Applying for a pre-sessional: studying at a different university

Our pre-sessional courses (online) are open to applicants that have applied to degree courses at other UK universities, or who have not yet applied for a degree course.

Courses and applications

If you have applied to another university, you will need to check with them to see if they will accept our pre-sessional course as a way of meeting their English language entry requirements. Entry requirements are listed below.

Please contact ipc-presessional@york.ac.uk for more information.

For a comprehensive list of the English language tests and evidence that we accept, please refer to our web page on IELTS equivalencies.

6-week pre-sessional (online)

Course dates: 16 July 2026 to 28 August 2026
Deadline to apply: 2 July 2026
Full course fee: £3,500
Accept and pay deadline: 9 July 2026

Entry requirements

English language pre-sessional course	Level	Your main degree entry requirement	Pre-sessional entry requirement
Online 6-week pre-sessional	7	IELTS 7	IELTS: 6.5, with 6.5 in each component	Apply now
	6.5	IELTS 6.5	IELTS: 6.0, with no less than 5.5 in each component	Apply now
	6	IELTS 6	IELTS: 5.5, with no less than 5.0 in each component	Apply now

10-week pre-sessional (online)

Course dates: 4 June 2026 to 28 August 2026
Deadline to apply: 21 May 2026
Full course fee: £5,725
Accept and pay deadline: 28 May 2026

Entry requirements

English language pre-sessional course	Level	Your main degree entry requirement	Pre-sessional entry requirement
Online 10-week pre-sessional	7	IELTS 7	IELTS: 6.0, with 6.0 in each component	Apply now
	6.5	IELTS 6.5	IELTS: 5.5, with no less than 5.0 in each component	Apply now
	6	IELTS 6	IELTS: 5.0, with no less than 4.5 in each component	Apply now

16-week pre-sessional (online)

Course dates: 23 April 2026 to 28 August 2026
Deadline to apply: 9 April 2026
Full course fee: £8,960
Accept and pay deadline: 16 April 2026

Entry requirements

English language pre-sessional course	Level	Your main degree entry requirement	Pre-sessional entry requirement
Online 16-week pre-sessional	7	IELTS 7	IELTS: 6.0, with 5.5 in each component	Apply now
	6.5	IELTS 6.5	IELTS: 5.5, with no less than 4.5 in each component	Apply now
	6	IELTS 6	IELTS: 5.0, with no less than 4.0 in each component	Apply now