Undergraduate English language requirements

We accept a range of qualification types, depending on your course:

• IELTS (Academic)
• Cambridge CEFR
• Oxford ELLT
• Oxford Test of English Advanced
• Duolingo (except for Hull York Medical School courses)
• GCSE/IGCSE/O level English Language (as a first or second language)
• LanguageCert SELT
• LanguageCert Academic
• Kaplan Test of English Language (previously KITE)
• Skills for English
• PTE Academic
• TOEFL
• Trinity ISE III

You can’t combine scores from more than one qualification attempt, or from multiple qualification types. We must be able to verify your test within two years of completion, but you may have completed the test up to two and a half years before your course's start date.

Check the requirements for your course

Exceptions

You don’t need to provide evidence of your English language if any of the following apply:

• You're a UK national
• You're a national from a majority-English-speaking country, as specified by the UKVI
• You've completed a degree in the UK, or in a majority-English-speaking country
• You've completed a degree within two years of your course’s start date, which has been taught in English – you’ll need to provide official confirmation from the institution that the degree was taught in English
• You've completed or are completing A levels within the UK over a two year period

If you’re applying as a visiting student, our English language requirements also vary by subject.

Find advice for visiting students

Pre-sessional English language courses

Our on-campus pre-sessional English language courses can support you to improve your English language ability.

Learn about pre-sessional English language courses

School-leaving certificates

We also accept various school-leaving certificates, if you meet the required grade in an English language subject.

Accepted certificates include the International Baccalaureate Diploma and European Baccalaureate, as well as country-specific qualifications.