If you're from a non-European/non-EEA country, you'll be required to take a Secure English Language Test (SELT) in order to study an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree with us. These requirements apply to all applicants that are not of majority English speaking nationality as defined by the UK Home Office, or those who do not possess a degree awarded, studied and conferred in a majority English speaking country. Applicants of majority English speaking nationality who do not require a SELT to confirm their competency in the English language will still be asked to provide a UK GCSE English language equivalent qualification.
Our Pre-sessional Academic English course
Our Pre-sessional Academic English course can help prepare you for entry on to one of our undergraduate degree courses. It's ideal if your level of English is just below the requirements for your chosen degree or you want to feel a bit more confident before starting your studies.
For the majority of our bachelor's degrees (eg BAs and BScs) and foundation year degrees the following Secure English Language Test (SELT) minimum scores are required:
Academic IELTS
Overall score required: 6.0
Component scores required:
Listening: 5.5
Reading: 5.5
Writing: 5.5
Speaking: 5.5
IELTS Indicator
Overall score required: 6.0
Component scores required:
Listening: 5.5
Reading: 5.5
Writing: 5.5
Speaking: 5.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
Component scores required:
Listening: 51
Reading: 51
Writing: 51
Speaking: 51
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
Overall score required: 72
Component scores required:
Listening: 17
Reading: 18
Writing: 17
Speaking: 20
TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Overall score required: 72
Component scores required:
Listening: 17
Reading: 18
Writing: 17
Speaking: 20
Cambridge English
Certificate of Proficiency overall grade required: C
A certifying statement of results is also required.
Taking a Secure English Language Tests
Find out more about taking a SELT test on our Secure English Language Test pages.
Confirming your test results to us
If you're already holding a conditional offer with us, you should respond to this offer when you receive the results of your test by uploading your chosen English language test certificate (official copy scans only). We will confirm and verify your results and contact you accordingly. You can upload your English Language Certificate by logging into our applicant portal with your username and password.
Some of our undergraduate degrees require you to have higher English language test scores. This applies to the following degrees:
- LLB Law (Hons)
- Translation BA (Hons) – Year 2 entry
- Biomedical Science BSc
- Dietetics BSc (Hons)
- Dietetics and Nutrition BSc (Hons)
For these degrees you'll be required to have the following scores:
Academic IELTS
Overall score required: 6.5
Component scores required:
Listening: 6.0
Reading: 6.0
Writing: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
IELTS Indicator
Overall score required: 6.5
Component scores required:
Listening: 6.0
Reading: 6.0
Writing: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
Component scores required:
Listening: 58
Reading: 58
Writing: 58
Speaking: 58
TOEFL iBT
Component scores required:
Listening: 21
Reading: 22
Writing: 21
Speaking: 23
TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Component scores required:
Listening: 21
Reading: 22
Writing: 21
Speaking: 23
Cambridge English
Certificate of Proficiency overall grade required: C
A certifying statement of results is also required.
Exceptions – specialised requirements
A select number of courses have specialised English language requirements. This applies to the following degrees:
- Translation BA – Year 3 entry
For these degrees you'll be required to have the following scores:
Academic IELTS
Overall score required: 7.0
Component scores required:
Listening: 6.5
Reading: 6.5
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 6.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
Overall score required: 64
Component scores required:
Listening: 58
Reading: 58
Writing: 58
Speaking: 58
TOEFL iBT
Component scores required:
Listening: 22
Reading: 24
Writing: 24
Speaking: 25
Cambridge English
Certificate of Proficiency overall grade required: C
A certifying statement of results is also required.