Which Oxford courses require the TMUA?
For 2027 entry, the official UAT-UK course list makes the TMUA compulsory for Computer Science (G400), Computer Science and Philosophy (IV15), Mathematics and Computer Science (GG14), Mathematics and Philosophy (GV15), and Mathematics or Mathematics and Statistics (G100). Oxford's own page also describes the six degree routes represented by those listings.
Oxford will not run the Mathematics Admissions Test in this admissions cycle. TMUA is not simply a new name for MAT: the format, response style and Paper 2 mathematical reasoning content are different. The detailed TMUA versus MAT comparison explains which old resources still transfer.
Oxford's own admissions test, combining multiple-choice and longer written mathematical responses.
Two computer-based, all-multiple-choice papers. Paper 2 explicitly assesses mathematical reasoning and elementary logic.
Dates Oxford applicants need
Applicants to the Oxford courses currently listed under TMUA must use the October 2026 sitting. UAT-UK's general deadlines page mentions an Oxford Foundation Year January exception across its test portfolio, but the official 2027 course list does not list an Oxford Foundation Year course under TMUA. Check your exact course and required test before booking, then use the TMUA dates and registration guide for access, bursary and booking deadlines.
Accounts open on 1 June; October test booking opens on 20 July at 3pm BST.
Access-arrangement requests close on 14 September; bursary requests close on 21 September, both at 6pm UK time.
October booking closes at 6pm UK time.
Oxford TMUA applicants complete both papers on one day in this window.
October candidates receive their result through their UAT-UK account.
How Oxford uses the result
Oxford states that admissions tutors use TMUA scores together with information in the UCAS application when deciding whom to shortlist. The score is important, but it is not described as a stand-alone offer decision.
Because this is Oxford's first admissions cycle using the TMUA in this way, there is no established Oxford TMUA cutoff from previous years. Any exact number presented as a guaranteed interview score is speculation.
What Oxford applicants should prepare
Old MAT material can still build mathematical thinking, especially the multiple-choice section. It cannot by itself reproduce the TMUA's two-paper structure, computer delivery, equal-mark questions or dedicated mathematical reasoning and elementary logic material.
Continue using strong mathematical problems that require a new idea.
Move from long-form persistence to multiple-choice decisions under time.
Learn conditionals, proof, counterexamples and argument errors directly.
Practise two 75-minute papers in the correct format.
A sensible next step
Read the official specification and Oxford guidance first. Complete released TMUA papers before assuming that general A-level revision is enough. Then use original mocks to preserve unseen full-paper practice.
Move from MAT familiarity to TMUA execution.
Use original Paper 1 and Paper 2 mocks under the same 75-minute limit.
Explore the mock papers