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English language requirements

You meet the University of Leicester English language requirements if:

  • You are a national of one of the countries listed below, and completed your secondary (high school) or tertiary (further/higher) education in that country.
  • Or you completed an undergraduate/Bachelors degree in one of these countries within the last three years.
  • Or you completed a postgraduate/Masters degree in one of these countries within the last three years.
  • Or you passed one of these English language tests, at or above the grade stated
  • Or you passed one of these English language qualifications at or above the grade stated

Countries and territories

Anguilla Fiji Singapore
Antigua and Barbuda Gambia South Africa
Australia Gibraltar St Kitts and Nevis
Bahamas Grenada St Lucia
Barbados Guyana St Vincent and the Grenadines
Belize Ireland Swaziland
Bermuda Jamaica Tanzania
Botswana Kenya Tonga
British Virgin Islands Lesotho Trinidad and Tobago
Canada Malawi Turks and Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands Malta Uganda
Christmas Island New Zealand United Kingdom
Cocos Islands Niue USA
Cook Islands Norfolk Islands Zambia
Dominica Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe
Falkland Islands Sierra Leone

 

If you require further information, please contact the Admissions Office (Undergraduate) admissions@le.ac.uk or Postgraduate Admissions Office pgadmissions@le.ac.uk where staff will be happy to advise you.

Don't meet the requirements? Don't worry...

English language preparatory courses for international students

If you do not yet meet our English requirements we can help you to improve your English to the necessary standard. The University’s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help campus-based students with the English you need for your studies.

Each preparatory course consists of 21 hours of intensive language training per week in small, international classes (maximum 16 students, but usually no more than 12). You can join a course at any point, depending on your current language level.

If there is any doubt about your English language ability, the University of Leicester reserves the right to require you to achieve a satisfactory score in a recognised English language test, or to pass a test of competence, set and marked by the English Language Teaching Unit.

Pre-sessional English Language Courses

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Our English Language Teaching Unit offers a wide range of English Language and Study Skills courses to students who are studying at, or who want to study at, the University of Leicester

Contact Information

For futher information please contact the International Office:

E: International Office
T: +44(0) 1162522296