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College of Science and Engineering
English language requirements for programmes in the College, with conditions and exemptions.
Minimum test scores for entry in 2012
English language requirements are the same for all schools in the College: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, GeoSciences, Informatics, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy.
- All programmes in the College of Science and Engineering:
- IELTS Academic module 6.5 (with score no lower than 6.0 in each section)
- TOEFL-iBT 92 (with no score lower than 20 in each section)
- Pearson Test of English: 61 (with no score lower than 56 in each section)
- Cambridge CPE Grade C
- Cambridge CAE Grade B
Cambridge tests are accepted ONLY for applicants who do NOT need Tier 4 visas to enter the UK.
Abbreviations used on this page
- iBT
- Internet based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Test
- IELTS
- International English Language Testing System
- TOEFL
- Test of English as a Foreign Language
- CAE
- Certificate in Advanced English
- CPE
- Certificate of Proficiency in English
Conditions and exemptions
Your English language certificate must be no more than two years old at the beginning of your degree course.
A degree from an English speaking university may also be accepted in some circumstances.
This article was published on May 24, 2012