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New Zealand

Asia
Brunei
Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore

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Australia
Universities
Institutes of Technical and
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Vocational and Educational
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Canada
Undergraduate and Graduate
Schools/Faculties of Dentistry

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Europe
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Education
Institutions
Asia
Australia
Canada
Europe
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
Other Countries

Education Institutions: Asia

BRUNEI
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

University of Brunei Darussalam

Academic
6.5

General Training
-

HONG KONG
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

City University of Hong Kong

U/G

6.0

Hong Kong Baptist University

U/G

6.0

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

University of Hong Kong

Academic

General Training

JAPAN
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Fujitsu Asia Pacific Scholarship Program

Academic

General Training

U/G

5.0

P/G

7.0

MALAYSIA
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

P/G

5.0

International Medical University (IMU)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

Foundation

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Diploma

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

PHD

6.0

Nilai College

University College Sedaya International (UCSI)

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)

Academic

General Training

MYANMAR
Name of Organisation

Course Type

Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE)

P/G

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Minimum Band Scores

Academic
5.5

W = Writing module

General Training
-

S = Speaking module

PHILIPPINES
Course Type

International School of Theology Asia

P/G

6.5

University of the Philippines

P/G

7.5

Academic

General Training

SINGAPORE
Name of Organisation
National University of Singapore
Singapore Management University

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

Higher Band Scores may be required for courses such as Law, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Journalism, Pharmacy & Education.
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Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Education Institutions: Australia

UNIVERSITIES
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

Australian Campus Network (La Trobe University

Programs)

U/G

6.0

Diploma

5.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (W 5.0)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.0 (W 5.5)

U/G

6.0 (no band < 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.0 (W 4.0 & 5.0 in two of L,

R or S)

Australian Catholic University

Australian Graduate School of Management
(AGSM)
Australian Maritime College

Australian National University

Bond University

Central Queensland University

Charles Darwin University

Charles Sturt University

Curtin University of Technology
Deakin University

Edith Cowan University

Flinders University

Griffith University

James Cook University

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

W = Writing module

General Training

S = Speaking module

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La Trobe University

Macquarie University
Monash University
Mt Eliza Business School
Murdoch University

Queensland University of Technology

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

University
Southern Cross University

Swinburne University of Technology

University of Adelaide

University of Ballarat

University of Canberra

University of Melbourne

University of Newcastle

University of New England

University of New South Wales

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (L&R 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (L&R 6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.0

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Name of Organisation

UNIVERSITIES CONT.
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

University of Notre Dame Australia

University of Queensland
University of South Australia

University of Southern Queensland

University of Sydney

University of Tasmania

University of Technology, Sydney

University of the Sunshine Coast

University of Western Australia

University of Western Sydney

University of Wollongong

Victoria University

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

U/G

6.0 (R&W 6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0 (R&W 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (R&W 6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

INSTITUTES OF TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION (TAFE)

TAFE institutes offer a wide variety of courses and accreditation. Generally TAFE institutes list the IELTS requirement at an Overall Band
Score 5.5 (no band below 5.0). Candidates may take the IELTS Academic or General Training module depending on the organisation.
Name of Organisation

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)

New South Wales: TAFE NSW

Hunter Institute

South Western Sydney Institute

Illawarra Institute

Southern Sydney Institute

New England Institute

Sydney Institute

North Coast Institute

Western Institute

Northern Sydney Institute

Western Sydney Institute

Riverina Institute
Northern Territory

Queensland: TAFE Queensland

Charles Darwin University

Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE

Open Learning Institute of TAFE

Brisbane Institute of TAFE

Southbank Institute of TAFE

Central Queensland Institute of TAFE

Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE

Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE

The Bremer Institute of TAFE

Gold Coast Institute of TAFE

Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE

Logan Institute of TAFE

Wide Bay Institute of TAFE

Moreton Institute of TAFE

Yeronga Institute of TAFE

North Point Institute of TAFE

South Australia: TAFE South

Australia

Adelaide

Regency

Douglas Mawson

South East

Murray

Spencer

Onkaparinga

Torrens Valley

Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE

Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE

Box Hill Institute of TAFE

Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE

Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

Chisholm Institute of TAFE

South West Institute of TAFE

Drivers Education Centre of Australia

Sunraysia Institute of TAFE

East Gippsland Institute of TAFE

Swinburne University of Technology (TAFE

Division)

Gordon Institute of TAFE

University of Ballarat (TAFE Division)

Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE

Victoria University of Technology (TAFE Division)

Holmsglen Institute of TAFE

William Angliss Institute of TAFE

Institute of Land and Food Resources

(TAFE Division)

Wodonga Institute of TAFE

Tasmania: TAFE Tasmania

Victoria: Office of Training and

Tertiary Education

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State

INSTITUTES OF TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION (TAFE) CONT.

State

Name of Organisation

Western Australia: TAFE WA

C Y OConnor College of TAFE

South West Regional College of TAFE

Central TAFE

Swan TAFE

Central West College of TAFE

TAFE International Western Australia

Challenger TAFE
Curtin University of Technology (TAFE)

Vocational Training and Education Centre

Esperance Centre

Great Southern TAFE

WA Academy of Performing Arts

Kimberley College of TAFE

West Coast College of TAFE

Pilbara College of TAFE

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTES AND PRIVATE COLLEGES

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academy of Information Technology

Diploma

Academic
5.5

General Training
5.5

or 5.0 together with English Course

Certificate

5.0

5.0

High School

4.0

4.0

Diploma

6.0

U/G

5.5

Diploma

5.5

U/G

6.0

6.0

Diploma

6.0

6.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Australian Nursing Agency

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Australian School of Tourism & Hotel

Management

5.5

Cambridge Business College

5.5

Diploma

5.5 (S&L 5.0; R&W 6.0)

Certificate

5.0

5.0

Diploma

5.5

5.5

Academy of Photogenic Arts, APA International

Film School
Alexander Education Group
Australasian College of Natural Therapies
Australian International Hotel School

Cambridge College
Curtin International College
Global Health Start

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Insearch Ltd

International College of Hotel Management

Diploma

5.5 (W 5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Diploma

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Comprehensive
5.0 (W&S 5.0; L&R 4.5)
Program

International College of Tourism and Hotel

Management

5.5

5.5

Kestrel Aviation College

5.0,

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Certificate

5.5

Diploma

5.5

U/G

5.5

Diploma

5.5

U/G

5.5 (R&W 5.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Diploma

5.5 (R&W 5.0)

Diploma

5.5 (no band <5.0)

