Postgraduate Document Check List
Please ensure that you send copies of the following documents to accompany your application form. If you do
not submit these documents WITH your application, your form may well incur delays in processing and
subsequent assessment. These copies will be verified against their original counterpart if you are invited to
attend an interview. If you issued with a conditional offer without interview, you will be required to submit
verified copies.
Form of photographic ID (e.g. passport or driving licence)
Visas and Leave to Remain
If you are currently residing in the UK under a specific type or visa, or have been awarded Indefinite Leave to
Remain, please ensure that you provide a photocopy of this page from either your current or previous
passport. We will need a copy of this to determine whether you are classed as an International, or Home/EU
fee paying student.
International applicants
If you do not hold a British passport and are from outside the EEA or Switzerland and want to come to the UK
to study at St George’s, you will need to apply for a Tier 4 student visa. For further information and guidance
regarding immigration, please visit our website at:
http://www.sgul.ac.uk/international/immigration-information/Immigration
Academic and/or professional certificates and transcripts
If you are unable to supply an original certificate (for example, if this has been lost), please ensure that you
have contacted the awarding institution and requested a transcript or replacement certificate. This transcript
must contain the title of your award, classification and date of issue. It must also be presented on the headed
paper of the awarding institution.
MRes Biomedical Science and PgDip Physician Assistant Studies applicants only: first degrees should
be dated within the last 5 years (from date of application).
If you are providing overseas qualifications, please ensure that you send certified copies of certificates,
transcripts and grading schemes to support your application. These documents should be translated into
English (if not already written in English) by a certified translator. They should also be accompanied by a UK
NARIC certificate of comparability, as this will help us to determine the UK equivalence of your qualifications.
For more information, please visit the UK NARIC website at www.naric.org.uk.
English language Proficiency
Applicants may be expected to evidence English language ability. Exceptions to this requirement can be
found on our English language web pages:
http://www.sgul.ac.uk/international/english-language-requirements
Applicants who do not meet these criteria will be expected to undertake an International English Language
Test (IELTS) that assesses the four elements of reading, writing, speaking and listening. For Postgraduate
study, applicants should achieve a minimum overall score of IELTS 6.5, with the remaining sub-test
components at a score of no less than 6.0 (some courses require higher scores for entry; for further
information please visit individual course web pages).
Test certificates should be dated within the last two years to be considered valid. Applicants will only be
permitted to submit two test attempts undertaken within a 12 month period.
Professional Registration (if applicable)
Candidates must supply a valid professional registration certificate and registration card from a recognised
professional body (e.g. the NMC)
References
Please refer to individual course web pages for further information regarding reference requirements for the
course you have applied for.