Entry requirements for international students

If you have not achieved the required English language level for entry to your chosen degree course, we offer pre-sessional English short courses and a HIC pathway.

Please note, you must ensure that you undertake one of the new UKVI Secure English Language Test (SELT), Academic IELTS or Trinity College Tests of English (UK only) in order to be eligible for a Student visa for a preparatory course. We will be unable to accept any other English test providers in light of recent changes made by the Home Office to English language provision. Please visit the Home Office website for details of approved test centres where you may undertake one of the new style SELT IELTS.

Please visit our course page for specific entry requirements in terms of international qualifications. If you have a query relating to the equivalence of your local qualification please contact us.

Undergraduate

The normal entry requirements for undergraduate degrees are completion of 12 years of school education and successful completion of a school leaving certificate equivalent to UK 'A' Levels.

A Levels

Please see our course pages for the A Level requirements for your course of interest.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

• IBO Level 3 Certificate in Higher Level (HL) subjects
• IBO Level 3 Certificate in Standard Level (SL) subjects
• IBO Level 3 Certificate in Extended Essay
• IBO Level 3 Certificate in Theory of Knowledge

Subject areas

IBO Certificate in Higher Level

Postgraduate

Before you apply you should check whether you meet the entry requirements for the degree course you are interested in. The normal entry requirements for postgraduate degrees are completion of a Bachelor degree in a relevant subject area at a level equivalent to a UK second class honours degree.

We require you to demonstrate your English language proficiency before an unconditional offer will be made to you. For the majority of our courses, we accept the following tests

• GCSE English Language: Grade C or above.
• IGCSE English: Grade C or above.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Score of 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any band) for undergraduate or 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in any band) for postgraduate.
• Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First (FCE) and C1 Advanced (CAE) score of 169 (with no less than 162 in any band) for undergraduate or 176 (with no less than 162 in any band) for postgraduate. C2 Proficiency (CPE) score of 180 (with no less than 162 in any band) for both undergraduate and postgraduate.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): 51 (with no less than 42 in any band) for undergraduate or 58 (with no less than 42 in any one band) for postgraduate.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 72 with band scores of reading 18, writing 17, listening 17, speaking 20 for undergraduate or a score of 79 with band scores of reading 18, writing 17, listening 17, speaking 20 for postgraduate.
• LanguageCert International ESOL: B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) Listening: 33/50; Reading: 33/50: Writing: 33/50; Speaking: 33/50
• Skills for English: SELT and Skills for English: Global: Minimum B2 Pass in all four components (equivalent to IELTS 6.0), minimum B2 Pass with Merit in all four components (equivalent to IELTS 6.5).
• Oxford International English Test Centre (OIETC): Overall grade B2+ with B2 in each skill (equivalent to IELTS 6.0), overall grade C1 with B2 in each skill (equivalent to IELTS 6.5).
• Local English language qualifications including Indian Standard XII English Language (65% undergraduate/70% to 75% postgraduate).

This is not an exhaustive list. Please refer to the UKVI for a full list of approved English language tests.

IELTS, PTE and TOEFL tests are valid for 2 years and must be valid up to the date the CAS (Certificate of Acceptance for Studies) is issued.

The following courses have a different English language requirement:

IELTS 6.5 (minimum band scores also apply)

• All postgraduate Business courses
• All undergraduate and postgraduate Humanities courses
• All postgraduate Art, Design, Film, Music and Media courses
• All undergraduate and postgraduate Nursing courses
• All undergraduate and postgraduate Social Work courses
• Most courses in the School of Health and Emergency professions
• BSc Nutrition
• BSc Pharmaceutical Science
• MPharm
• MSc Biotechnology
• MSc Pharmacology
• MSc Molecular Biology
• MSc Environmental Management
• MSc Business Psychology
• MSc Psychology
• All postgraduate education programmes

IELTS 7.0 (minimum band scores also apply)

• BSc Physiotherapy
• BSc Dietetics
• MSc Social Work
• MSc Advancing Pharmacy Practice
• MSc Organisational Psychology
• Clinical MD (General Internal Medicine) - Pathway 1

IELTS 7.5 (minimum band scores also apply)

• Clinical MD (General Internal Medicine) - Pathway 2

Course webpages include English language requirements.

UKVI minimum requirements listed below differ from the University's overall English entry criteria.

For ease of reference please see below the UK Visa and immigration agency (UKVI) minimum equivalences of B1, B2 and C1 English language levels. 
*where available, this refers to listening, reading, writing and speaking 7.0 in all four components.

If you have not already demonstrated that you have the required English language proficiency for your course, you will need to take a secure English language test. Please note, if your offer has an English language condition included, this is expressed as an IELTS requirement. We do, however, accept other English language test providers.

Test centre details - please follow the links to find out more or book a test:

• IELTS Academic
• Home Office

The University now accepts the following online English languages tests and will use their approval equivalencies to compare against our entry tariff.

• Oxford International English Language Test
• Password Online English Test
• IELTS Indicator