Foundation

5.0

High School

5.0

ELICOS

4.0

Certificate

5.0

Diploma

5.5

Master
Preparation

5.5

Perth School of Hospitality & Tourism

Diploma

5.0

Queensland Institute of Business

and Technology

Certificate

4.5

Diploma

5.5

Certificate

5.0

5.0

Le Cordon Bleu Australia

Melbourne Institute of Business & Technology

Nazarene Theological College

Nudgee International College

Perth Institute of Business and Technology

Queensland International Business Academy

Diploma

5.5

5.5

Queensland School of Film and Television

Diploma

5.5

5.5

Russo Institute of Technology

Diploma

5.0

P/G

6.0

South Australian Institute of Business and

Technology

Diploma

5.5

AES 100
English

5.0

Spherion Group Ltd

Diploma

5.5

5.5

Certificate

5.0

5.0

Diploma

5.5

5.5

Diploma

5.5

High School

5.0

Sterling Business College

Wollongong University College

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Name of Organisation

Education Institutions: Canada

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

Algoma University College

Sault Ste. Marie, ON

6.5

Acadia University

Wolfville, NS

6.5

Augustana University College

Camrose, AB

6.5

Bishops University

Lennoxville, QC

6.5

Brandon University

Brandon, MB

6.5

Brescia College

London, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Burnaby, BC

5.5

British Columbia Open University

Burnaby, BC

6.5

Brock University

St. Catharines, ON

6.5

Campion College

Regina, SK

6.0

Capilano College

Vancouver, BC

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Centennial College

Toronto, ON

6.5

College of Emmanuel and St. Chad at University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK

6.5

College of the Rockies

Cranbrook, BC

6.0

Columbia College

Vancouver, BC

5.0

Concord College

Winnipeg, MB

6.5

Concordia University

Montreal, QC

6.5

Conestoga College of Applied Art and Technology

Kitchener, ON

7.0 (no band <6.0)

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

7.0

Douglas College

Coquitlam, BC

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Douglas College

Maple Ridge, BC

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Douglas College

New Westminster, BC

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Glendon College

Toronto, ON

7.0

Huntington University

Sudbury, ON

6.5

Huron University College

London, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

International Academy of Design

Montreal, QC

6.0

Ottawa, ON

6.0

Toronto, ON

6.0

Kings College

London, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Kwantlen University College

Surrey, BC

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Langara College

Vancouver, BC

6.5

Laurentian University

Sudbury, ON

6.5

Luther College

Regina, SK

6.0

Malaspina University College

Nanaimo, BC

6.5

McGill University

Montreal, QC

6.5

McMaster University

Hamilton, ON

7.0

Medicine Hat College

Medicine Hat, AB

6.0

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. Johns, NF

6.0

Mount Allison University

Sackville, NB

6.5

International Academy of Design and Technology

Academic

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

UR Unrestricted - students with IELTS

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

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S = Speaking module

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Location

Mount Royal College

Calgary, AB

7.0

Nazarene University College

Calgary, AB

6.5

Niagara College

Welland, ON

6.5

Nipissing University

North Bay, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Truro, NS

7.0 (P/G)

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Halifax, NS

6.5 (U/G)

Okanagan University College

Kelowna, BC

6.5

Olds College

Olds, AB

6.0

Ontario College of Art and Design

Toronto, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of

Toronto

Toronto, ON

7.0

Queens University

Kingston, ON

7.0

Royal Roads University

Victoria, BC

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Ryerson Polytechnic University

Toronto, ON

6.5

Saint Marys University

Halifax, NS

6.5

Saint Thomas University

Fredericton, NB

7.0

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

North York, ON

6.0 (UR); 6.5 (P/G)

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC

6.5

Soft Train Institute

Toronto, ON

6.0

St. Jeromes in the University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

7.5

St. Thomas University

Fredericton, NB

5.0

St. Thomas More College

Saskatoon, SK

6.5

The Kings University College

Edmonton, AB

6.5 (no band <5.0)

The University of Western Ontario

London, ON

6.0 (P/G)

Thorneloe University

Sudbury, ON

6.5

Trent University

Peterborough, ON

6.5

Trinity Western University

Langley, BC

6.5

University College Fraser Valley

Abbotsford, BC

6.5 (UR)

University College of the Cariboo

Kamloops, BC

6.0

University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB

6.5 (no band <5.0)

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC

6.5 (no band <6.0)

University of Calgary

Calgary, AB

7.0

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

University of Guelph-Humber College

Toronto, ON

6.5

University of Kings College

Halifax, NS

7.0

University of Lethbridge

Lethbridge, AB

6.0 (UR); 6.5 (P/G)

(W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

6.5

University of New Brunswick

Fredericton, NB

6.5

University of New Brunswick

St. Johns, NB

6.5

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

7.0

University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PEI

6.5 (no band <6.0)

University of Regina

Regina, SK

6.0 (UR); 6.5 (P/G)

Academic

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Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK

6.5

University of Sudbury

Sudbury, ON

6.5

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

University of Toronto at Scarborough

Scarborough, ON

6.5 (no band <6.0)

University of Victoria

Victoria, BC

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

7.0 (UR); 6.5 (P/G)

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

6.0 (P/G)

University of Windsor

Windsor, ON

6.0 (UR); 6.5 (P/G)

University of Winnipeg

Winnipeg, MB

6.0

Waterloo Lutheran Seminary

Waterloo, ON

7.0

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, ON

7.0

York University

North York, ON

7.0

Academic

SCHOOLS/FACULTIES OF DENTISTRY
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

7.0

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC

6.5

University of Manitoba, Faculty of Dentistry

Winnipeg, MB

6.5

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

6.5

University of Western Ontario

London, ON

6.5

Academic

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

UR Unrestricted - students with IELTS

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

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S = Speaking module

Education Institutions: Europe

BELGIUM
Course Type

College of Europe

P/G

6.5

Vesalius College (VUB)

U/G

6.0

Academic

General Training

DENMARK
Name of Organisation
Aarhus School of Business

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

6.5

Neils Brock Copenhagen Business College

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University

U/G

6.0

Technical University of Denmark

P/G

6.5

FINLAND
Name of Organisation
University of Helsinki

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

5.0

P/G

5.0

FRANCE
Name of Organisation

Course Type

ELSCA

P/G

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
6.5

General Training
-

GERMANY
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Bauhaus-Universitt Weimar

