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- 2/25/2026, 1:34:48 PM
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"scrapedEntryRequirements": "Test Entry Requirements IELTS Academic (taken within 2 years) Undergraduate programmes 6.0 with no band below 5.5 Postgraduate programmes as per entry requirements PTE Academic Undergraduate and Postgraduate requiring IELTS6.0 No less than 59 in each component Postgraduate requiring IELTS 6.5 No less than 59 in each component Postgraduate requiring IELTS 7.0 No less than 76 in each component TOEFL iBT Undergraduate and Postgraduate requiring IELTS6.0 Must meet the following component scores: Reading – 18 Writing – 17 Listening – 17 Speaking - 20 Postgraduate requiring IELTS 6.5 Must meet the following component scores: Reading – 20 Writing – 19 Listening – 19 Speaking 21 Postgraduate requiring IELTS 7.0 Must meet the following component scores: Reading – 24 Writing – 24 Listening – 22 Speaking 25 Other qualifications we currently accept (which do not require an additional SELT) GCSE in English Language (from a UK awarding body) Undergraduate and Postgraduate requiring IELTS6.0 Grade 4 "
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