English language and English tests
- Overview
- Accepted qualifications
- Pre-sessional English courses
- FCEAP
- In-country English
- Tests in the UK
- Tests outside the UK
- Other English tests
We accept a range of English language qualifications as evidence of your abilities. These qualifications are all checked by our Centre for Academic Success to ensure they meet our requirements.
Their syllabuses are mapped against the four components of listening, reading, writing and speaking to ensure they are comparable to CEFR level B2 in each of these components.
For the majority of our courses, an IELTS of 6.0 overall (with no band below 5.5) is required, however, please note that some courses may require a higher IELTS score. Please check with the University if you are unsure.
Please note that if you have a UK Bachelor Degree, or equivalent from a majority English speaking country, you will not be required to hold one of these English language qualifications.
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IELTS |
IELTS 6.0 with no banding below 5.5 Please note select courses require higher IELTS. |
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Pearson Test of English (PTE) - Requirements based on IELTS equivalent |
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TOEFL (If taken outside the UK) - Requirements based on IELTS equivalent |
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Malaysia Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary level (syllabus 1119) |
1 – 6 before 2008 / C or above after 2008 |
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GCSE: Edexcel Board |
Grade 4 and above |
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GCSE: OCR Board |
Grade 4 and above |
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GCSE: AQA Board |
Grade 4 and above |
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GCSE: WJEC Board |
Grade 4 and above |
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iGCSE: Edexcel Board |
English as 1st Language – Grade 4 (Grade C) English as 2nd Language – Grade 7 (Grade A) |
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iGCSE: Cambridge Board |
English as 1st Language – Grade 4 (Grade C) English as 2nd Language – Grade 7 (Grade A) |
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Bulgarian High School Diploma |
5.0 in the subject of English (Foreign Language I) |
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Latvian Diploma of General Secondary Education |
B2 test at 80% or above | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lithuanian High School Diploma |
B2 test at a score of 8 or above |
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Romanian Baccalaureate |
Average of B2 or higher in RB assessment of English |
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Indian Standard XII |
65% and above in the following boards: CBSE, CISCE, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh |
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West African Examination Council (WAEC) (Nigeria & Ghana) |
A to C or 1 to 6 |
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Sri Lankan O’Level |
Pre 2001 – Distinction or Credit Post 2001 – C or above |
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Brunei Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary level – syllabus 1120 |
C and above |
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Singapore Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary level – syllabus 1127 and 1128 |
C and above |
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HKDSE Hong Kong |
Grade 3 and above in each band in each target description for programmes requiring IELTS 5.5 Grade 4 and above overall with a minimum of 3 in each band in each target description for programmes requiring IELTS 6.0 Overall Grade 5 with minimum Grade 3 in each band in each target description for programmes requiring IELTS 6.5 Overall Grade 5 with minimum Grade 4 in each band in each target description for programmes requiring IELTS 7.0 |
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Mauritius Cambridge International General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level – syllabus 1125/1126 |
Grade C and above |
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Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education English Language Syllabus (1122) (ZIMSEC) |
Grade C and above |
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Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) - Level 5 course in communications |
Pass level (50% and above) |
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NCUK, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Syllabus |
EAP band D for programmes requiring IELTS 5.5 EAP band C for programmes requiring IELTS 6.0 |
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International Baccalaureate Diploma
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English Language Group A, Group B and Ab Initio at following levels: English Language Group A – Grade 4 English Language Group B and Ab Initio – Grade 5 |
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European Baccalaureate |
Language 1 – 6.0 / 60% Language 2 – 7.0 / 70% Language 3 – 7.5 / 75% |
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Unicentres English Language Test |
Overall score of 60 and above with the minimum of 60 in each component for programmes requiring IELTS 5.5 Overall score of 70 and above with the minimum of 60 in each component for programmes requiring IELTS 6.0 Overall score of 75 above with the minimum of 60 in each component for programmes requiring IELTS 6.5 |
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The Study Group English and Skills for University Study (ESUS) modules 3 |
Overall score of 40% and above with the minimum of 40% in each component for programmes requiring IELTS 5.5 with no band lower than 5.5 Overall score of 50% and above with the minimum of 40% in each component for programmes requiring IELTS 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5 Overall score of 60% and above with the minimum of 40% in each component for programmes requiring IELTS 6.5 with no band lower than 5.5 |
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Thailand: Assumption University International English Language Test (AUIELT)
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Grade: IELTS 6.0: Overall score of 6.0
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For Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programmes you will be required to complete a BCU in-house English Language test if you do not hold a GCSE grade C/4 or above or an approved Level 2 equivalent in English Language. You would need to obtain an IELTS with an overall score of 7.0 with no bands below 6.5. This will also be the same for Mathematics and Science.