Academic

General Training

6.0

U/G

7.0

P/G

7.0

Bucerius Law School

6.0

Carl-Von-Ossietzky Universitt Oldenburg

5.5

Christian Albrechts Universitt Kiel

6.0

Eberhard-Karls-Universitt Tbingen

6.0

European Business School

6.0

Fachhochschule Aachen

6.0

Fachhochschule Aalen

6.0

Fachhochschule Coburg

6.0

Fachhochschule Esslingen

6.0

Brandenburgische Technische Universitat

Cottbus

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Name of Organisation

GERMANY CONT.
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

Fachhochschule Fulda

6.0

Fachhochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft

Berlin

6.0

Fachhochschule Furtwangen

6.0

Fachhochschule Gieen-Friedberg

6.0

Fachhochschule Karlsruhe

6.0

Fachhochschule Kln

6.0

Fachhochschule Offenburg

6.0

Fachhochschule Osnabrck

6.0

Fachhochschule Ostfriesland

5.5

Fachhochschule Reutlingen

6.0

Fachlochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen

6.0

Falbert-Ludwigs-Universitt Freiburg

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Freie Universitt Berlin

6.0

Friedrich-Alexander-Universitt ErlangenNrnberg

6.0

Georg-August-Universitt Gttingen

6.0

Gerhard-Mercator Universitt Duisburg

6.0

Hamburger Universitt fr Wirtschaft und Politik

6.0

Hochschule Anhalt

6.0

Hochschule Bremen

6.0

Hochschule fr Technik und

Wirtschaft Soest/Fachhochschule Sdwestfalen

6.0

Humboldt-Universitt Zu Berlin

6.0

International Max-Planck Research School on

Astrophysics at The University of Munich

6.0

International University Bremen

6.0

International University in Germany Bruchsal

7.0

Justus-Liebig-Universitt Gieen

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen

6.0

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

6.0

Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitt Magdeburg

5.5

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitt Bonn

6.0

Rhein-Westflische Technische Hochschule

Aachen

6.0

Ruhr-Universitt Bochum

6.0

Ruprecht-Karls-Universitt Heidelberg

6.0

Technische Universitt Braunschweig

6.0

Technische Universitt Cottbus

6.0

Fontys University of Professional Education

Leiden University

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

GERMANY CONT.
Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

Technische Universitt Darmstadt

6.0

Technische Universitt Dresden

6.0

Technische Universitt Hamburg-Harburg

6.0

Technische Universitt Mnchen

6.5

6.0

6.0

Universitt Dortmund

6.0

Universitt Flensburg

6.0

Universitt Hohenheim

6.0

Universitt Kaiserslautern

6.0

Universitt Karlsruhe

6.0

Universitt Osnabrck

6.0

Universitt Paderborn

5.5

Universitt Potsdam

6.5

Universitt Stuttgart

6.0

Universitt Trier

6.0

Universitt Tbingen

6.0

University of Applied Sciences Hamburg

6.0

Universitat Bremen

P/G

ITALY
Name of Organisation

Course Type

Interaction Design Institute, Ivrea

P/G

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
8.0

General Training
8.0

MALTA
Name of Organisation

University of Malta

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

NETHERLANDS
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

HES Amsterdam School of Business

U/G

7.0

5.5

U/G

6.0 or 6.5

P/G

6.5

Leiden University

Academic

General Training

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Name of Organisation

POLAND
Name of Organisation

Course Type

College of Europe, Warsaw

P/G

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
6.5

General Training
-

SWEDEN
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Gothenburg University

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

SWITZERLAND
Name of Organisation

Course Type

Franklin College

U/G

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
6.5

General Training
-

TURKEY
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

Atilim University

U/G

6.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.5

6.5

P/G

6.5

6.5

Eastern Mediterranean University

U/G

7.5

Fatih University

U/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

5.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Bilkent University
Dokuz Eyul University

Istanbul Bilgi University

Istanbul Kultur University
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

W = Writing module

General Training

S = Speaking module

Education Institutions: Ireland

IRELAND

Athlone Institute of Technology

Dublin City University

Dublin Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology, Carlow
Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
National College of Ireland
National University of Ireland
Trinity College, Dublin
University of Limerick
Waterford Institute of Technology

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

4.0

U/G

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

U/G

6.0

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.0

6.0

U/G

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

U/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

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Education Institutions: New Zealand

UNIVERSITIES
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Auckland University of Technology

Lincoln University

Massey University

University of Auckland

University of Canterbury

University of Otago

University of Waikato

Victoria University of Wellington

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

Foundation

5.5 (W 5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

POLYTECHNICS
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Aoraki Polytechnic
Christchurch College of Education

U/G

Dunedin College of Education

Eastern Institute of Technology

Faith Bible College

Hamilton College of Oriental Medicine

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

General Training

6.0

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.0

Certificate

5.0

Diploma

5.5

Certificate

5.5 (no band <5.0)

5.5 (no band <5.0)

Diploma

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

6.0

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

POLYTECHNICS CONT.

International Pacific College

Manukau Institute of Technology

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Northland Polytechnic

Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Otago Polytechnic

Southern Institute of Technology

Unitec

Universal College of Learning (UCOL)

Waiariki Institute of Technology

Waikato Institute of Technology

Wellington Institute of Technology

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.0

Certificate

5.5 (no band <5.0)

Diploma

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.0

Certificate

5.5

Diploma

6.0

U/G

6.0

Certificate

5.5

Diploma

6.0

U/G

6.0

6.0

Diploma

6.0

6.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Certificate /

5.5 (W 6.0; S,L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5 (W 6.0; S,L&R 5.5)

Diploma

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

Diploma

6.0

Grad.
Diploma

6.5

Certificate

5.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

Foundation

5.5

5.5

Certificate

5.5 (no band <5.0)

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

Certificate

5.0

5.0

Diploma

6.0

5.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

Certificate

5.5 (no band <5.5)

Diploma

6.0 (no band <5.5)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

Foundation

5.5

Certificate

6.0

Diploma

6.0

U/G

6.0

Certificate

5.0

Diploma

5.5

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Name of Organisation

Education Institutions:
United Kingdom
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Aberdeen University
Abertay University, Dundee
Anglia Polytechnic
Arts Institute, Bournemouth
Askham Bryan College

Aston University

Bath Spa University College

Bath University

Bell College of Technology

Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and

Creative Studies

Birmingham University
Blackpool and the Fylde College
Bolton Institute of Higher Education

Bournemouth University
Bradford University
Brighton University

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

U/G

5.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

U/G

5.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5 (W&S 6.0)

Foundation

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

Diploma

5.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

6.0

U/G

5.0

5.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0

6.0 (no band <6.0)

Foundation

4.0

4.0 (no band <4.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Bristol University
British American College
Brunel University
Buckingham Chilterns University College

