English entry requirements
Details of the English qualification requirements for international students
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| Undergraduate (IELTS 6.0) | |
| Cambridge IGCSE English As A First Language (Syllabus 0500 And 0522) | Grade C Minimum scores: Reading - Grade E Writing - Grade E Speaking - Grade D (0522) or 2 (0500) Listening - Grade D (0522) or 2 (0500) |
| Cambridge IGCSE English As A Second Language (Syllabus 0510 And 0511) | Grade C Minimum scores: Reading - Grade D Writing - Grade D Speaking - Grade C (0511) or 2 (0510) Listening - Grade A |
| A Level English Language | Grade C |
| IELTS | 6.0 (with no component score lower than 5.5) SELT from UKVI approved centres. We vouch for tests taken at other centres. Validity is two years of course commencement date* |
| Language Cert International ESOL Exam | High Pass with minimum 33/50 SELT |
| TOEFL lbt Note: We Do NOT Accept TOEFL ITP) |
80 with minimum subscores of 20 |
| Cambridge English: First Cambridge English: Advanced Cambridge English: Proficiency |
Overall score of minimum 169 and component scores of 162 or above required |
| International Baccalaureate | Standard Level (Grade 4 in English) |
| European Baccalaureate | 70% in English if English is taken as a first language, 75% as a second language and 80% as a third language |
| City And Guilds | International ESOL Diploma (IESOL) at C1 with a pass in all categories |
| Michigan English Language Assessment Board | 78 or above |
| Oxford International Online PreSessional English Course | OEITC 4 with no skill below 5 |
| Trinity College - Integrated Skills In English | ISEII or ISEIII - pass in all four components SELT - only when taken at a UK centre. We vouch for tests taken at other centres. Validity is two years of course commencement date* |
| English Language Skills Assessment | Listening and Reading – 383+ Writing I – 77+ Speaking |
| English Speaking Board | Pass in all components at B2 level |
| UCLan Test Of English Language Level (TELL) | Merit (65%) with no component below pass (50%) |
| Pearson Test Of English-Academic | 60 with minimum of 51 in each component |
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| Cambridge English: First Cambridge English: Advanced Cambridge English: Proficiency |
Overall score of minimum 176 and component scores of 169 or above required |
| IELTS | 7.0 in all components SELT from UKVI approved centres. We vouch for tests taken at other centres. Validity is two years of course commencement date |
| Pearson Test Of English | 85 to 90 |
| International Baccalaureate | Standard Level (Grade 6 in English Language and Literature) Higher Level (Grade 6 in English B) |
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| A Level English Language | Grade C |
| Cambridge IGCSE English As A First Language | Grade C |
| (Syllabus 0500 And 0522) | Minimum score of D |
| Cambridge IGCSE English As A Second Language | Grade C |
| (Syllabus 0510 And 0511) | Minimum score of D |
| Cambridge English: First Cambridge English: Advanced Cambridge English: Proficiency |
Overall score of minimum 176 and component scores of 169 or above required |
| IELTS | 6.5 (with no component score lower than 6.0) SELT from UKVI approved centres. We vouch for tests taken at other centres. Validity is two years of course commencement date |
| Language Cert International ESOL Exam | High Pass with minimum 33/50 SELT |
| Michigan English Language Assessment Board | 85 or above |
| Oxford International Online PreSessional English Course | OEITC 6 with no skill below 5 |
| Trinity College – Integrated Skills In English | ISEIII - pass in all four components SELT – only when taken at a UK centre. We vouch for tests taken at other centres. Validity is two years of course commencement date |
| TOEFL IBT | 91 (with minimum grades of 21 in each component) |
| UCLan TELL test | Merit (75%) with no component below pass (65%) |
| Pearson Test Of English-Academic | 67 with minimum of 60 in each component |