Pre-sessional Entry Requirements

Pre-sessional Academic English Taught Online for 2020

All Pre-sessional programmes in 2020 will be delivered and assessed online so that you are able to continue your journey to your chosen degree of study in the 2020/21 academic year.

Academic entry requirements

You need to hold an offer to study on a King's degree.

English language entry requirements

Each Pre-sessional course has different entry requirements depending on the English language level needed by each academic department.

Please use our  Pre-sessional English Calculator to find out which Pre-sessional course is right for you and the English language requirements for each department.

See the Pre-sessional IELTS entry requirements and the Pre-sessional TOEFL, Pearson and Cambridge CAE/FCE entry requirements for more information.

If you do not know which faculty or department offers your degree, search for your course.

PLEASE NOTE: students who hold unconditional offers are welcome to register for our 6-week Pre-sessional or 6-week Combined Pre-sessional courses.

English language tests

International students

If you need to apply for a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, we can usually only accept results from a UKVI approved IELTS test with your application. However, if you are applying to our 6-week Pre-Sessional or our 6-week Combined Pre-Sessional courses, you may be eligible for an integrated Tier 4 visa, which allows us to accept a wider range of English language tests.

Please see below the list of accepted English language tests. Contact the Admissions team for further details.