Buckingham University

Canterbury Christ University

Capel Manor College
Cardiff University
Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher
Education
City of Bristol College

City University, Coventry

Colchester Institute

College Menai

College of Ripon and St John

College of St Mark and St John
College of West Anglia
Cornwall College with Duchy College
Courtauld Institute of Art
(University of London)

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.5

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

3.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

Diploma

6.0

Foundation

6.0

U/G

6.0

Diploma

6.0

Foundation

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

4.0

U/G

6.0

Diploma

5.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0

Foundation

4.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.0

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

7.0

P/G

7.5

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UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.5

6.5

Foundation

5.5

5.5

Cranfield University

P/G

7.0

Croydon College

U/G

5.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.5

Foundation

4.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Diploma

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.5

6.5

U/G

5.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Coventry University

De Montfort University

Derby University

Doncaster University

Dundee College
Dundee University
Durham University
East Anglia University
East London University
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh University
Essex University
European Business School, London
European School of Osteopathy
Exeter College (Exeter Business School)
Exeter University
Falmouth College of Arts
Farnborough College of Technology

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Glamorgan University

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow School of Art
Goldsmiths College
(University of London)

Greenwich University
Grimsby College
Harper Adams University College
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

5.5 (W&S 6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Hertfordshire College of Art

and Design

5.0
U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

Hull York Medical School

U/G

6.5

Imperial College of Science, Technology &

Medicine (University of London)

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.5 (W 5.0)

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.5 (W6.0; R 6.5)

P/G

6.5 (W6.0; R 6.5)

Hertfordshire University
Heythrop College University
of London
Holborn College
Hopwood Hall College
Huddersfield University
Hull University

Keele University

Kent Institute of Art and Design

Kent University, Canterbury

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UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

King Alfreds Winchester

U/G

6.0

Kings College London

(University of London)

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.0

Diploma

5.0

U/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 5.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0 (W&S 5.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.0

U/G

5.5

P/G

5.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

5.5 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

U/G

6.5

P/G

7.0

Foundation

5.5

Kingston University

Lancaster University
Lansdowne College
Leeds College of Art and Design
Leeds College of Music
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds University
Leeds, Trinity and All Saints College
Leicester University

Lincolnshire & Humberside University

Liverpool Hope

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool University

Llandrillo College

London College, University College Kensington

London Guildhall University
London Institute
Camberwell College of Arts
Chelsea College of Art
and Design
London College of Fashion
London College of Printing
U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

W = Writing module

General Training

S = Speaking module

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

U/G

5.5 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

4.5 (no band <4.0)

U/G

7.0 (no band <7.0)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

U/G

5.0

Diploma

5.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

4.5

P/G

6.0

4.5

U/G

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

7.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

7.0 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

5.5

Foundation

5.0

U/G

5.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

U/G

6.0 (W&R 6.0)

6.5

P/G

6.0 (W&R 6.0)

6.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

Foundation

5.0

Oxford University

U/G

7.0

Paisley University Business School

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

London Metropolitan University

London School of Economics and Political
Sciences (University of London)
Loughborough College

Loughborough University
Luton University
Manchester College of Arts & Technology
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester University
Middlesex University
Napier University
Newcastle Upon Tyne University
North East Wales Institute of Higher Education
Northbrook College Sussex
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Norwich City College
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham University
Oldham College

Oxford Brookes University

Pembrokeshire College

Higher Band Scores may be required for courses such as Law, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Journalism, Pharmacy & Education.
Please check with the receiving institutions for further details.
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Name of Organisation

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Perth College
Plymouth University

Portsmouth University

Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh

Queen Mary and Westfield College (University

of London)
Queens University Belfast
Ravensbourne College of Design and
Communication

Reading College and School of Arts and Design

Reading University
Regents Business School
Regents International Study Centre
Richmond Adult and Community College
Robert Gordon University

Rose Bruford College

Rotherham College of Arts & Technology

Royal Academy of Dance / Faculty of Education
Royal Agricultural College
Royal Holloway (University of London)
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

General Training

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.0

6.0

Foundation

5.0

5.0

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.5

P/G

7.0

Foundation

5.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

4.0

P/G

4.0

U/G

6.5 (W 7.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 7.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5 (W 7.0)

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

7.0

6.0

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Salford University
Sandwell College

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield University
Somerset College of Arts and Technology
South Bank University
South Leicestershire College
Southampton Institute
University of St Andrews
St Georges Hospital Medical School

St Marys College

Stafford College

Staffordshire University

Stirling University

Suffolk College
Sunderland University

General Training

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

5.0

7.0 (R&W 7.0; S&L 5.0)

7.0 (R&W 7.0; S&L 5.0)

5.5 (W 5.5)

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

5.5

U/G

6.0

6.0

Foundation

4.5

4.5

U/G

6.0 (W&R 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (W&R 6.0)

U/G

6.5 (W 5.0)

P/G

6.5 (W 5.0)

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

P/G

6.0 (W 6.0)

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0

6.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Stockport College of Further & Higher

Education
Strathclyde University

Academic

U/G

U/G
School of Oriental and African Studies (University
P/G
of London)
Foundation
School of Pharmacy, University of London

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Higher Band Scores may be required for courses such as Law, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Journalism, Pharmacy & Education.
Please check with the receiving institutions for further details.
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Name of Organisation

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Surrey Institute of Art and Design,

University College
Surrey University

Sussex University

Swansea Institute of Higher Education

Swindon College
Tameside College
Teeside University
Thames Valley University (TVU)
Ulster University

University College Chester

University College London
(University of London)
University College Northampton

University College of Chichester

University College Worcester

University of Bradford
University of Central England, Birmingham
University of Central Lancashire
University of Exeter

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

30 IELTS Band Score Requirements

Academic

General Training

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

6.0

P/G

6.5

6.0

Diploma

6.0

Diploma

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.0

6.0

U/G

6.0 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

P/G

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

P/G

6.5 (no band <6.0)

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.5

6.5

Foundation

4.5

4.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

4.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

P/G

6.0 (no band <5.0)

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

University of Glasgow

University of Lincoln
University of Manchester - Institute of Science
and Technology - UMIST

University of Southampton

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of Ulster
University of Wales College of Medicine

University of Wales, Swansea

Uxbridge College
Wales University, Aberyswyth
Walsall College of Arts & Technology
Warwick University
Welsh College of Music and Drama
Westminster University

Wigan and Leigh College

Wiltshire College

6.0

6.5

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.5

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5

P/G

6.5

6.0

U/G

6.0

6.0

P/G

6.0

6.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.5 (W 6.0)

U/G

6.5

6.5

P/G

6.5

6.5

Diploma

7.0

Foundation

3.0

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

U/G

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.5

Foundation

5.5

5.5

U/G

5.0

Diploma

5.5

Foundation

4.5

U/G

6.0

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

5.5

Wirral Metropolitan College

Wolverhampton University
Worcester College of Technology

General Training

P/G

Weston College
Weymouth College

Academic

U/G

University of Wales College, Newport

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Higher Band Scores may be required for courses such as Law, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Journalism, Pharmacy & Education.
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Name of Organisation

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CONT.

