Undergraduate English Requirements

 

Accepted English Tests/Qualifications Computer Science (BSc) and
Business courses		 All other undergraduate courses

International English Centre (Aberystwyth University)

Pre-Sessional Course Report 

 50% Pass overall with minimum of 40% in each component 60% Merit overall with minimum of 40% in each component

International English Centre (Aberystwyth University)

International Foundation Certificate

 Pass in IFC overall. 50-59% in English with no module below 50% Pass in IFC overall. 60-69% in English with no module below 50%

Oxford ELLT Digital (Online)

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 Score of 6, with a minimum of 5 in each component Score of 7, with a minimum of 5 in each component

Oxford ELLT Global (in-person)

 Score of 6, with a minimum of 5 in each component Score of 7, with a minimum of 5 in each component
IELTS* 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component  6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component 
IELTS* for Nursing  Score of 7 overall and at least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7 in the reading, listening and speaking sections is accepted

TOEFL iBT

(School Code = 0226)

 88 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17  93 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17 

Cambridge C1 Advanced

Formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

 C with a minimum score of 162 in each component

Cambridge C2 Proficiency

Formerly known as Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE)

 C with a minimum score of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 First

Formerly known as Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE)

 B with a minimum score of 162 in each component  A with a minimum score of 162 in each component 

Cambridge C1 Business Higher

Formerly known as Cambridge English: Business Higher
(BEC Higher)

 C with a minimum score of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 Business Vantage

Formerly known as Cambridge English: Business Vantage
(BEC Vantage)

 C with a minimum score of 162 in each component B with a minimum score of 162 in each component 
Trinity Integrated Skills Test ISEII - Pass all components 
Pearson PTE Academic  59 overall with minimum scores of 59 in each component 
IGCSE  C/4
UK A/S level English Language  E
Cambridge O Level  Grade C or above
UK GCSE or O level English Language  C/4
UK - International Baccalaureate 

Standard Level Grade 5 or Higher Level Grade 4 in English A (Group 1) or English B (Group 2).

 


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Alternative English Language Qualifications, European Economic Area (EEA) applicants.

Country

Name of Test/Qualification

Computer Science (BSc) and
Business courses

All other undergraduate courses

Requirements on IELTS scale

6.0

6.5

Austria:

Reifeprüfungszeugnis/Maturazeugnis

2 (gut) or above in English written & oral exam.

Belgium:
​Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS), Diplôme de l'Examen d'Admission, Diplôme d'Acces aux Etudes Supérieures

75% / 15 in English Language Component of state exams.

Bulgaria:

Diplomaza Sredno Obrazonvaine

Grade 5 or above in English Component of Diploma.

Croatia:

Svjedodžba o Maturi

Grade 5 in English at Higher level in the Maturi.

Cyprus:

Greek-Cypriot Apolytirion

17 or above in English Language.

Czech Republic:

Maturitni Zkouška

English Language with a score of 4.

Denmark:

Studentereksamen 

7 (goed) or above in English

Estonia:

Riigieksamid (State examinations)

Grade 4 (80%) in English state exam.

Finland:

Lioppilastutkinoto/Studentexamen

5 (magna cum laude approbatur) or above in English Language.

France:

Baccalaureat General,
Baccalaureat Technologique,
Option International du Baccalaureat 

12 (bien) in English Language.

Germany:

Abitur

Grade 10 or above in English component.

Greece:

Pan-Hellenic exams.

17+ on English

Hungary
Érettségi

4+ in English component

Italy:

Diploma di Esame di Stat

70%+ in English Language component of Diploma

Latvia:

State Exam

75% in English

Lithuania:

State Exam

75% in English

Luxembourg:

Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires, Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires Techniques

45 (bien) or above in English Language.

Netherlands:

Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)

7.5 in VWO English Language.

Norway:

Vitnemål For Videregående Opplæring

4 in English (VVO).

Poland:

Matura

Minimum of 90-95% in English written and oral at standard level or minimum 65-70% in written or oral at extended level

Portugal:

Diploma de Ensino Secundário

15+ in English Language component.

Romania:

Romanian Diploma de Bacalaureat

7 in English from the Diploma de Bacalaureat.

Slovakia:

Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške/Maturita

2+ in English Language component of Maturita.

Spain:

Titulo de Bachiller

6+ in English Language component of Titulo de Bachiller.

Sweden:

Avgångsbetyg, Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan

English at grade G (or E).

Switzerland:

Matura

5 bien (out of a scale of 6) or 6 bien (out of a scale of 10) In English from Matura exams.

Alternative English Language Qualifications, International (Non-EEA) Applicants

These qualifications are used as part of the University's own assessment of English Language ability. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their qualification.

Accepted English Tests/Qualifications
Computer Science (BSc) and
Business courses
All other undergraduate courses
Comparable IELTS level 
 6.0 6.5
Botswana Cambridge Overseas School Certificate 
 Credit (3-6) or above 
Cambridge O Level 
 Grade C or above 
Cameroon GCE O Level (British system) 
 Grade C or above 
Caribbean Examination Council General Proficiency 
 Grade I & II 
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) 
 Level 4 
Hong Kong Use of English AS level 
 C
INDIA Standard XII (awarded by CBSE or CISCE or other recognized boards, excluding those from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The qualification must be obtained within 7.5 years of the proposed course start date.)
 70% in Indian Standard XII English standard level from a recognised central/state board (CBSE, CISCE, and all others excluding Haryana, Kimchal, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Prudesh)
Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 
 C
Malawi School Certificate of Education 
 Credit (3-6) or above 
Malaysian SPM 1119 / Cambridge O Level English Language (1119)
 C
Singapore Cambridge O Level 
 C
South Africa National Senior Certificate 
 C/5
Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) 
 C
Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) 
 Credit (3-6) or above 
WAEC/NECO/SSC
(The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria & Sierra Leone) 
 Credit (4-6) or above 
Zambia Secondary School Certificate 
 Grade 6 or above 

 

In addition to the English language tests and qualifications detailed above, a range of Country-Specific Qualifications are also acceptable.