Online Pre-sessional English

 

The Online Pre-sessional English course provides students who already hold a degree offer at Aberystwyth University with the English language and academic skills they require to succeed.

The International English Centre offers online 6-week and 12-week Pre-Sessional English courses.

To register your place, please apply via the online application form.

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Course Overview

The courses focus on:

  • developing your academic skills
  • improving your use of academic English through lessons on the four language skills: writing, reading, listening and speaking

By the end of your course you will have:

  • learned to research and write academic essays and reports
  • use sources to support your ideas
  • use an academic style

Pre-sessional 12 week and 6 week courses involve 20 hours of online-based study and tutorials a week.

Who is the course for?

  • Students who have a conditional offer to study at Aberystwyth University, but need to improve their language level in order to meet the conditions of their offer
  • Students who have an unconditional offer to study at Aberystwyth University and would like to practise their English and develop their study skills, so that they can start their degree with confidence

Entry Requirements

Qualifications You must have met the academic entry requirements of your chosen degree and hold an offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Aberystwyth University.
Age You must be at least 17 years old before the course start date.
English test If you need a Student Visa for the course, you will require an IELTS for UKVI test. The score you need depends on your future degree. See below for more information.

 

Your IELTS score now For entry into degrees requiring:
IELTS 6.0 IELTS 6.5 IELTS 7.0
4.0 (with no score below 4.0) 42-week Pre-sessional Plus  
4.5 (with no score below 4.5) 30-week Pre-sessional Plus 42-week Pre-sessional Plus
5.0 (with no score below 4.5) 12-week Pre-Sessional Course 30-week Pre-sessional Plus 42-week Pre-Sessional Plus
5.5 (with no score below 5.0) 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 12-week Pre-Sessional Course 30-week Pre-sessional Plus
6.0 (with no score below 5.5) Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 12-week Pre-Sessional Course
6.5 (with no score below 5.5) Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 6-week Pre-Sessional Course
7.0 (with no score below 5.5) Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course

Dates and Fees

2024-2025

Course Course Duration Start Date End Date Fees Accommodation Included
Pre-sessional English 12 weeks 23 June 2025 12 September 2025

£4,290

 Yes
6 weeks 28 July 2025 5 September 2025 £2,310 Yes

Scholarship available: successful Pre-Sessional applicants who have paid their tuition fee deposit for September 2025 study will receive the fee discount of £1,500 from their Pre-Sessional course. 

2025-2026

Course Course Duration Start Date End Date Fees Accommodation Included
Pre-sessional English 42 weeks 23 September 2025 11 September 2026 £15,290 Yes
30 weeks 5 September 2025 29 May 2026 £11,055 Yes
30 weeks  5 January 2026 11 September 2026 £11,055 Yes
12 weeks 22 June 2026 11 September 2026

£4,720

  Yes
6 weeks 3 August 2026 11 September 2026 £2,540  Yes

There will be no classes during the Winter or Easter vacation periods or on UK Bank Holidays.

Winter vacation:  15 December 2025 - 3 January 2026

Easter vacation: 23 March 2026 - 11 April 2026

Bank Holidays: 25 December 2025, 26 December 2025, 1 January 2026, 3 April 2026,  6 April 2026, 4 May 2026, 25 May 2026, 31 August 2026