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Writtle College
York College

York St John College

York University

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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Academic

General Training

U/G

5.5

P/G

6.0

U/G

6.0

Foundation

5.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

6.0

Foundation

4.5

U/G

5.5

P/G

5.5

5.5

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

Education Institutions:
United States of America
FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE (BACCALAUREATE)
Location

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

5.5

Albright College

Reading, PA

6.0

American University

Washington, DC

6.5

Arkansas State University

State University, AR

5.0

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Boston, MA

5.5

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

6.0

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

6.5

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS

6.0

Bentley College

Waltham, MA

7.0

Berea College

Berea, KY

5.0

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

contact school

Bethany Lutheran College

Mankato, MN

5.0

Boston University

Boston, MA

7.0

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

7.0

Briarcliffe College

Bethpage, NY
Patchogue, NY

6.0

Brigham Young University

Laie, HI

4.5 (RE) ; 7.0 (UR)

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

7.0

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

6.0

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

varies

Chico, CA

5.0 (RE); 6.0 (UR)

Fullerton, CA

6.5

Hayward, CA

6.5

Long Beach, CA

6.5

Los Angeles, CA

6.0

Northridge, CA

6.5

Sacramento, CA

6.0

Cameron University

Lawton, OK

6.0

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

7.0

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

7.0

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

6.5

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

contact school

Chatham College

Pittsburgh, PA

contact school

Renton, WA

6.0

Bellevue, WA

6.0

Clarion, PA

6.0

California State University

City University
Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Academic

Band Score requirements may vary.

Other US institutions may also recognise IELTS but they may not have registered with IELTS inc.
U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module
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Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE (BACCALAUREATE) CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

6.0

Collins College

Tempe, AZ

6.0

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

5.0 (RE); 6.0 (UR)

Concordia College

Moorhead, MN

6.0

Connecticut College

New London, CT

7.0

DeVry University

All campuses

5.0

Doane College

Crete, NB

5.0

Drury University

Springfield, MO

6.0

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

6.5

East Central University

Tulsa, OK

6.0

Eastern Oregon University

LaGrande, OR

6.0

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

6.0

Eckerd College

St. Petersburg, FL

6.5

Elon University

Elon, NC

6.0

Empire State University

Saratoga Springs, NY

contact school

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Teaneck, NJ

5.5

Florida National College

Hialeah, FL

contact school

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

7.0

Gemological Institute of America

Carlsbad, CA

5.0

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, PA

6.0

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

6.5

George Washington University

Washington, DC

contact school

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA

6.0

Goldey-Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

5.0

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

6.5

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

7.0

Hamline University

St. Paul, MN

7.0

Harrington Institute

Chicago, IL

6.0

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

7.0

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, HI

6.0

Husson College

Bangor, ME

5.5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

5.0

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, IN

5.0

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

contact school

Indiana University, School of Music

Bloomington, IN

6.5

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

5.5

Academic

Chicago, IL
Fairmont, VA
International Academy of Design and Technology

Orlando, FL

6.0

Pittsburgh, PA
Tampa, FL
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

5.0

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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Location

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
6.0

Denver, CO
Johnson and Wales University

North Miami, FL

6.5

Providence, RI
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

6.0

Langston University

Langston, OK

6.0

Lawton East Central University

Ada, OK

6.0

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

7.0

Lewis and Clark College

Portland, OR

6.0

Linfield College

McMinnville, OR

6.0

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

6.0

Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY

6.0

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

6.5

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

6.0

Mary Baldwin College

Staunton, VA

6.0

Marylhurst University

Marylhurst, OR

6.0

Marymount College of Fordham University

Tarrytown, NY

6.0

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

6.0

Methodist Theological School

Delaware, OH

contact school

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

contact school

Miami University

Oxford, OH

6.5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

7.0

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

7.0

Monroe College

New Rochelle, NY

contact school

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

6.0

Mt. Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

contact school

National University

La Jolla, CA

5.5

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, NE

5.5

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, NM

5.0 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

New York University

New York, NY

7.0

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

6.0

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK

6.0

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

contact school

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

5.0

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva, OK

6.0

Northwood University

Midland, MI

6.0

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH

6.0

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

6.0 (no band < 5.0)

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Goodwell, OK

6.0

Oklahoma State Board of Regents

All institutions governed

contact school

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK
Tulsa, OK

6.0

Band Score requirements may vary.

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Name of Organisation

FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE (BACCALAUREATE) CONT.

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Location

Oklahoma State University, Tech. Branch

Academic

Oklahoma City, OK
Okmulgee, OK

6.0

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

5.5 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

7.0

Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA

6.5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

6.5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

6.5

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

6.0

Portland State University

Portland, OR

6.5 (no band < 6.0)

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

6.5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

6.5

Reformed Bible College

Grand Rapids, MI

6.5

Bartlesville, OK
Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

6.0

Pryor, OK
Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

6.5

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

5.0

Schiller International University

Dunedin, FL

5.0

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

6.5

School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

7.0

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

6.5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

6.0

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

5.0

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Durant, OK

6.0

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

6.0

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

6.0

Southwest Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

5.5

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, OK

6.0

St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN

5.0

Oneonta, NY

5.5

Oswego, NY

5.5 (RE); 6.0 (UR)

State University of New York (SUNY)

Purchase, NY

6.0

Teikyo Post University

Waterbury, CT

contact school

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

5.5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

6.5

Thiel College

Greenville, PA

5.5

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

6.5

Troy State University

Troy, AL

5.5

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

6.5

University at Albany, State University of New York

Albany, NY

6.0

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Buffalo, NY

6.5 (no band < 6.0)

University of Akron

Akron, OH

6.0

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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Location

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
6.5

Berkeley, CA
Irvine, CA
Davis, CA
University of California (all campuses), Office of the President

Los Angeles, CA

7.0

Merced, CA
Riverside, CA
San Diego, CA
University of California (all campuses), Office of the President

Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Cruz, CA

7.0

University of California - Professional Diploma/Joint Programs

Berkeley, CA

6.5

University of California - Extended Studies/Professional

Programs (San Diego)

