To find out which qualifications are acceptable from your home country and at what grades, please visit the Your Country section and choose your country's flag. Undergraduate/Bachelor's degreeįor entry onto the first year of our undergraduate/Bachelor degree programmes, we normally require a school leaving qualification which is equivalent to British A-level/International Baccalaureate. You can learn more about our Foundation options here. To find out which qualifications are acceptable from your home country, please visit the Your Country section and choose your country's flag. For entry onto our International Foundation Programme, we require a school leaving qualification which is equivalent to British GCSE’s. International Foundation Programme & Bachelor's Degree (with Foundation Year)įor entry onto our Bachelor's Degree including a Foundation Year, we require a school leaving qualification which is equivalent to British GCSE's and English proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall. Majority English Speaking CountriesĪpplicants from Majority English Speaking Countries will normally not need to provide further evidence of English language proficiency.Īpplicants must satisfy the academic entry criteria for their chosen course of study in order to be eligible to study. Candidates will be tested in all four areas of English language proficiency and will be benchmarked against the CEFR framework. UoC English Language Test (UoCELT)įor those applicants who do not have a SELT or an acceptable in-country English language qualification, the University of Chester has developed its own online English language test which applicants can take. To see if we accept an in-country English language qualification from your home country, please visit the Your Country section and choose your country's flag. In addition to the above tests, we also accept some country-specific in-country English language qualifications for entry to our courses. In-country English language qualifications
Oxford International English Language Test (ELLT)ī2+ overall with at least B2 in each band OR 6 overall with no less than 5 in each bandĬ1 overall with at least B2 in each band OR 7 overall with no less than 5 in each band (those with TOEFL at home will also need to pass speaking component of our University of Chester English Language Test (UoCELT) International Baccalaureate (A or B Higher) We also accept a number of additional English language qualifications for entry to our courses. Our pre-sessional English courses are designed specifically to improve your overall English language ability, and on successful completion will allow you to progress on to your chosen main course of study. If you have taken a SELT test and have scored below our English language entry requirements for your chosen course, you may be able to join one of our pre-sessional English courses prior to starting your chosen main course of study. Skills for English UKVI English Language Level Test LanguageCert B2 Communicator – High Pass (minimum 33/Pass in each component) LanguageCert B2 Communicator – Pass (minimum 33/Pass in each component) LanguageCert SELT (online version not accepted) We accept the following SELT tests at the levels identified for entry: SELT Tests The level of English required depends on the course applied for. English language entry requirementsĪpplicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate that they have an appropriate level of English language to be eligible to study one of our foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate courses. International applicants must satisfy both the English language entry requirement for their chosen course AND the academic entry requirement for their chosen course in order to be eligible to study.