Applying for a pre-sessional: studying at a different university
Our pre-sessional courses (online) are also 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 and application forms for are listed below.
Please contact ipc-presessional@york.ac.uk for more information.
Entry criteria and application links are below.
This course is now closed.
- Course dates: 20 April 2023 - 18 August 2023
- Deadline to apply: 6 April 2023
- Full course fee: £7,920
- Accept and pay deadline: 13 April 2023
| English language pre-sessional course | Your main degree entry requirement | Pre-sessional entry requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Online 16-week Pre-sessional (Level 7) | IELTS 7 |
IELTS: 6.0, with no less than 5.5 in each component PTE Academic and Online: 55, with no less than 51 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 169, with no less than 162 in each component TOEFL: 79, with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Pass in all components Duolingo: 105, minimum 95 in all other components LanguageCert IESOL: High Pass with 33/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |
| Online 16-week Pre-sessional (Level 6.5) | IELTS 6.5 |
IELTS: 5.5, with no less than 5.0 in each component PTE Academic and Online: 51, with no less than 46 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 162, with no less than 154 in each component TOEFL: 72, with a minimum of 15 in Listening, 14 in Reading, 19 in Speaking and 16 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Pass in all components Duolingo: 95, minimum 80 in all other components LanguageCert IESOL: High Pass with 25/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |
| Online 16-week Pre-sessional (Level 6) | IELTS 6 |
IELTS: 5.0, with no less than 4.5 in each component PTE Academic and Online and Online: 46, with no less than 41 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 154, with no less than 147 in each component TOEFL: 63, with a minimum of 12 in Listening, 9 in Reading, 18 in Speaking and 15 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Pass in all components Duolingo: 80, minimum 65 in all other components LangCert B1 Achiever: High Pass with 33/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |
- Course dates: 18 May 2023 - 18 August 2023
- Deadline to apply: 4 May 2023
- Full course fee: £5,940
- Accept and pay deadline: 11 May 2023
| English language pre-sessional course | Your main degree entry requirement | Pre-sessional entry requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Online 12-week Pre-sessional (Level 7) | IELTS 7 |
IELTS: 6.0, with no less than 6.0 in each component PTE Academic and Online: 55, with no less than 55 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 169, with no less than 169 in each component TOEFL: 79, with a minimum of 19 in Listening, 20 in Reading, 22 in Speaking and 19 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Merit in all components Duolingo: 105, minimum 105 in all other components LanguageCert IESOL: High Pass with 33/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |
| Online 12-week Pre-sessional (Level 6.5) | IELTS 6.5 |
IELTS: 6.0 with a minimum of 5.0 in each skill PTE Academic and Online: 55, with no less than 46 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 169, with no less than 154 in each component TOEFL: 79, with a minimum of 15 in Listening,14 in Reading, 19 in Speaking and 16 in Writing Trinity ISE: Level 3 with Pass in all components Duolingo: 105, minimum 80 in all other components LanguageCert IESOL: High Pass with 33/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |
| Online 12-week Pre-sessional (Level 6) | IELTS 6 |
IELTS: 5.5, with no less than 5.0 in each component PTE Academic and Online: 51, with no less than 46 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 162, with no less than 154 in each component TOEFL: 72, with a minimum of 15 in Listening, 14 in Reading, 19 in Speaking and 16 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Pass in all components Duolingo: 95, minimum 80 in all other components LanguageCert IESOL: High Pass with 25/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |
- Course dates: 6 July 2023 - 18 August 2023
- Deadline to apply: 22 June 2023
- Full course fee: £2,970
- Accept and pay deadline: 29 June 2023
| English language pre-sessional course | Your main degree entry requirement | Pre-sessional entry requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Online 6-week Pre-sessional (Level 7) | IELTS 7 |
IELTS: 6.5, with 6.0 in each component TOEFL: 87, with 21 in each component Trinity ISE: Level 3 with Merit in each component PTE Academic and Online: 61, with 55 in each component CAE and CPE: 176, with 169 in each component Duolingo: 120, with 105 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2 with 33/50 in each component LanguageCert IESOL B2 Communicator: Pass with 33/50 in each component |
| Online 6-week Pre-sessional (Level 6.5) | IELTS 6.5 |
IELTS: 6.0, with no less than 5.5 in each component TOEFL: 79, with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Pass in all components PTE Academic and Online: 55, with no less than 51 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 169, with no less than 162 in each component Duolingo: 105, minimum 95 in all other components LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 in each component LanguageCert IESOL B2 Communicator: Pass with 33/50 in each component |
| Online 6-week Pre-sessional (Level 6) | IELTS 6 |
IELTS: 5.5, with no less than 5.5 in each component PTE Academic: 51, with no less than 51 in each component CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 162, with no less than 162 in each component TOEFL: 72, with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing Trinity ISE: level 3 with Pass in all components Duolingo: 95, minimum 95 in all other components LanguageCert IESOL: High Pass with with 33/50 in each component LanguageCert SELT B2: 33/50 |