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Qualification / Country English Language Requirement
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:
Passing the TOEFL ITP/ TOEFL ITP Plus does not satisfy the English language requirement

International Baccalaureate Diploma

(a) Grade 4 in HL / SL English Language A: Language and Literature;

(b) Grade 4 in HL / SL English Language A: Literature;

(c) Grade 4 in SL English – Text and Performance;

(d) Grade 4 in SL English – Literature and Performance (A1 syllabus)

(e) Grade 4 in HL English Language (B Syllabus);

(f) Grade 5 in SL English Language (B Syllabus); or

(g) Grade 4 in HL / SL English Language (A1 or A2 Syllabus)

Note:
“Higher Level” is referred to as “HL”, and “Standard Level” as “SL”

GCSE / GCEO / IGCSE

(a) Grade C in English Language at GCSE/GCEO;

(b) Grade C in English First Language at IGCSE; or

(c) Grade B in English as a Second Language at IGCSE

(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;

(b) SA or above in a 4-credits English subject in Queensland Certificate of Education;

(c) C or above in a 20-credits Stage 2 English course in South Australian Certificate of Education;

(d) 30 or above in a 3- or 4-units English course in Victorian Certificate of Education; or

(e) C or above in a Year 12 English course in Western Australian Certificate of Education

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
10 credits at Level 2*, made up of:
5 credits in reading
5 credits in writing

*For lists of approved subjects and the levels required for the University Entrance Requirements, please visit the NZQA website

 

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