La Jolla, CA

6.5

University of California - International Programs/ExtensionProfessional Diploma Programs

Santa Barbara, CA

6.5

University of California - Extension, Certificate Programs

Santa Cruz, CA

5.5

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK

6.0

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Chickasha, OK

6.0

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

6.5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

6.0

University of Denver

Denver, CO

5.5 (RE); 6.0 (UR)

University of Findlay

Findlay, OH

5.0

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

5.5 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

University of Hawaii

Hilo, HI

5.0

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

5.5

University of Illinois

Springfield, IL

7.0 (no band < 6.0)

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

5.5

University of Maryland

College Park, MD

7.5

University of Minnesota, School of Music

Minneapolis, MN

6.5

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

5.0

University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

6.0 (RE) ; 7.0 (UR)

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

5.5

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

6.5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

6.5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

6.5

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

6.5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

6.0 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

University of Northern Virginia

Manassas, VA

5.5

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

6.5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

6.0

University of Phoenix

All campuses

6.5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

6.5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

6.0

Band Score requirements may vary.

Other US institutions may also recognise IELTS but they may not have registered with IELTS inc.
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Name of Organisation

FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE (BACCALAUREATE) CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

University of Science Arts of Oklahoma

Chickasha, OK

6.0

University of Tampa

Tampa, FL

6.5

Austin, TX

contact school

Dallas, TX

6.0

San Antonio, TX

4.5 (R); 7.0 (UR);

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

contact school

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

7.0

River Falls, WI

5.5

Stevens Point, WI

7.0

Utah State University

Logan, UT

5.0

Utica College of Syracuse University

Utica, NY

6.0

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

6.0

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Blacksburg, VA

contact school

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

contact school

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

6.0

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

5.5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

6.5

Webster University

St Louis, MO

5.0 (RE); 6.0 (UR)

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

7.0

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

6.0

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

6.5

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

6.5

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH

6.5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

6.5 (no band < 6.0)

University of Texas

University of Wisconsin

Academic

GRADUATE (RESEARCH, DOCTORAL, MASTERS)

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

6.0

Alliant University

San Diego, CA

7.0

American InterContinental University, Dunwoody

Atlanta, GA

7.0

American InterContinental University

Academic

Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Los Angeles, CA

7.0

American University, Washington College of Law

Washington, DC

6.5

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

6.5

Bastyr University (effective for Fall 04 admissions)

Kenmore, WA

6.5

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

contact school

Boston University

Boston, MA

7.0

Boston University, School of Public Health

Boston, MA

6.5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

6.5

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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Location

Brandeis University, Heller Graduate School, SID Program

Waltham, MA

contact school

Brandeis University, SLIFKA Program in Intercommunal

Coexistence

Waltham, MA

contact school

Brooks Institute of Photography

Santa Barbara, CA

7.0

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

6.0

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

7.0

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

7.0

Academic

Fullerton, CA
Hayward, CA
California State University

Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CA

7.0

Northridge, CA
Sacramento, CA
Cameron University
City University

Lawton, OK
Renton, WA
Bellevue, WA

6.5
7.0

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

6.5

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, PA

7.0

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

6.0

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

6.5

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

6.0

Columbia University
School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Columbia University, Teachers College

New York, NY

7.0

DeVry University

All campuses

6.0

Doane College

Crete, NB

5.5

Drury University

Springfield, MO

6.0

Duke University Graduate School

Durham, NC

7.0

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

6.5

East Central University

Tulsa, OK

6.5

East Stroudsburg University

East Stroudsburg, PA

contact school

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

6.5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

6.0

Elon University

Elon, NC

6.0

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Teaneck, NJ

5.5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

7.0

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

6.5

Band Score requirements may vary.

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Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

GRADUATE (RESEARCH, DOCTORAL, MASTERS) CONT.

Name of Organisation

Minimum Band Scores

Location

Academic

Washington, DC
College of Professional
Studies, Columbian College of
Arts and Sciences, Graduate
School of Education and
Human Development, and
School of Engineering and
Applied Science

6.0 (no band <5.0)

Elliott School of International

Affairs, MBA, MSIST, and
PhD Programs in the School
of Business and Public
Management

7.0 (no band <6.0)

Graduate teaching
assistantships minimum:
College of Professional
Studies, Columbian College
of Arts and Sciences,
Graduate School of Education
and Human Development,
School of Business and
Public Management, School
of Engineering and Applied
Science

7.0 (no band <6.0)

Graduate teaching
assistantships minimum: Elliott
School of International Affairs

7.0 (no band <6.5)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

6.5

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA

6.5

Goldey-Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

6.0

Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics

Dallas, TX

6.5

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

7.0

Harvard University, School of Public Health

Boston, MA

7.0

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, HI

6.0 (W 7.0)

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

5.0

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, IN

6.5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

contact school

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

6.5

Indiana University, School of Law

Indianapolis, IN

contact school

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

5.0

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

6.0

Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International

Studies

Bologna, IT

contact school

George Washington University

Denver, CO
Johnson and Wales University

North Miami, FL

6.5

Providence, RI
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kirksville, MO

contact school

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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GRADUATE (RESEARCH, DOCTORAL, MASTERS) CONT.

Location

Langston University

Langston, OK

6.5

Lawrence Technical University

Southfield, MI

7.0

Lawton East Central University

Ada, OK

6.5

Loyola University Chicago, English as a Second Language

Program

Chicago, IL

6.0

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

6.5

Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY

6.0

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

contact school

Mary Baldwin College

Staunton, VA

7.0

Marylhurst University

Marylhurst, OR

6.0

Methodist Theological School

Delaware, OH

contact school

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

contact school

Miami University

Oxford, OH

7.0

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

contact school

Monterey Institute of International Studies

Monterey, CA

contact school

National University

La Jolla, CA

6.0

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, NM

6.0 (RE); 7.0 (UR)

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

New York, NY

7.0

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK

6.5

Northeastern University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Boston, MA

6.5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

6.0

Northwest Baptist Seminary

Tacoma, WA

6.0

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva, OK

6.5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

7.0

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management

Evanston, IL

7.0

Northwood University

Midland, MI

6.5

Northwood University - Professional Schools

Midland, MI

7.0

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

6.0 (no band < 5.0)

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Goodwell, OK

6.5

Oklahoma State Board of Regents

All campuses statewide

contact school

Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University, Tech. Branch

Stillwater, OK
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Okmulgee, OK

Academic

6.5
6.5

Oklahoma State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tulsa, OK

6.5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

5.5 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

7.0

Pepperdine University and Graziadio School of Business and

Management

Malibu, CA

6.5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

6.5

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

6.0

Portland State University

Portland, OR

7.0

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

6.5

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Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

GRADUATE (RESEARCH, DOCTORAL, MASTERS) CONT.

