Qualification / Country | English Language Requirement |
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IELTS | An overall band of 6.5 in IELTS Academic Module (within 2 years after the test date) |
TOEFL |
A score of 93 or better in the TOEFL internet-based test/ TOEFL iBT Home Edition, or 583 in the TOEFL paper-based test, or an overall score of 70 in the revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test (October 2017 onwards) (within 2 years after the test date) Note: |
International Baccalaureate Diploma |
(a) Grade 4 in HL / SL English Language A: Language and Literature; Note: |
GCSE / GCEO / IGCSE |
(a) Grade C in English Language at GCSE/GCEO; (For GCSE/IGCSE which uses the new 9-1 grading system, Grade 5 will be taken as equivalent to Grade B and Grade 4 will be taken as equivalent to Grade C, for the purpose of satisfying (a), (b) or (c) above) |
GCE/International AS-level / GCE/International A-level |
Grade C or better in English Language or English Literature at GCE/International AS/AL |
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English / Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English | Level C1 or an overall score of 180 in Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English; or Grade C or an overall score of 180 in Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English |
SAT Reasoning Test |
Test scores of 31 in Writing and Language and 30 in Reading in the same attempt of the Redesigned SAT Reasoning Test |
Pearson Test of English Assessment (PTE A) | A score of 64 in the Pearson Test of English Assessment (Academic) |
Post-secondary studies in English | Completion of year 1 study in a university or comparable institution where the language of teaching and/or examination is English |
Australia |
(a) Band 2 or above in a 2-units English course in Australian Higher School Certificate; |
Canada | A final score of 80% in English at Grade 12 level in the Canadian high school curriculum |
HKDSE | Level 3 in English Language |
HKALE | Grade D in AS Use of English |
HKCEE |
Level 3 in English Language; or Grade C in English Language (Syllabus B) or Grade A in English Language (Syllabus A) before 2007 |
India | 90% in English at Grade 12 level in All India Senior School Certificate Examination / Indian School Certificate Examination / Higher School Certificate |
Malaysia | Grade C in English Language in SPM; or Grade B4 in Senior English Language in UEC-Senior |
New Zealand |
NCEA Literacy *For lists of approved subjects and the levels required for the University Entrance Requirements, please visit the NZQA website
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Russia | A score of 80 in English in Russian Unified State Exam (Единыйгосударственный экзамен, ЕГЭ, Yediniy gosudarstvenniy ekzamen, EGE) |
Singapore | (a) Grade C in H1 General Paper in Singapore GCE A-level; or (b) Grade C or above in English Literature and Knowledge Inquiry |
Sri Lanka | Credit in English Language in Sri Lankan Ordinary Level examination |