ACCEPTABLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS
The following are approved, for the purpose of assessment of proficiency in the English language, for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate degree
programmes. Admission Tutors for individual programmes may, at their discretion, place additional requirements within individual offers.
Applicants are advised to check the English language requirements of the programme they are applying for as some foundation programmes may have
lower requirements than stated below and some professional training programmes may have higher requirements than stated below.
Tests should normally be taken no more than two years before admissions date.
For HYMS requirements see www.hyms.ac.uk
Organisation
Title
Minimum accepted grade
Anglia Examinations Syndicate
Anglia Proficiency (Level 9) in English Test
Pass
AQA/NEAB
University Entrance Test in English for Speakers of
Other Languages (UETESOL)
English Language 1119
Pass
British English Certificates (BEC) Higher
Pass
International English Language Testing System
(IELTS)
6 (with 5 in each skill)
Cambridge (Malaysia)
i
Cambridge English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL)
Cambridge ESOL, the British Council and
International Development Program Education
Australia
Updated February 2009
1A-6C
Cambridge English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL)
Cambridge English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL)
Cambridge English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL)
Cambridge
Edexcel
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
C
Certificate in Proficiency (CPE)
C
First Certificate in English (FCE)
A
IGCSE First Language English/English as a Second
Language
IGCSE English as a Second Language
C
Euro Examination
C
Minimum level B2 and above in all 5 skills
GCE A level (all UK Boards)
English Language or Literature
E
GCSE (all UK Boards)
English Language
C
Hong Kong AS Level
Use of English
E
International Baccalaureate (when taught in
French or Spanish)
ii
LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and
Industry)
English
Standard or Higher level
English Language Skills Assessment (ELSA)
Pearson Language Assessments
London Tests of English
Listening & Reading - 383
Writing I – 77
Writing II – Level 4/5
Speaking – Intermediate High
Level 4
Roehampton University
International Foundation Certificate
Pass
Sheffield Hallam University
Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes
Pass
TOEFL
Paper test
550
Updated February 2009
TOEFL
Computer based test
213
TOEFL
Internet based test (iBT)
79
Trinity College London English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL)
Trinity College London English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL)
University of Hull (Language Institute)
Integrated Skills in English Level II
Distinction
Integrated Skills in English Level III
Pass
Final Bridge/Summer Study report
60% overall (50% in each skill)
University of Leeds
Pre-Masters English for Business and
Management
Michigan English Language Battery (MELAB)
60%
Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in
English (ECPE)
Test of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP)
Pass in all 4 sections
University of Sheffield English Proficiency Test
(USEPT)
Warwick English Language Test (WELT)
60% overall
University of Michigan
University of Michigan
University of Reading
University of Sheffield
University of Warwick
i
80 overall
6
CCC
The BEC Higher test is only considered suitable for students who are being admitted to Business programmes
The LCCI ELSA test is only considered suitable for students who are being admitted to programmes in the area of Business Studies, Management and
similar disciplines
ii
Updated February 2009
The following tests have been assessed for inclusion and are not presently accepted for the purpose of evidence of proficiency in the English language:
Organisation
Title
Cambridge ESOL, City and Guilds, Edexcel, Education Development
International plc, English Speaking Board, National Open College Network,
Open College of the North West and Trinity College London
OCR
Certificate in ESOL Skills for Life
Trinity College London English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Graded Exams in Spoken English
Britain’s Education Services
Test in English for International Students
City and Guilds
International ESOL and International Spoken ESOL
Updated February 2009
Adult Literacy Level 2