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

6.5

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Fall 2005)

Troy, NY

7.0

Rice University

Houston, TX

7.0

Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

6.5

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ

7.0

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

6.5

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

contact school

Santa Clara University School of Law

Santa Clara, CA

7.0

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

5.5

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

6.0

St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN

6.5

Oswego, NY

6.5

Purchase, NY

6.5

Stony Brook, NY

5.5 (RE); 7.0 (UR)

The University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

5.5 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

6.5

Troy State University

Troy, AL

6.0

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

6.5

Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

New Orleans, LA

contact school

University at Albany, State University of New York

Albany, NY

contact school

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Buffalo, NY

6.5 (no band <6.0)

University of Akron

Akron, OH

6.5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

6.5

State University New York (SUNY) at Oswego

Academic

Berkeley, CA
University of California

Davis, CA

7.0

Los Angeles, CA
University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK

6.5

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

6.5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

6.0 (RE); 7.0 (UR)

University of Denver, Law School

Denver, CO

7.0

University of Findlay

Findlay, OH

5.5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

5.5 (RE); 6.5 (UR)

University of Hawaii

Hilo, HI

contact school

University of Hawaii, Manoa

Honolulu, HI

7.0

University of Houston

Houston, TX

6.5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

5.5

University of Illinois

Springfield, IL

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

6.5 (no band < 6.0)

Baltimore, MD

University of Maryland

College Park, MD

University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School

Ann Arbor, MI

7.0
6.5

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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University of Minnesota

Location
Duluth, MN
Minneapolis, MN

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
6.5

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

6.0

University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

6.0 (RE) ; 7.0 (UR)

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

5.5

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

7.0

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

6.5

University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School

Chapel Hills, NC

7.0 (W&S 7.0)

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

6.5

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

6.5

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

6.5

University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, CA

6.5

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Tulsa, OK

6.5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

6.5

University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education

Philadelphia, PA

7.0

University of Phoenix

All campuses

6.5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

contact school

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

contact school

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

6.0

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Chickasha, OK

6.5

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

6.5

University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business

Columbia, SC

6.5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

contact school

University of Tampa

Tampa, FL

7.0

Austin, TX

6.5

Dallas, TX

6.5

San Antonio, TX

5.0

Madison, WI

contact school

Milwaukee, WI

6.5

River Falls, WI

6.5

Stevens Point, WI

8.0

Utah State University

Logan, UT

6.0

Utica College of Syracuse University

Utica, NY

contact school

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

6.5

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Blacksburg, VA

7.0

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

7.0

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

6.5

Webster University

St Louis, MO

7.0

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Doha, Qatar

7.0

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

6.5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

6.5

University of Texas

University of Wisconsin

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Name of Organisation

PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGES (ASSOCIATE)

Name of Organisation

Location

Bellevue Community College

Bellevue, WA

Minimum Band Scores

Academic
5.5

Poteau, OK

Carl Albert State College

6.0

Sallisaw, OK

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Chandler, AZ

contact school

Muskogee, OK

Connors State College

Warner, OK

Eastern Oklahoma State College

McAlester, OK

6.0
6.0

Wilburton, OK

El Camino Community College

Torrance, CA

4.5

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, AZ

5.5

GateWay Community College

Phoenix, AZ

4.5

Glendale, CA

4.5

Glendale, AZ

5.0

Green River Community College

Auburn, WA

5.0

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, HI

4.0 (RE); 5.5

(UR - no band < 5.0)

Lane Community College

Eugene, OR

5.5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, AZ

5.5

Moreno Valley Community College

Moreno Valley, CA

4.5

Murray State College

Tishomingo, OK

6.0

Norco Community College

Norco, CA

4.5

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Miami, OK

6.0

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, OK

6.0

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

6.0

Paradise Valley Community College

Phoenix, AZ

contact school

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

4.0 (RE); 5.5

(UR - no score < 5.0)

Redlands Community College

El Reno, OK

6.0

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

contact school

Riverside Community College

Riverside, CA

4.5

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

6.0

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, AZ

4.0 (RE); 5.5

(UR - no band < 5.0)

Seattle Central Community College

Seattle, WA

5.0

Seminole State College

Seminole, OK

6.0

South Mountain Community College

Phoenix, AZ

4.0 (RE); 5.5 (UR)

Glendale Community College

Tulsa, OK
Tulsa Community College

Metro, North East, Southeast

& West Campuses

6.0

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

6.0

Western Oklahoma State College

Altus, OK

6.0

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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PRIVATE AND FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS (ASSOCIATE, SPECIALISED, CERTIFICATE,

DIPLOMA, BACHELORS)
Location

Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

6.0

Allentown Business School

Allentown, PA

6.0

Academic

Atlanta, GA (Buckhead &

Dunwoody)
American InterContinental University

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Weston)

6.0

Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Briarcliffe College
Brooks College

Bethpage, NY
Patchogue, NY
Long Beach, CA
Sunnyvale, CA

6.0
6.0

Brooks Institute of Photography

Santa Barbara, CA

6.0

Brown College

Mendota Hts, MN

6.0

Collins College

Tempe, AZ

6.0

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

Los Angeles, CA

5.0 (RE); 6.0 (UR)

Gibbs College

Montclair, NJ
Norwalk, CT

6.0

Gibbs School, Washington, DC

Vienna, VA

6.0

Harrington Institute

Chicago, IL

6.0

Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
International Academy of Design and Technology

Fairmont, WV
Orlando, FL

6.0

Pittsburgh, PA
Tampa, FL
Boston, MA
Melville, NY (Long Island)
Katharine Gibbs School

New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA

6.0

Piscataway, NJ
Providence, RI
McIntosh College

Dover, NH

6.0

Missouri College

St. Louis, MO

6.0

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Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

CULINARY PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS (ASSOCIATE, SPECIALISED, CERTIFICATE,

DIPLOMA)
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

Atlantic Culinary Academy

Dover, NH

6.0

California Culinary Academy and Hospitality & Restaurant

Management Program

San Francisco, CA

6.0

California School of Culinary Arts

South Pasadena, CA

6.0

Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

6.0

Academic

Atlanta, GA

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

6.0

Las Vegas, NV

Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program at Brown College

Mendota Heights, MN

6.0

Orlando Culinary Academy

Orlando, FL

6.0

Pennsylvania Culinary Institute

Pittsburgh, PA

6.0

Scottsdale Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

6.0

Texas Culinary Institute

Austin, TX

6.0

Western Culinary Institute

Portland, OR

6.0

Western Culinary Institute - Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality and

