English Language Requirements

BRIT Language School PSE (Thailand)

Minimum: Pass at 50%

For courses requiring an overall score of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, a minimum pass at 59% is required

Cambridge B2 First/FCE

Minimum: Cambridge Grading Scale 169 (with no band less than 162)

Validity: 2 years

Cambridge C1 Advanced/CAE

Minimum: Cambridge Grading Scale 169 (with no band less than 162)

Validity: 2 years

Cambridge C2 Proficiency/CPE

Minimum: Cambridge Grading Scale 169 (with no band less than 162)

Validity: 2 years

Estonian State Exam

Minimum: 75% in English state exam

European Baccalaureate

Minimum: English as Language 1 – grade 6 / English as Language 2 – grade 7

Hong Kong HKDSE

Minimum: Level 4 in English

IELTS/IELTS Indicator

Minimum: overall score 6.0 (with no component less than 5.5)

For BSc Mental Health Nursing: overall score 7.0 (with no component less than 7.0)

For MSc Counselling: overall score 7.0 (with no component less than 6.5)

Validity: 2 years

International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma)

Minimum: English B at S5 or H4

No specific grade required if English A is taken

LanguageCert International

Minimum: LanguageCert ESOL SELT B2 (test centre). Please note: we do not accept online versions.

Latvian State Exam

Minimum: 80% in English state exam

Lithuanian State Exam

Minimum: 80% in English state exam

Northern Consortium UK (NCUK) English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

Minimum: overall pass at grade C (with no individual component less than D)

Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (French qualification)

Minimum: English at grade 13

Oxford ELLT

Minimum pass of 6 overall (with minimum scores in speaking, reading and listening at 5, and writing at 6)

For courses requiring an overall score of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, a minimum pass of 7 (with speaking, reading and listening at 6, and writing at 7).

Oxford Test of English

Minimum: 120 overall with 111 in reading, listening and speaking and 126 in writing

For courses requiring an overall score of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, a minimum score of 133 overall with 126 in each component is required

Pearsons (PTE Academic)

Minimum overall score: 59 (with all components at minimum 59). Please note: we do not accept the online version.

Validity: 2 years

Reifeprüfung/Matura (Austrian qualification)

Minimum: English at grade 2

Studenterksamen (Danish qualification)

Minimum: English Level A or B at grade 7

TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, +Home Edition

Minimum overall score: 78 (individual components: Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17)

Validity: 2 years

Vitnemål for Vidergaende Opplaering (Norwegian qualification)

Minimum: English at grade 4

VWO/HAVO (Dutch qualification)

Minimum:English at grade 8

Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Slovakian qualification)

Minimum: English at B2 level at grade 2

Validity: 2 years

WAEC/NECO

Minimum grade: C6

WAEC/NECO

Minimum grade: C6

Ylioppilastutkintotodistus (Finnish qualification)

Minimum: Advanced English at grade 5

For BSc Mental Health Nursing and MSc Counselling, the English language requirements are higher with an overall score of 7.0 for IELTS, or an equivalent qualification.

English Language Requirements: Research

We accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:

• UKVI list of majority English speaking countries

If English isn't your first language or your undergraduate/Master’s degree was not awarded from a university from a UKVI designated English Speaking country, you're required to show evidence of one of the following qualifications:

• IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL “My Best Score” to meet our English language requirements.
• CAE and CPE: total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
• Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
• PTE Academic: 62 overall with at least 59 in each component.
• NECO English at B (4)
• WAEC English at B (4)

If you're not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than three and a half years old at the beginning of your programme of study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.

Student Visas

To identify whether or not you need to apply for a student visa, please see our visa information pages or visit the UKVI website.

You'll need one of the qualifications listed above if you require a student visa and don't fall under one of the following criteria:

• You’ve completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in or are a resident and passport holder of one of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA.
• You’re a national of Canada.
• You have studied in the UK before as a Tier 4 (child) student or you hold a degree or HND from the UK.
• You’re applying to come to the UK for a study abroad programme as part of a US university degree course.

Applicants who don't need a student visa to study in the UK, but whose native language is not English, will still need an appropriate English language qualification.

Other English language qualifications

If you have a different English language qualification to those listed above, please contact the International Office with the details of your qualification.

SELT Providers

Here are some of the approved SELT providers, and the UK government website for the full list of approved tests/providers.

• IELTS
• LanguageCert
• Trinity College London
• UKVI approved tests and providers

Please note these are third-party websites and we are not responsible for the content.

Contact Us

If you need more help, please contact us for more information.

If you don't require a Student visa to study in the UK, and you have a different English language qualification to those listed above, please contact the International Office.