Language Requirements

What is the minimum English language requiremnent?

The majority of University of Southampton courses require an IELTS level of 6.5 or equivalent. Further information can be found at www.southampton.ac.uk/admissions_language. Should you require further English language tuition before commencing your course at the University, we offer a number of Pre-Sessional English Programmes.

I am an overseas student currently studying in the UK. Will I still need to take an English test as a condition of acceptance to a postgraduate study?

As your current medium of instruction is in English, you would be exempt from a language condition.

I have a photocopy of my English Language score report. Can I submit this with my application?

At the time of application, it is acceptable to submit a photocopy of your English Language score report. However, to comply with our University Regulations we will require that an original of your score report be sent directly to our School. You will need to instruct the test centre to send a copy to our School. We suggest that you action this as soon as possible so as not to delay the processing of your candidature.

I am an overseas student currently studying outside of the UK, however, the medium of my current degree is English. Will I still need to take an English Language test?

To comply with our University Regulations we ask that all students studying overseas degrees undertake an accepted English Language test. For more information, please visitwww.southampton.ac.uk/admissions_language.