Restaurant Management Program

Portland, OR

6.0

THE ART INSTITUTES INTERNATIONAL (BACCALAUREATE, ASSOCIATE, SPECIALISED,

CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA)
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Location

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

6.0

The Art Institute of California

San Diego, CA

6.0

The Art Institute of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

6.0

The Art Institute of Colorado

Denver, CO

6.0

The Art Institute of Dallas

Dallas, TX

6.0

The Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

6.0

The Art Institute of Houston

Houston, TX

6.0

The Art Institute of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

6.0

The Art Institute of Los Angeles - Orange County

Santa Ana, CA

6.0

The Art Institutes International of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

6.0

The Art Institute of New York City

New York, NY

6.0

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

6.0

The Art Institute of Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

6.0

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

6.0

The Art Institute of Seattle

Seattle, WA

6.0

The Art Institute of Washington

Arlington, VA

6.0

The Art Institutes International at Portland

Portland, OR

6.0

The Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago - Schaumburg

Chicago, IL

6.0

Academic

U/G = Undergraduate

P/G = Postgraduate

RE = Restricted

UR = Unrestricted

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

W = Writing module

S = Speaking module

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Education Institutions:
Other Countries
IRAN
Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic

General Training

International University of
Chabahar

6.0

Petroleum University of
Technology

6.0

CIMA

6.5

SOUTH AFRICA
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Course Type

Cape Technikon

U/G & P/G

6.5

U/G

6.0

P/G

7.0

Rhodes University

U/G & P/G

7.0 (no band <6.0)

Stellenbosch University

U/G

6.5

RAU University

Academic

University of Cape Town

7.0 (no band <6.0)

University of Fort Hare

5.0

University of Natal

7.0

University of Port Elizabeth

6.0

University of the Free State

6.5

University of the Witwatersrand

7.0

General Training

UZBEKISTAN
Name of Organisation
Westminster International
University, Tashkent

Minimum Band Scores

Course Type

Academic
5.5

General Training
-

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Name of Organisation

Professional
Associations
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America

Professional Associations
AUSTRALIA
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

Australian Medical Council

7.0

Australian Nursing Council

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Australian Pharmacy Examining Council Inc

7.0 (no band < 6.0)

Dental Technicians Registration Board

6.0

Engineers Australia

6.0

6.0

Migration Agents Registration Authority

6.0

6.0

BRAZIL
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

FAPESP - Fundao de Amparo pesquisa do Estado de So

Paulo (foundation to support researchers)

6.0

CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientfico

e Tecnolgico (Council for the Development in Science and
Technology)

6.0

CAPES - Coordenao de Aperfeioamento de Pessoal de Nvel

6.0
Superior (funding board offering scholarships for higher education)

CANADA
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

British Columbia College of Teachers

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.0)

Ontario College of Nursing

6.5 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Ontario College of Pharmacists

7.0 (no band <6.0)

Ontario College of Teachers

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia

6.5 (S 7.0)

IRELAND
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

Irish Medical Council

7.0 (no band <6.5)

Irish Nursing Board (An Bord Altranais)

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

NEW ZEALAND
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

Nursing Council of New Zealand

7.0 (W&S 7.0; R&R 6.5)

Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand

7.5 (L 7.0; S 8.0)

Veterinary Council of New Zealand

7.0

L = Listening module

R = Reading module

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S = Speaking module

UNITED KINGDOM
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

British Acupuncture Council

7.0

7.0

General Dental Council

7.0 (no band <7.0)

General Medical Council

7.0 (W,R&L 6.0; S 7.0)

Health Professions Council

7.0 (W&S 7.0; L&R 6.5)

Nursing and Midwifery Council

6.5 (W&S 6.0; L&R 5.5)

Professional Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB)

7.0 (no band <6.0)

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

7.0 (no band <7.0)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB), PAVE

program

7.0

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Educational

Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) Doctors
of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

6.5

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)

6.0 (S 7.0)

6.0 (S 7.0)

International Commission on Healthcare Professionals (ICHP)

6.0 (S 7.0)

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Cyprus
Greece
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Poland

Employers
CYPRUS
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation
Cyprus Airways

Academic

General Training

6.0

GREECE
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation
ASEP (Supreme Council for Hiring Personnel)

Academic
4.5

General Training
-

HONG KONG
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation
Hong Kong Civil Service

Academic

General Training

6.5 (no band <6.0)

MALAYSIA
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation
Public Services Department

Academic
6.0

General Training
-

POLAND
Minimum Band Scores

Name of Organisation

Academic

General Training

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

7.0

Polish Civil Service

6.0

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Government
Agencies
Australia
Canada
New Zealand

Government Agencies
A number of international government agencies require IELTS Band Scores for immigration and student visa application.
Government agencies requiring IELTS include:
Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)
New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

AUSTRALIA
General Skilled Migration
DIMIA requires applicants have sufficient ability in English for working in Australia. IELTS is the recognised test of both Vocational and
Competent English and points are awarded based on Scores achieved.
Student Visa
DIMIA requires IELTS Band Scores for Student Visa applications. IELTS requirements for Student Visas vary according to the candidates
nationality and education sector of their proposed study program.
For details visit www.immi.gov.au

CANADA
IELTS is the only internationally available test of English proficiency recognised by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for
immigration purposes. Immigration candidates are awarded points according to the score they achieve in the IELTS General Training
module.
For details visit www.cic.gc.ca

NEW ZEALAND
NZIS requires an IELTS Overall Band Score of 6.5 in either the General Training or Academic IELTS modules. Unless meeting exemption
requirements, the IELTS Band Score is mandatory for application in the General Skills migration category.
For details visit www.immigration.govt.nz

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IELTS, the International English Language Testing

System, is designed to assess the language ability of
candidates wishing to study or work where English
is used as the language of communication.
IELTS is recognised by more than 1,200 institutions
across the world as a measure of an individuals
English language proficiency. IELTS opens doors
to international education, employment and
professional recognition for hundreds of thousands
of candidates each year.

www.ielts.org

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IELTS Band Score Requirements 2004 provides a

sample of organisations recognising IELTS and their
required Band Scores. The number of international
organisations recognising IELTS grows each week
and Band Score requirements may change during
2004. Please check the IELTS web site www.ielts.org
for an updated list of organisations recognising
IELTS and check with individual organisations
prior to application for current IELTS Band Score
requirements.