English language requirements
*Please note: some courses may require higher levels of English – the exact criteria will be specified in the course listing.
Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses
Exemptions
You may be exempt from the University's requirement to have a formal English language qualification if you have studied for a first degree in the English language medium, or you have passed one of the following:
- 2 GCE A Levels validated in the UK
- IB Diploma taught in English
- ABE Advanced Diploma
- NCC Advanced Diploma
Formal English language tests
The University accepts the following qualifications as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor or Masters degree*
UK qualifications
- TELAS 1 or 2
- ESOL level 2
- IELTS Grade 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in all bands)
- TOEFL Internet-based test - overall score 87 (Listening: 21, Reading: 22, Speaking: 23, Writing: 21)
- JMB University Test: Minimum Pass
- Password English Language test
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Minimum Grade C
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Minimum Grade C
- GCSE or IGCSE English Language: Minimum C
- BEC Higher: Pass (grades A,B or C)
- English for Business Communication (C and G) - Level 2 First Class Pass
- LCCI International Qualifications - * English for Business (EFB) - Pass at Level 3, * English for Commerce (EFC) - Pass at Level 3
- Cambridge Overseas School Certificate: Minimum Grade C
- Scottish Certificate of Education Standard Grade English: Minimum Grade C
- Scottish Certificate of Education - Higher Grade English: Minimum Grade D
- Irish Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level English: Minimum Grade C
- Irish Leaving Certificate - Higher Level English: Minimum Grade D
- Oxford High Lever Certificate: Minimum Pass
- Warwick English Language Test (WELT): Minimum CCC
- Certificate of Attainment in English (Edexcel): Minimum Level 4
- Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language Proficiency
- TEEP (University of Reading) 6.0
- Integrated Skills Test in English (ISE): Level III or above
- Trinity College of London ISE: Level III or IV
- University of Central Lancashire Certificate of Proficiency in English Level 3 - Proficient User Pass
- Swansea University English test (SWELT) - Minimum Grade 6.0
- UCL Graduate Preparatory Course - 6.0 or above
- London Test of English - Advanced Level 4
- Pearson Test of English Academic 52-54
Overseas qualifications
- Caribbean Examination Council General Proficiency (CxC): grade I, II or III
- APIEL Advanced Placement International English Language 4 or above
- Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Pass
- Michigan (MELAB) - 80
- Cameroon GCE O Level: Minimum Grade C
- East African Certificate of Education: Minimum Grade C
- Hong Kong Use of English Test: Minimum Grade C
- Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCEE): Minimum Grade C
- Students applying for a Masters degree who have studied for their degree in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh in the medium of English and scored above 50% in English in Standard X and XII are classed as meeting our English requirements
- Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE): Minimum Grade C
- Malaysian SPM 1119 Syllabus (UCLES): Minimum Grade C
- Norway: Vitnemal Grade 4
- Singapore GCE O Level: Minimum Grade C
- Sri Lanka GCE O Level: Minimum Credit
- Uganda Certificate of Education: Minimum Grade 6
- West African Examinations Council School Certificate (WAEC SSCS): Minimum Grade C/6
- Zambian Secondary School Certificate: Minimum Grade 6
