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Band E Pre-sessional Entry 

Note: If you require a student visa and are ineligible for a combined CAS, you must provide a UKVI approved SELT as evidence of English Language. We can only potentially do a combined CAS for the 6 and 10 week courses (not the 20 week course) and you are only eligible if all other non- English language conditions have been met.

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Entry with a 6 week pre-sessional

Test 

Entry score or grade 

IELTS 

6.0 (no component under 5.5)

Non UKVI/SELT IELTS 

6.0 (no component under 5.5)

TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home edition 

72 (minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17)

Password Skills Plus

6.0 (no component under 5.5)

Pearson Academic (PTE) 

59 (with no less than 59 in each Communicative Skill)

Trinity ISE (revised) Language Tests taken in the UK on the same day 

Level II or above (with a distinction in both modules) 


Entry with a 
10 week pre-sessional 

Test 

Entry score or grade

IELTS 

5.5 (no component under 5.0)

Non UKVI/SELT IELTS 

5.5 (no component under 5.0)

TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home edition 

N/A

Password Skills Plus

5.5 (no component under 5.0)

Pearson Academic (PTE) 

59 (with no less than 43 in each Communicative Skill)  

Trinity ISE (revised) Language Tests taken in the UK on the same day 

Level II or above (with a merit in both modules) 


Entry with a 
20 week pre-sessional

Test 

Entry score or grade

UKVI IELTS 

5.0 (no component under 5.0)

Pearson Academic (PTE)

43 ( with no less than 43 in each Communicative Skill)

Trinity ISE (revised) Language Tests taken in the UK

on the same day 

Level II or above (with a pass in both modules)