The requirement for competency in English will be determined by your visa status.
Abertay will accept the following qualifications.
Here is the UK VI list of approved tests and providers.
|
Type of Qualification |
Validity |
Requirement |
|
IELTS, IELTS Indicator |
2.5 years |
6.0 (with no band less than 5.5) |
|
TOEFL, TOEFL IBT, +Home Edition |
2.5 years |
78 (L-17, R-18, S - 20 and W - 17) |
|
Pearsons (PTE Academic) |
2.5 years |
54 (all components at 51) |
|
WAEC/NECO |
None |
Credit C6 |
|
LanguageCert International |
2.5 years |
LanguageCert ESOL SELT B2 (test centre), or High Pass in LanguageCert B2 Communicator or Pass in LanguageCert C1 Expert (both online) |
|
International Baccalaureate |
None |
English B at S5 or H4, English A |
|
Cambridge B2 First(First/FCE), C1(Advanced/CAE) or C2(Proficiency/CPE) |
2.5 Years |
Cambridge Grading Scale 169 with no band less than 162 |
|
Degree or HND in UK (or English speaking country) |
None |
N/A |
*You do not need to provide knowledge of English if one of the following apply:
1) You are a resident and passport holder of one the exempted countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA.
2) You have studied in the UK before as a Tier 4 (Child) student OR you're applying to come to the UK for a study abroad programme as part of a US university degree course.
Further Information: SELT Provider websites
Trinity College London
IELTS SELT Consortium
LanguageCert
If you're in any doubt, you can contact us for more information.
If you don't require a Student visa, we accept the following qualifications:
|
Qualification |
MINIMUM SCORE |
| ALTE | 4 |
| CELS | Higher |
| City and Guilds (C2 Mastery - A1 Preliminary) | Expert |
| ECL Test (English) | C1 |
| GCSE (A*-G) | C |
| HKDSE (5-3) | 4 |
| LCCI | Level 4 |
| LTE-EDEXCEL | 4 - Advanced |
| Michigan ECPE (Honours Pass - Fail) | Pass |
|
SQA ESOL (A-C) |
Higher - B |
|
SQA Standard Grade (1-6) |
3 |
| TEEP | 6.0 |
| IBT: 80 | |
| Trinity College |
ISE III/IV - pass |
|
Europe |
|
|
Country |
Qualification |
|
Belgium |
Certificat D’enseignement English at 8/10 or 80% |
|
Cyprus (Greek:private) |
English @ GCSE 'C' |
|
Denmark |
Studentereksamen English (level A) @ 7 |
|
EB (European Baccalaureate) |
6 (English L1) or 7 (English L2) |
|
Finland |
Advanced English @ 6 in Ylioppilastutkintotodistus |
|
France |
English @ 14 for FB |
|
English @ 13 with the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat |
|
|
English @ 14 for DUT |
|
|
Germany |
Abitur English @10 |
|
IB |
If Applicant is doing English A they are already proficient in English. If English B then at 5 at Standard and 4 at Higher |
|
Latvia |
English Language State Exam is acceptable at 70% (B2) |
|
Luxembourg |
Diplome de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires 45/60 |
|
Malta |
GCE O-level English @ C; SEC English @ 5 |
|
Poland |
Advanced English @ 70% |
|
Slovakia |
English at B2 |
|
Spain |
English @ 9 in Titulo de Bachiller |
|
Sweden |
Level B English @ MVG |
Contact us for individual test band equivalencies.