UCAT ANZ 2025 Access Arrangements

Did you know that if you have educational needs, disabilities or medical conditions you may be entitled to access arrangements (special conditions) when sitting the UCAT ANZ?

You must:

• Apply and be approved for access arrangements before your UCAT test can be booked

• Accompany applications with suitable official documentation

• Submit your application before 16 May 2025 (11:59pm AEST)

Access arrangements provided for UCAT

You can apply for the following access arrangements when sitting UCAT:

• Extra time and / or rest breaks between UCAT sections, including:

• UCATANZ SA (137 minutes 30 seconds): standard test time with 20 minutes rest break time 
• UCATANZ SEN10 (136 minutes) 10 minutes extra test time per hour
• UCATANZ SEN (145 minutes 15 seconds): 25% extra test time
• UCATANZ SENSA (170 minutes 15 seconds): 25% extra test time with an additional 25 minutes available for rest breaks

• Access to medical items

• Access to medically necessary food / drink at your UCAT workstation

• Adjustable font size and colour scheme on UCAT computer

• Permission to bring coloured overlays

• Wheelchair access (subject to UCAT test centre availability)

• Small group sittings (subject to availability)

• A separate UCAT testing room (subject to UCAT test centre availability)

Access arrangements not provided for UCAT

Due to the nature of UCAT the following accommodations cannot be provided:

• A reader or computer reader

• Personal IT equipment

• A paper version of the UCAT test

• Translation dictionaries

• A scribe or prompter

• Unlimited breaks

Supporting evidence needed

You will need to provide both of the following pieces of evidence when applying for UCAT access arrangements:

1. A letter from your school/college/university that shows that you currently receive accommodations for exams. This will need to be on official letterhead and dated to the current year. It must contain the date plus the title, name, signature and contact details of the person issuing the letter.

The letter should clearly explain the access arrangements you need for UCAT. That is, it should state the amount of time, rest breaks or other accommodations you are entitled to and confirm the diagnosis that this is based on.

2. Documentation you provided from a registered health practitioner / educational psychologist / psychologist to your academic institution so that you could receive your current accommodations. In some circumstances, UCAT ANZ may ask for additional documentation.

For more details on exact requirements, visit Pearson's UCAT ANZ Access Arrangements page.

Applying for UCAT access arrangements

To apply, visit the UCAT ANZ Access Arrangements page, where you can fill out your details and upload your documents.

Don’t forget that if you are applying for access arrangements for UCAT 2025 the cut off date is 16 May 2025.

After submitting your access arrangements application, Pearson will notify you in approximately 5 working days with the outcome.

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