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Entry Level Guidelines for English Language
You can check the usual IELTS and TOEFL scores for entry to all our foundation, undergraduate and post-graduate programmes below.
If your QM offer is conditional upon achieving a score in IELTS, TOEFL or another English language test, and you have not quite reached the required standard, (e.g your offer letter says 7.0 and you only have 6.5) you can attend the presessional course for a specified period of time (see below) instead of taking IELTS or TOEFL again. At the end of the presessional course you can enter your undergraduate or postgraduate degree course directly. You will also be able to attend the free Insessional English Programme while you follow your main course.
If you are planning to take a foundation programme and need to reach IELTS 5.0 (for pre-undergraduate) or 5.5 (for pre-masters) then you should choose Campus English for your language study (not the presessional programme).
For information on taking the Warwick English Language Test (WELT) please click here
Entry requirements are as follows:
English language entry level guidelines
- Arts General
- Social Sciences General
- Sciences General
- Undergraduate Law
- Postgraduate Business and Management
- Postgraduate Electronic Engineering
- Postgraduate Law Taught Courses
- Postgraduate Law Research Courses
- Postgraduate Medical Taught Courses
- Postgraduate Dental Taught Courses
Please click here for a comparison of the scores of different English language tests which the College accepts for entry.
| Postgraduate Law Taught Courses (LLM, MA Medical Law and Ethics and MA Migration and Law) |
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| IELTS | TOEFL | IBTOEFL | WELT | ILEC | |
| International English Language Testing Service | Test of English as a Foreign Language (paper-based) |
Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language | Warwick English Language Test | International Legal English Certificate | |
| No presessional or insessional required | 7.0 (writing 7.0) | 610 (TWE 5) | 100 (writing 27/30 ) |
ABB | C1 |
| In-sessional programme attendance will be required - see note 1. 1 month's pre-sessional is recommended but not required. |
7.0 (writing 6.5) | 600 (TWE 5) | 100 |
BBB | - |
| 1 month's presessional plus in-sessional programme | 6.5 (writing 6.5) | 580 (TWE 5) | 92 (writing 24/30) |
BBC | - |
| 1 or 2 months' presessional plus in-sessional programme - see note 2 | 6.5 (writing 6.0) | 580 (TWE 4) | 92 (writing below 24/30) |
BCC | B2 (2 months compulsory) |
| 3 months' presessional plus In-sessional programme | 6.0 (writing 5.5) | 550 (TWE 4) | 79 (writing 16/30) |
CCC | - |
| Note 1 : Any student who scores 6.5 or below in the IELTS sub-test in writing (or equivalent sub-scores in other tests) is required to attend Queen Mary's in-sessional Critical Thinking and Writing in Law Programme , regardless of overall score. This programme is free to QM students and runs in terms 1, 2 and 3. (Students with higher English scores than detailed above are also able to join this valuable programme). See http://www.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk/elss/ for more information. | |||||
| Note 2: Students who achieve IELTS 7.0 or 6.5 overall with a score of 6.0 in the writing sub-test will have their overall application assessed to decide whether a one-month or a two-month presessional programme is more suitable. This will also apply to students presenting results of other acceptable tests which fall between the minimum scores for a one-month and a three-month presessional programme. | |||||
| Other notes : Other qualifications may be considered on an individual basis (e.g. Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced). | |||||
| The scores detailed above are the minimum requirements for each level of the Presessional Programme. Both the overall minimum and listed writing score must be achieved. | |||||
| Students who achieve below IELTS 6.0 or equivalent are not normally admitted onto the presessional or PG Law courses. | |||||
Research students undertaking a non clinical project will be required to have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5.
Research students undertaking a clinical project will be required to have a minimum IELTS score of 7.0.
Students who miss the IELTS score by 0.5 may usually do a one month presessional course. For example, students who wish to study MSc in Dental Public Health who achieve an IELTS Score of 6.0 can meet the requirement by attending a one month presessional course.