Profile B

Unless specifically stated, the information below details the English language skill level required for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. We refer to these skill levels as ‘profiles’. For this profile, you need to achieve the listed level.

National of an English-speaking country?

Applicants who are nationals of one of the following countries and have completed high school or three years of education (whichever is longer) in their home country, will generally be exempt* from providing additional evidence of their English language ability:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
the Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Canada
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Fiji
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malawi
Malta
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
UK (including British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies)
USA
Zambia

* The University reserves the right to ask for additional evidence of English language if we have concerns about an applicant’s abilities.

Studying or studied in an English-speaking country?

Applicants who have either completed high school or three years of education in an English-speaking country (whichever is longer) listed below, will be exempt* from providing additional evidence of their English language ability:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
the Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
UK (including British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies)
USA

*The University reserves the right to ask for additional evidence of English language if we have concerns about an applicant’s abilities.

Studied a bachelor’s degree in an English-speaking country?

Applicants who have a bachelor’s degree fully taught and delivered in one of the following countries will meet our English language requirements.

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
the Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
China – Nottingham Ningbo Campus only
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
Singapore
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
UK
USA

Studied a Bachelor’s across multiple countries?

Where an applicant has studied their degree in different countries (for instance where they have completed a period of study abroad, or 1+3 degrees), or where the degree is awarded by a different country to where the applicant was studying, the University will require a minimum of three full academic years with a full course load to have been taught fully in English and completed in one of the following countries:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
the Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Germany
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
Sri Lanka
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
UK
USA

Students who have done a 2+2 degree will be required to meet their programme’s English language requirements through an additional English language test or other acceptable qualification, unless three full years were delivered in the above countries.

Studied a degree taught in English?

If an applicant has studied a degree fully taught and delivered in English (excluding study-abroad years) in a non-majority English-speaking country, this may satisfy the University’s English language requirements when taken in a country listed below, and when a letter is provided certifying the medium of instruction:

China – Nottingham Ningbo Campus only
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Hong Kong
Kenya
Lebanon
Malaysia – University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, and Monash University Malaysia campus only
Mauritius
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland

Accepted Secure English Language Tests (SELT)

The tests listed below are valid where they are taken no more than two years before the start date of your chosen programme of study.

Qualification	Grade required
IELTS Academic for UKVI from authorised test centres only (otherwise see English language proficiency tests):	7.0 overall with 7.0 in writing and 6.5 in all other skills
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level IV:	pass in all skills
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III:	merit in writing and pass in all other skills

English Language Proficiency Tests

The tests listed below are valid where they are taken no more than two years before the start date of your chosen programme of study. Component scores must be met fully through one sitting of the test; we cannot combine scores from multiple certificates.

Qualification	Grade required
IELTS	UG: 7.0 overall with 7.0 in writing and 6.5 in all other skills PG: 7.0 overall with 6.5 in all skills
TOEFL iBT:	UG: 95 overall with R22, L21, S23, W24 PG: 95 overall with R22, L21, S23, W22
Pearson PTE:	UG: 67 overall with 71 in writing and 64 in all other skills PG: 67 overall with 64 in all skills
Cambridge CAE:	Grade C, or Level B2 with 184 in writing and 176 in all other skills
Cambridge CPE:	Grade C, or Level C1 with 184 in writing and 176 in all other skills
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level IV:	pass in all skills
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III:	merit in writing and pass in all other skills
Masters degree from an English-speaking country plus supporting SELT (can be expired)	SELT IELTS 6.5 or equivalent in every band if taken before the Masters. If taken during or after, must comply with the main requirement above.

UK and worldwide school qualifications

The qualifications listed below are valid where they are taken no more than seven years before the start date of your chosen programme of study.

