for international self-funded places, you must:
Be eligible for overseas fee status
Not be eligible for home fee status
You cannot apply to both our home fee and self-funded international fee routes simultaneously. If you do, your application will be rejected.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
GBC when you apply
You must have eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the BPS at the point of applying to the course
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
DegreeOur summary: A lower second (2:2): Asks for a high 2:1 (67% or above) in the degree that gives GBC. Says nothing further about a 2:2.
At least a high 2:1 (defined as an overall percentage mark of 67% or above) in the course that provides eligibility for GBC (undergraduate or conversion)
If you did not receive a high 2:1 or above, you may still meet our academic criterion if:
There there were mitigating circumstances (for example mental and/or physical health difficulties, significant caring responsibilities, bereavement) and you include in your application:
How you believe the mitigating circumstances impacted your overall mark meaning it does not reflect your academic capabilities.
Your academic suitability statement must note the mitigating circumstances and include their assessment that your mark does not reflect your academic capabilities.
You must provide both of these otherwise we will not be able to consider your application.
Or you have completed further relevant postgraduate study (PhD or MSc; NOT a PGDip or a PGCert):
For an MSc, you must have gained an overall percentage mark of 67% or above and it must have included a research dissertation.
As detailed for undergraduate degrees above, you must provide evidence of the mark.
If you do not provide this, we will be unable to consider your application.
If you have not completed your PhD, your thesis will need to be submitted before the course commences and your academic reference should confirm this is achievable.
Your academic suitability statement must be from this further study and must include comment on why this better reflects your academic capability than your undergraduate study.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
ExperienceOur summary: 12 months minimum. Some must be paid.
At the point of applying you must have:
At least 12 months Full Time Equivalent (FTE) of relevant clinical experience, including at least 6 months in paid employment.
12 months FTE of this experience must have been gained within the last 3 years.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
English language
For both home fee and international fee applicants whose first language is not English, you must demonstrate a level of proficiency in both written and spoken English.
This should be at a minimum Level 4 and evidence must be provided in your application.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Earlier NHS-funded training
If you have completed another NHS funded training course, you must ensure you check their website for guidance on eligibility to apply to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training programme as this would apply to our course.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Other study
You must not still be formally registered for (or re-sitting examinations) for another programme of study at UCL or any other Higher Education Institution at the start of our programme (usually the penultimate or last week of September each year)
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Suitability statements
These statements must come from someone who knows you in a professional or employment capacity, we cannot consider statements from friends or someone that knows you well but not in a professional or employment capacity.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Other
If you received a 2:1 in the qualification that confers eligibility for GBC status and the transcript from this course does not provide a final overall percentage mark:
Please provide a letter from the course confirming the final percentage grade. This can either be a letter from the department or email correspondence with the department / registry.
If your university cannot provide confirmation of the percentage but they give instructions on how to calculate the overall percentage, please do this and include your overall percentage on your application form. You should then upload the correspondence detailing the instructions of how to calculate the percentage with your application to explain how you have calculated the percentage.
If your university is unable to provide confirmation of your overall percentage or instructions for how to do so, please upload the correspondence with your university. Please also provide a "best guess" calculation of a percentage plus how you calculated it.
We are unable to consider your application without an overall percentage mark.
If you were awarded a 1st on your degree, we do not require confirmation of overall percentage as it is, by definition, more than 67%.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Not mentioned on these pages: driving licence, getting to placements and research.
Pages read: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; Clearing House selection procedure, updated ; all checked . Could not be read: UCL course page (the site refused the request), tried .
Before interview
No test
The course states: “We do not use any shortlisting tests at UCL in addition to this process.” The strongest candidates are identified from application ratings alone.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
At interview
A panel interview, a written clinical vignette and a group task.
When“Thursday 22 to Friday 23 April and Monday 26 to Friday 30 April”
Source: Clearing House list of 2027 interview dates for NHS places, updated ; checked .
Two parts: an individual panel interview, with questions based on a clinical vignette presented shortly before the interview, other clinical and professional scenarios, a research vignette, and other research and academic questions; then a group discussion task with other interviewees. The individual panel is at least one course staff member plus usually two other clinical psychologists who supervise trainees in the region; the group task panel is two experts by experience and one course staff member.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
What your form is rated on
Applications meeting minimum criteria are then rated by two clinical psychologists against clinical, personal, academic and research criteria.
Based on these ratings, we identify the strongest candidates for interview.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
Dates for 2027 entry
- Applications close
- 18 November 2026, 1:00 pm
- Interviews
- “Thursday 22 to Friday 23 April and Monday 26 to Friday 30 April”
Sources: Clearing House, checked ; Clearing House 2027 list, NHS places, checked .
Prepare for this course
- Practise interview questionsUses a panel interview, a written clinical vignette and a group task. On clinical knowledge and reasoning, its record mentions “questions based on a clinical vignette”.
Our own questions, on the themes courses name.
- Practise critiquing researchAsks questions based on a research vignette at interview.
The abstracts are invented for this site, and the 10 and 60 minute timings are its own.
- Practise situational judgementThis course has not named filmed scenarios or values-based questions at interview, which the SJT practice rehearses.
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If you have applied here
What UCL says about feedback
We are also unfortunately unable to provide feedback for candidates who are not offered an interview as a result of the high volume of applications.
Candidates who are not offered a place on the course can request feedback on their interview performance from the chair of their individual panel interview.
Source: Clearing House, selection procedure, updated ; checked .
What UCL says is under review
We are currently reviewing our interviews. Any changes made will be communicated to candidates who are invited to interview.
Source: Clearing House, selection procedure, updated ; checked .
Applying again: feedback from each course
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Sources
- clearing-house.org.uk: selection procedureUpdated 21 September 2026; checked 24 September 2026.
- clearing-house.org.uk: which courses use a short-listing testUpdated 7 September 2026; checked 16 October 2026.
- clearing-house.org.uk: interview dates for 2027 by course, for NHS placesUpdated 5 October 2026; checked 22 October 2026.