English Language Requirements

As an international student, you need to demonstrate an adequate standard of English as part of your application.

This is so you can successfully engage with and complete your chosen course, and also for visa and immigration reasons where applicable.

Nationals of majority-English-speaking countries as defined by UKVI are typically exempt from this requirement, the countries specified by the UKVI include:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America

For those not from one of the countries specified as Majority English-speaking by UKVI, the university currently accepts the following qualifications with the noted grades as proof of meeting English language requirements.

Courses starting September 2025 to August 2026

Undergraduate Programmes

English Language Test	Minimum Score Most Undergraduate programmes	Minimum Score BSc Biomedical Science	Minimum Score BSc Nursing or FDa Nursing Associate Programmes	Validity period
IELTS Academic	6.0 overall and no component score below 5.5	7.0 overall and no component score below 6.5	7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing	Two years
Pearson PTE Academic	Total score of 59-75 with no component score below 59	N/A	N/A	Two years
iGCSE English as a Second Language	Minimum: Overall Grade C and Grade 2 in Speaking	N/A	N/A	Five years
iGCSE English - First Language	Minimum: Overall Grade C and Grade 2 in Speaking and Listening	N/A	N/A	Five years
GCSE or A level English language when awarded by an Ofqual (or SQA,Qualifications Wales or CCEA) regulated awarding body and which must have been undertaken in a UK Based school and teaching begun while under the age of 18	Minimum: Overall Grade C or 4	N/A	N/A	Five years
TOEFL IBT	Total = 79-89 Minimum: Reading – 18 Listening – 17 Speaking – 20 Writing – 17	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert Academic SELT	Minimum: Reading – 60 Listening – 60 Speaking – 60 Writing – 60	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert General SELT	Minimum: Reading – 60 Listening – 60 Speaking – 60 Writing – 60	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum: Reading – 33 Listening – 33 Speaking – 33 Writing – 33	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum: Reading – 33 Listening – 33 Speaking – 33 Writing – 33	N/A	N/A	Two years
Skills for English UKVI B2 (4 component) through PSI Service (UK) Ltd	Listening – Pass Reading – Pass Speaking – Pass Writing – Pass	N/A	N/A	Two years
Skills for English UKVI C1 (4 component) through PSI Service (UK) Ltd	Listening – Pass Reading – Pass Speaking – Pass Writing – Pass	N/A	N/A	Two years
Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)	Minimum overall score of 169, with no component score below 162	N/A	N/A	Two years
International Baccalaureate	Grade 5 in Higher level or Standard level English B (most subject areas will accept English A Language and Literature or English A Literature, there are exceptions for certain regulated programmes, contact admissions to discuss)	N/A	N/A	Five years
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE)	ISE II, ISE III, ISE IV; Merit in each component. All components must have been studied on the same day as each other	N/A	N/A	Two years
Oxford Test of English	Minimum overall score of 126 with no component below 111	N/A	N/A	Two years
WAEC (awarded up to and including 1998) WASSCE (awarded from 1999 onwards)	Grades A1 – C6 in English where given GCSE equivalence by ECCTIS	N/A	N/A	No validity period
English from Class XII (India) Senior School Certificate Examination Indian School Certificate Only when awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)	65% in English	N/A	N/A	Eight years
English from Class XII (India) Senior School Certificate Examination Indian School Certificate When awarded by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or one of the following State Boards: – Maharashtra – Telangana – Andhra Pradesh – Kerala – Delhi – Tamil Nadu	65% in English	N/A	N/A	Five years
Bachelor or Masters degree	Bachelor or Masters degree achieved in the last five years, either at a university in the UK or at a university in a majority English-speaking country as per the UKVI list below. An ECCTIS statement is required if applying from a UKVI list country.	N/A	N/A	Five years

Postgraduate Programmes

English Language Test	Minimum Score Most Postgraduate programmes	Minimum Score MA Creative Writeing	Minimum Score MA TESOL	Validity period
IELTS Academic	6.0 overall and no component score below 5.5	7.0 overall and no component score below 6.5	6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing	Two years
Pearson PTE Academic	Total score of 59-75 with no component score below 59	N/A	N/A	Two years
iGCSE English as a Second Language	Minimum: Overall Grade C and Grade 2 in Speaking	N/A	N/A	Five years
iGCSE English - First Language	Minimum: Overall Grade C and Grade 2 in Speaking and Listening	N/A	N/A	Five years
GCSE or A level English language when awarded by an Ofqual (or SQA,Qualifications Wales or CCEA) regulated awarding body and which must have been undertaken in a UK Based school and teaching begun while under the age of 18	Minimum: Overall Grade C or 4	N/A	N/A	Five years
TOEFL IBT	Total = 79-89 Minimum: Reading – 18 Listening – 17 Speaking – 20 Writing – 17	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert Academic SELT	Minimum: Reading – 60 Listening – 60 Speaking – 60 Writing – 60	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert General SELT	Minimum: Reading – 60 Listening – 60 Speaking – 60 Writing – 60	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum: Reading – 33 Listening – 33 Speaking – 33 Writing – 33	N/A	N/A	Two years
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum: Reading – 33 Listening – 33 Speaking – 33 Writing – 33	N/A	N/A	Two years
Skills for English UKVI B2 (4 component) through PSI Service (UK) Ltd	Listening – Pass Reading – Pass Speaking – Pass Writing – Pass	N/A	N/A	Two years
Skills for English UKVI C1 (4 component) through PSI Service (UK) Ltd	Listening – Pass Reading – Pass Speaking – Pass Writing – Pass	N/A	N/A	Two years
Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)	Minimum overall score of 169, with no component score below 162	N/A	N/A	Two years
International Baccalaureate	Grade 5 in Higher level or Standard level English B (most subject areas will accept English A Language and Literature or English A Literature, there are exceptions for certain regulated programmes, contact admissions to discuss)	N/A	N/A	Five years
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE)	ISE II, ISE III, ISE IV; Merit in each component. All components must have been studied on the same day as each other	N/A	N/A	Two years
Oxford Test of English	Minimum overall score of 126 with no component below 111	N/A	N/A	Two years
WAEC (awarded up to and including 1998) WASSCE (awarded from 1999 onwards)	Grades A1 – C6 in English where given GCSE equivalence by ECCTIS	N/A	N/A	No validity period
English from Class XII (India) Senior School Certificate Examination Indian School Certificate Only when awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)	65% in English	N/A	N/A	Eight years
English from Class XII (India) Senior School Certificate Examination Indian School Certificate When awarded by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or one of the following State Boards: – Maharashtra – Telangana – Andhra Pradesh – Kerala – Delhi – Tamil Nadu	65% in English	N/A	N/A	Five years
Bachelor or Masters degree	Bachelor or Masters degree achieved in the last five years, either at a university in the UK or at a university in a majority English-speaking country as per the UKVI list below. An ECCTIS statement is required if applying from a UKVI list country.	N/A	N/A	Five years

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