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%
IELTS Indicator (Online Test)	IELTS 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component	IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition (Online Test)	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
LanguageCert International ESOL (Online Test) Please ensure that you take the correct version of the LanguageCert International ESOL test – B2 Communicator or C1 Expert - to meet the English language entry requirement for your chosen undergraduate course	High Pass in: LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (B2 Communicator) AND LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (B2 Communicator)
IELTS	6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component	6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component
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	ISEIII - Pass all components
Pearson PTE Academic	55 with minimum scores of 51 in each component	62 with minimum scores of 51 in each component
City & Guilds International ESOL Diploma	Pass or above at Expert level, with Pass in all components
IGCSE	C
UK A/S level English Language	E
Cambridge O Level	Grade C or above
UK GCSE or O level English Language	C
UK - International Baccalaureate	Standard Level Grade 5 or Higher Level Grade 4 in English A (Group 1) or English B (Group 2).

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	Credit (3-6) or above
Cambridge O Level	Grade C or above	Grade C or above
Cameroon GCE O Level (British system)	Grade C or above	Grade C or above
Caribbean Examination Council General Proficiency	Grade I & II	Grade I & II
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)	Level 4	Level 4
Hong Kong Use of English AS level	C	C
INDIA Standard XII (awarded by CBSE, CISCE, West Bengal, Karnataka or Maharashtra boards. Standard XII result must have been achived within 5 years of the proposed course start date)	70% or above (from these boards when education has been completed in English Medium)	75% or above (from these boards when education has been completed in English Medium)
*Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)*	C	C
Malawi School Certificate of Education	Credit (3-6) or above	Credit (3-6) or above
Malaysian SPM 1119 / Cambridge O Level English Language (1119)	C	C
Singapore Cambridge O Level	C	C
South Africa National Senior Certificate	C/5	C/5
Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)	C	C
Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)	Credit (3-6) or above	Credit (3-6) or above
WAEC/NECO SSC or WASSC (Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria & Sierra Leone)	Credit (4-6) or above	Credit (4-6) or above
WAEC Senior Secondary School Certificate (Ghana)	Grade C6 or above	Grade C6 or above
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (Ghana)	Grade D or above	Grade D or above
Zambia Secondary School Certificate	Grade 6 or above	Grade 6 or above

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

An alternative way of meeting our English language requirements, the International English Centre offers an International Foundation Certificate and Pre-Sessional Courses, the successful completion of which offers progression to undergraduate courses at Aberystwyth.