Undergraduate English language requirements (Higher)
The standard University IELTS English language requirement is 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each individual element (reading, writing, listening and speaking) or equivalent qualification. However, for some undergraduate courses, a higher level of English language is required as detailed below.
Undergraduate courses which require a higher level of English language
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences
Psychology courses
Sport Science courses
- BSc Sport and Exercise Science
- BSc Sport Management
- BSc Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education
List of approved qualifications
Below you will find a list of the English language qualifications which are acceptable to the University for courses which require a higher level of English language.
Tests of English for speakers of a foreign language
| Qualification | Minimum grade required |
|---|---|
| Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) | C/200 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) | C/180 |
| Cambridge English: First (CFE) | A |
| IELTS Academic Test (including Online Test) and IELTS One Skill Retake | Overall score of 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in each test |
| LanguageCert ESOL SELT (centre-based test) |
SELT C1: Pass overall (listening, reading, writing, speaking combined) with no sub-test lower than 33 out of 50 Tests taken from 2025 onwards: Overall score of 70 with not less than 65 in each test. |
| LanguageCert Academic SELT (centre-based test) | Overall score of 70 with not less than 65 in each test |
| ONCAMPUS Test of English (OCTOE) | 65% overall with 60% in each sub-test (taken in the UK) |
| Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE) | Overall score of 65, with not less than 61 in each sub-test |
| TOEFL iBT (DI Code = 0815) |
Tests taken prior to 21 January 2026: Overall score of 88, with not less than 21 in each test Tests taken from 21 January 2026: Overall score of 4.5 with not less than 4.5 in Writing and Listening and not less than 4.0 in Speaking and Reading |
| Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III | 96 overall with not less than 90 in each component |
| University of Warwick International Foundation Programme English for Academic Purposes (Undergraduate applicants only) |
High Credit (60%) overall including minimum Credit (50%) in each component |
| TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition (DI Code – 0815) |
Tests taken prior to 21 January 2026: Overall score of 88, with not less than 21 in each test Tests taken from 21 January 2026: Overall score of 4.5 with not less than 4.5 in Writing and Listening and not less than 4.0 in Speaking and Reading |
| LanguageCert: Online test |
SELT C1: Pass overall (listening, reading, writing, speaking combined) with no sub-test lower than 33 out of 50 Tests taken from 2025 onwards: Overall score of 70 with not less than 65 in each test. |
| Duolingo English Test |
Overall score of 120 with not less than the following in each integrated and individual sub-test:
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UK and Transnational school-based qualifications
| Qualification | Minimum Grade Required |
|---|---|
| CSE English Language | 1 |
| European Baccalaureate - Language 1 | 6.5 |
| European Baccalaureate - Language 2 | 7.5 |
| European Baccalaureate - Language 3 or 4 | 8.5 |
| GCSE or O Level English Language | B / 6 |
| IGCSE - Cambridge English First Language (syllabuses 0500/0522/0627/0990) | B / 6 |
| IGCSE - Pearson Edexcel English Language A (syllabuses 4EA0/4EA1) | B / 6 |
| IGCSE - Pearson Edexcel English Language B (syllabuses 4EB0/4EB1) | B / 6 |
| IGCSE - Cambridge English as a Second Language (syllabus 0510) | A with grade 2 in Speaking Component |
| IGCSE - Cambridge English as a Second Language (syllabus 0993) | 7 with Distinction in Speaking Component |
| IGCSE - Cambridge English as a Second Language (syllabuses 0511/0991) | A / 7 |
| IGCSE - Oxford AQA English Language (9270) | B / 6 |
| IGCSE - Pearson Edexcel English as a Second Language (syllabuses 4ES0/4ES1) | A / 7 with grade 7 in Speaking Component |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) – English A (Standard/Higher Level) | 4 |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) – English B Higher Level | 5 |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) – English B Standard Level | 6 |
| Scottish Standard Grade English/Scottish National 5 English | B |
| Scottish Intermediate Grade English | B |
| Scottish Higher Grade English | C |
International school-based qualifications
| Country | Qualification | Minimum Grade Required |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | ACT Year 12 / WACE | C |
| NTCE / SACE / VCE | C+ | |
| HSC | 3 | |
| TCE / QCE | SA | |
| Austria | Reifeprüfung/Matura | 2 |
| Belgium | Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS) / Diploma van secundair onderwijs (DSO) | 85% |
| Botswana | Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) | B |
| Brunei | Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (B-C GCE O Level) | B |
| Cameroon | GCE O Level | B |
| Canada (must have studied for at least 4 years at a High School in Canada) | High School Graduation Diploma (or equivalent) – Grade 10 English | 70% |
| Denmark | Bevis for Studentereksamen | 10 |
| France | Baccalauréat Général; Baccalauréat Technologique | 15 |
| Option Internationale (Anglais/Americain) du Baccalauréat | 13 | |
| Germany | Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife / Abitur | 13 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination Use of English | C |
| Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, Core English | 4 | |
| Iceland | Stúdentspróf (from Gymnasium) | 9 |
| India | CBSE – All India Senior School Certificate Examination | 80% |
| ISCE – Indian School Certificate Examination (Class XII) | 80% | |
| Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal State Boards – Standard XII | 85% | |
The Senior School Certificate or Standard XII is not accepted from the following State Boards:
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| Ireland (Eire) | Leaving Certificate – Ordinary Level | O3 |
| Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) | B |
| Malawi | Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) | B |
| Malaysia | Cambridge English Language syllabus 1119 | B |
| Malta | Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (SEC) | 3 |
| Mauritius | Cambridge GCE O Level English Language | B |
| Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) | 7 |
| New Zealand | National Certificate in Educational – Level 2 English | Merit |
| Nigeria | Senior School Certificate (NECO) | B3 |
| Norway | Vitnemål for Videregående Opplæring (ENG1002) | 4 |
| Singapore | Singapore O Level English | B |
| Singapore A Level H2 English Literature/English Language & Linguistics | C | |
| Singapore A Level H1 English Literature/English Language & Linguistics | C | |
| Integrated Programme – General Paper* (*only acceptable for applicants following Integrated Programme who have not previously taken O Level English, and are not studying an A Level H1/H2 English paper) | B | |
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate | 5 |
| Sweden | Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola | B / VG |
| Switzerland | Certificat de Maturité / Maturitätsausweis / Attestato di Maturità | 4.5 |
| Tanzania | Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) | B |
| Uganda | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) | 3 |
| USA (must have studied for at least 4 years at a USA High School) | SAT (2016 onwards): Evidence-Based Reading/Writing | 650 |
| ACT | 27 Composite Score with minimum 26 in English and Reading | |
| West Africa | West African Examination Council Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) | B3 |
| Senior School Certificate (NECO) | B3 | |
| West Indies/Caribbean | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) | II |
| Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) | B | |
| Bermuda Secondary School Certificate (BSSC) | B | |
| Zambia | Zambia School Certificate | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | Cambridge School Certificate / Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) / O Level | B |