Qualification	Grade required
GCSE English Language	B or 6
GCSE English Literature	B or 6
IGCSE English as a 1^st Language	A
IGCSE English as a 1^st language with speaking and listening endorsement	B with Grade 2
IGCSE English as a 2^nd Language	A*
IGCSE English as a 2^nd Language with speaking endorsement	A*
IGCSE English Literature	A
AS Level or A Level English Language or English Language and Literature	C
AS Level or A Level English Literature	C
International Baccalaureate English A: Literature	6 at SL or 5 at HL
International Baccalaureate English A: Literature and Language	6 at SL or 5 at HL
International Baccalaureate Language B: English	7 at SL or 6 at HL
Cambridge Assessment International Education (CIE) O Level English specifications 1119, 1120, 1123, 1125, 1127	B

European school qualifications

The qualifications listed below are valid where they are taken no more than five years before the start date of your chosen programme of study.

Qualification	Requirement
Austria: Reifeprüfung/ Matura	2 (gut) in both written and oral
Belgium	16/20 or 80%
Croatia	English A/ visa razina at 5
Denmark Studentereksamen Level A	Grade 10
European Baccalaureate	L1 English at 60%, L2 English at 75%, L2A at 80%
Finland: Ylioppilastut-kintotodistus	5 in English A
France: Baccalaureat	15 in English LV1
France: Option Internationale du Baccalaureat – British English or American English	12 in English
Germany where English is taken as a Leistungskurs / Kernfächer / erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau	12
Germany where English is not taken at higher level	15

European school qualifications (continued)

Qualification	Requirement
Iceland: Studentsprof when taken as a compulsory language in final year	7 in English
Ireland: Irish Leaving Certificate	O2 or B1 (pre-2017)
Luxembourg	45 (bien) in English
Malta: Secondary Education Certificate	Grade 3
Netherlands	8
Norway: Vitnemal where English is taken as a common core subject	5
Poland	90^th percentile in extended level English
Scotland: National 5	B in English
Sweden: Slutbetyg where English 7 has been taken	B
Switzerland: Maturity Certificate	6 (on a scale of 6) or 9 (on a scale of 10)

International school qualifications

The qualifications listed below are valid where they are taken no more than five years before the start date of your chosen programme of study.

Qualification	Requirement
Cameroon O level	B in English
Canada Alberta	70% in English Language Arts 30-1 or 65% in English Language Arts 30-2
Canada British Columbia	65% in English 12 or 65% in English Literature 12
Canada Manitoba	70% in ELA 40S/C or 65% in ELA 40U
Canada Ontario	70% in ENG4C or 65% in ENG4U
Canada Quebec	Not accepted
Caribbean CSEC	CSEC English with Three (III) at general proficiency
Gambia WAEC where scratch-card number supplied	B3
Ghana WAEC where scratch-card number supplied	B3
Hong Kong: HKDSE	5 in English
India (CISCE and CBSE) Standard XII:	80% in English
Kenya KCSE	English at grade B or 6
Liberia WAEC where scratch-card number supplied	B3

International school qualifications (continued)

Qualification	Requirement
Malawi MSCE	English at 6
Malaysia SPM	A- in English language
Nigeria WAEC where scratch-card number supplied	B3
Sierra Leone WAEC where scratch-card number supplied	B3
Singapore: Integrated Programme Literature in English H2 or English Language and Linguistics H2:	C
Singapore Integrated Programme General Paper	Grade A
Singapore Ordinary Level	Grade B in English
Singapore: Secondary 4 English Language/Language Arts	Grade A-
Singapore: NUS Integrated Diploma where EL 6103 (Language in Society III) or EL5101 (Language in Society II) have been taken	B+
South Africa NSC	English Home Language with 5 or English First Additional Language with 7
Tanzania Secondary School Leaving Certificate	Grade B in English
Uganda Certificate of Education	Grade 5 in English
United States: AP Language and Composition or AP Literature and Composition	4
United States: ACT plus education at an English-medium school	28 with 7 in Writing
United States: SAT (taken after 2016) Reading and Writing scores plus education at an English-medium school	R 33, W 35

Centre for Academic Language and Development at the University of Bristol

Qualification	Undergraduate (Score Required)	Postgraduate (Score Required)
International Foundation Programme	70% overall for language units, minimum 70% in Academic Writing, 65% in other elements	N/A
Accelerated Academic Language and Literacy	70% overall	N/A
Pre-sessional	70% overall	75% overall, 70% in Timed Writing or Research Writing