If you are a non-native English speaker we need to confirm that your English language competency is sufficiently good for you to get the most out of your Master's study. You therefore require you to take a SELT (Secure English Language Test) and submit your results as one of your academic requirements. Below you will find a table of accepted tests, together with the grades required. Please note that all tests must have been taken within two years and six months of the start date of your course (i.e. the test must be dated on or after 4th April 2019).

Exemption

You do not need to submit an English test result if you are a national of a UKVI recognised English-speaking country.

In some additional special cases you may be exempt from providing one of the below tests under University of Warwick regulations. These cases will automatically be reviewed by the admissions team at the point of processing your application and do not need to be requested separately.

Candidates who have studied at least two years of their degree in a UKVI recognised English-speaking country and completed this qualification within the last 2 years will have their English language requirement waived. The Admissions Team will advise you of this when your application is considered.

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Requirement for MSc entry (no pre-sessional English required)

Scores required

For unconditional entry onto the MSc, you must achieve at least the following overall and component scores:

Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic	6.5	6.0+	6.0+	6.0+	6.0+
IELTS for UKVI	6.5	6.0+	6.0+	6.0+	6.0+
PTE (Academic)	62	59+	59+	59+	59+
PTE Academic UKVI	62	59+	59+	59+	59+
Toefl (iBT) and Toefl (iBT) Special Home Edition*	92	21+	22+	21+	23+
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1	Pass	33+	33+	33+	33+
CAE	180 (Grade C)	3 x borderline, 1 x weak No component below 170
CPE	180 (Grade C)	4 x pass grades (at any level) No component below 170
Trinity ISE II	Distinction Distinction Merit Merit in four components
Trinity ISE III	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components
Trinity ISE IV	Pass Pass Pass Pass in four components
Duolingo	119 overall. If the test includes component scores, they must all be at least 90

Your scores must have been achieved in a single test and that test must have been taken less than two years and six months before the start date of the MSc course you have applied for. We will only consider the most recent test result you have, so if you have taken an English test multiple times, please submit only the most recent test result to us. If you submit an English test result to us and then subsequently submit a more recent result, then we reserve the right to modify the conditions of any offer of a place based on the more recent result.

If you are applying for a Toefl iBT test you will need to enter an Institution Code - for Warwick this is 0806

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Requirement for MSc entry with pre-sessional English

Applications for the Pre-sessional English Programme for 2021/22 will open in January. A link to further information on the course will be posted here as soon as it becomes available.

Scores Required

If you do not quite meet our MSc entry standard and you have not previously studied in the UK or other English-speaking country, you may still be accepted onto our MSc courses if you also attend the Pre-sessional English Programme prior to starting the MSc. In order to be offered a place on the pre-sessional course, you must achieve a score of at least 6.0 overall. No more than two component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking) can be 5.5, the rest must be 6.0 or better. No component can be below 5.5.

We will only consider the most recent test result you have, so if you have taken an English test multiple times, please submit only the most recent test result to us, since we will ignore all earlier test results.

Note that if you have studied in the UK (or other English speaking country) at Bachelor level or above for one or more academic years within the last 3 years, then you are not eligible for a place on the pre-sessional English course.

However, applicants who were due to study their final year only in the UK (and have been unable to complete this study within the UK) will now be permitted to enrol on the Pre-sessional English Course. This includes students who have undertaken 2+2 or 3+1 programmes. You must still provide the necessary IELTS or other scores in order to meet the entry requirements.

If you are unsure if you are eligible to study the pre-sessional English course then please contact us before you submit your application.

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Acceptable Test Results

The tests currently accepted for entry onto the Pre-sessional English Course are as follows:

Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS*	6.0	5.5/6.0+	5.5/6.0+	5.5/6.0+	5.5/6.0+
TOEFL iBT	82	19+	19+	20+	22+
Duolingo	105	90	90	90	90

*IELTS 6.0 overall including a maximum of two component scores at 5.5 

The pre-sessional English course is run by the Centre for Applied Linguistics (CAL). CAL will not accept you onto the pre-sessional course until you have a conditional MSc offer from WMG.

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Pre-Sessional for Student Route Visa Applicants

Further information regarding the delivery method for the Pre-sessional English Programme and related visa information will be published on this page as soon as it becomes available.

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