ACCEPTABLEENGLISHLANGUAGEQUALIFICATIONS.doc

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) Pass Cambridge (Malaysia) English Language 1119 1A-6C i Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) British English Certificates (BEC) Higher Pass Cambridge ESOL, the British Council and International Development Program Education Australia International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 6 (with 5 in each skill) Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) C Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Certificate in Proficiency (CPE) C Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) First Certificate in English (FCE) A Cambridge IGCSE First Language English/English as a Second Language C Edexcel IGCSE English as a Second Language C English Language Testing Ltd Password English Language Test Level 5.5 or above for entry to four year programmes which include a foundation year with English language Euro Examination Minimum level B2 and above in all 5 skills GCE A level (all UK Boards) English Language or Literature E GCSE (all UK