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Details of other ways to meet our requirements are shown on our webpage for English language requirements

These tests are valid for 2 years prior to the start of the programme

Test name Required score
IELTS Academic, IELTS Academic Online, and IELTS One Skill Retake 6.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in any section
TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition and TOEFL MyBest scores Overall score 87 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, listening, reading and speaking. 
Pearson Test of English (Academic) PTE 64 overall with no less than 64 in all communicative skills
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 Communicator with minimum minimum 33 in writing, speaking, listening & reading
LanguageCert Academic (Test Centre) 65 overall and no less than 65 in any skills score
INTO Pre-sessional English 60 and no less than 60 in any sub-section
Study Group Academic English Skills Minimum of 60% overall, no less than 60% in any section
Skills for English: SELT B2 Pass
Duolingo English Test - test taken up to 30th June 2024  110 overall and no less than 110 in Literacy, 95 in Conversation, 110 in Comprehension and 90 in Production 
Duolingo English Test - test taken from 1st July 2024  110 overall and no less than 110 in any Integrated Subscore

These tests are valid for 7 years prior to the start of the programme

Test name Required score
A or AS level English Language Grade D
GCSE English Language/Cambridge GCE O level/Cambridge Overseas O Level (syllabus 1120 or 1123) Grade C/4
IGCSE English as a First Language Grade C
IGCSE English as a Second Language Grade B
Cambridge Pre-U Literature in English (Principal Subject) P2
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BTGCSE) Grades 3-6 (credit); Grade C
Cambridge English: Advanced or Proficiency 170 overall and no less than 169 in any other section
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Grade III (three)
European Baccalaureate L1 5.5
European Baccalaureate L2 6.5
European Baccalaureate L3 6.5
French Baccalaureat Grade 12
Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) Grade 10
HKDSE English (Core) Level 4 overall

Indian Standard XII English (ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala Boards)

70%
Indian Standard XII English (West Bengal Board) 60%

International Baccalaureate Standard Level:

English as a First Language
Language A: Literature
Language A: Language and Literature

Grade 4

International Baccalaureate Higher Level:

English as a First Language
Language A: Literature
Language A: Language and Literature

Grade 4

International Baccalaureate Standard Level:

Language B: English

Grade 6

International Baccalaureate Higher Level:

Language B: English

Grade 5
Irish Leaving Certificate S5
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Grade C (4)
Malaysian SPM English (1119/O level paper only) (Before 2021) Grade C
Malaysian SPM CEFR- aligned English language examination (After Year 2021)  B2 overall with B2 in all components 
Norwegian Vitnemal - videregaende opplaering Overall score of 4
NCUK's EAP (English for Academic Purposes) B overall and no less than D in any section
Ontario Secondary School Certificate 75%
Canada Year 12 Secondary School Certificate / High School Diploma(except Quebec) Grade C (75%)
Singapore-Cambridge O level English Grade C
Singapore Integrated Programme Secondary 4 English Language/Language Arts Grade C
South African National Senior Certificate/South AfricanMatriculation Certificate Grade 4
Trinity ISE III exams (SELT variant only) Merit in writing section and pass in all other sections
Uganda National Examinations Board Certificate of Education (UCE) Grades 3-6 (credit); Grade C
USA High School Graduation Diploma Grade C (75%)
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education O level English Grade C
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education Advanced level English(ZIMSEC) Grade D

These tests are valid without restriction

Test name Required score
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) SSCE in English at first sitting Grade C6
Nigeria National Examinations Council (NECO) SSCE in English at first sitting Grade C6