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City St George's, University of London · United Kingdom

Optometry

A four-year health degree in London.

Where
LondonUnited Kingdom
Degree
MOptomHons
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
13 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
£20,190 a year2027/28
More facts
Degree
MOptomHons
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 13 January 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

    Source

  3. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What it is

Four years to train as a registered optometrist: optics, biology, eye disease and lenses, with clinical practice in the University's own eye clinic, City Sight, and 44 weeks of clinical placements, including one at Moorfields.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 33 points
  • Biology, Chemistry or Physics HLminimum 6 · Two HL sciences at grade 6
  • Any IB Englishminimum 5
  • Any IB Mathsminimum 4
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at City St George's

Each course sets its own IB offer, from 31 points with SL English 5 and SL Maths 4 (Journalism) to 36 with 18 at HL, including 6 in Biology and Chemistry (Medicine).

Where it says so

Check it on citystgeorges.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    Offers follow the IB points and subject grades; the course page lists no interview or test.
Sources (2)
  1. Optometry at City St George's — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at City St George's

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