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English language requirements - What qualifications do you need?
To meet the university's and the UKBA English language requirements
you will need to haveone of the acceptable language qualifications
listed below, unless you are from either of thefollowing groups
:
You are from an Englishspeaking country
Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize;
Canada; Dominica; Granada; Guyana; Jamaica; New Zealand; St Kitts
and Ne is; St !ucia; St "incent and the Grenadines; #rinidad and
#obago; $K;
$SA%
You are not from a majorityEnglish speaking country, butyou have
been taught inEnglish
&'!e el()GCS* *nglish + Grade C orabo e;
)GCS* *nglish as a second language +Grade B ,or undergraduate
and-ostgraduate
)nternational A le els )nternational Baccalaureate .)B/ with
*nglish at Standard !e el + Grade 0 a 1uali,ication e1ui alent
to a $K
degree which was taught in *nglish ina ma2ority's-ea3ing
country
Botswana Canada Ghana )ndia eg )ndian 45th standard in
*nglish at 678 )srael eg Bagrut with 978 .9(47/ in
$nit : *nglish Kenya !ebanon alawi alaysia eg S< 444= >
Grade 6 .C6/ Nigeria eg ?ASSC*@ ?est A,rican
Senior Secondary Certi,icate o,*ducation .C6 in *nglish/
Norway Singa-ore South A,rica #anzania $ganda $SA Zimbabwe
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UK Border Agency (UKBA) approved qualifications
UKBA approved English language qualifications can be used in
applications for any level of
study at Oxford Brookes .
The following table shows the requirements for the IELTS,
Pearson (PTE) and TOEFLinternet-based tests. The full list of
qualifications is available on the UKBA website .
Qualification Minimum result accepted
IELTS
Website: www.ielts.org
UKBA minimum requirements
B1 = 4.0 overall with 4.0 in listening, speaking,reading and
writing
B2 = 5.5 overall with 5.5 in listening, speaking,reading and
writing
Undergraduate level
6.5 overall with 6.0 in reading andwriting, 5.5 in listening and
speakingfor Law, Psychology, Architecture,English, Accounting and
Finance
6.5 or 7.0 overall with 6.0 in readingand writing, 5.5 in
listening andspeaking for courses in Health andSocial Care (see
individual coursedetails)
6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading andwriting; 5.5 in listening and
speakingfor all other undergraduate courses
Notes
An IELTS certificate is only valid for 2years
You should choose the academic
modules in the test
Pearson Test of English (PTE) -Academic
Website: www.pearsonpte.com
UKBA minimum requirements
B1 = 36 overall with 36 in listening, speaking,
Undergraduate level
58 overall with 51 in reading andwriting, 51 in listening and
speakingfor Law, Psychology, Architecture,English Language
andCommunication, English, Accountingand Finance
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reading and writing
B2 = 51 overall with 51 in listening, speaking,
reading and writing
58 or 65 overall with 51 in all skills forcourses in Health and
Social Care(see individual course details)
51 overall with 51 in reading andwriting; 51 in listening and
speakingfor all other undergraduate courses
Notes
A PTE Academic score is only valid for 2years
TOEFL internet-based test (ibt)
Website: www.toefl.org
UKBA minimum requirements
B1 = 42 overall wlth 4 in reading,13 in writing,9 in listening
and 16 in speaking
B2 = 72 overall with 18 in reading, 17 in
writing, 17 in listening and 20 in speaking.
Please note that following the recent mediareports, we have
suspended accepting theTOEFL test until further notice. Read
ourstatement on the acceptability of TOEFL tests.
Undergraduate
87 overall with 22 in reading, 22 inwriting, 20 in listening and
23 inspeaking for Law, Psychology,Architecture, English Language
andCommunication, English, Accountingand Finance
87-95 overall with 22 in reading, 22 in
writing, 20 in listening and 23 inspeaking for courses in Health
andSocial Care
78 overall with 20 in reading, 19 inwriting, 18 in listening and
21 inspeaking for all other undergraduatecourses
Notes
TOEFL ibt is only valid for 2 years
