Queen Mary University of London also accepts alternative English language qualifications for entry to Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes of study.
If you are a national of any country NOT listed on UKVI’s ‘Differential evidence requirement for a Student’ list, we can only accept from you an English test (or qualification) from our approved list that can be verified by us at Queen Mary directly at source on the test (or qualification) provider’s verification portal.
UKVI’s ‘Differential evidence requirement for a Student’ list can be found under section ST 22.1 of the Immigration Rules.
Available in selected test centres in some countries to eligible candidates, the IELTS One Skill Retake allows test takers to reattempt one of the four skills from each complete IELTS test: Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking without the need to take a complete IELTS test again. We will accept IELTS One Skill Retake if scores achieved meet our English language requirements. We normally only accept the latest results of an English test.
Remotely offered tests from IELTS, PTE, and TOEFL
The following English tests, that are being offered with the same scoring format as the original tests from the providers, will be accepted with scores as required for our programmes from the original test, with a two year validity from the course start date:
Please refer to the English Language Requirements for your chosen subject area, either Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught or Postgraduate Research, to determine what IELTS equivalent is required for your chosen course of study. The alternative English language test equivalents are published below. If you are at all unsure whether or not a qualification you have studied may be considered as proof of your English Language proficiency for your chosen course of study, please contact our Admissions Office directly.
Queen Mary University will consider the College Board’s Advanced Placement test in English Language and Composition/English Literature and Composition to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
The qualification should have been achieved no more than 7 years from the start date of your course.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Austrian Reifeprufung/Matura to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
The qualification should have been achieved no more than 5 years from the start date of your course.
Queen Mary University will consider the Bellerbys College Academic English Skills (AES) test to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
The qualification should have been achieved no more than 2 years from the start date of your course.
Queen Mary University will consider the English module from Canada High School Qualifications to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below, provided the qualifications are delivered in Canada. The English module mark required is illustrated below and relates to Year 12 but all students must have also taken the English module in Year 11.
Quebec
New Brunswick
Queen Mary will consider both the CIE iGCSE English as a First Language (syllabus 0500 & 0522), and the CIE iGCSE English as a Second Language (syllabus 0510 & 0511) to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Student Visa Regulations
If you require immigration permission to study in the UK, you will need to additionally demonstrate that you have taken the elements of Speaking and/or Listening and have achieved the minimum grade in the relevant component as indicated for some of the papers below.
Where the syllabus below indicates that additional evidence of the Speaking and/or Listening components are required, these need to be documented in your final ‘Certificate of Results’ or a ‘Supplementary Certifying Statement’ or any other official document from Cambridge International.
English as a First Language (syllabus 0500)
English as a First Language (syllabus 0522)
English as a Second Language (syllabus 0510)
English as a Second Language (syllabus 0511)
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Danish Studentereksamen, Højere Handelseksamen, Højere Teknisk Eksamen and Højere Forberedelseseksamen to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Dutch Voorbereidend Wetenshappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the Edexcel IGCSE English as a First Language, including Speaking and Listening, to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the Edexcel IGCSE English as a Second Language, to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the European Baccalaureate to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Finnish Ylioppilastutkinto to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component (English Writing and Speaking combined) of the French Baccalaureate to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the ‘English Language and Literature’ module that is taken as part of the French Baccalaureate International Option provided it is the British or American version of that qualification, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider GCE A-Level/AS-Level English Language, or English Literature, or English Language & Literature to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider GCE O Level English to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider GCE O-Level English Language to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the details below.
Queen Mary University will consider both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the German Abitur to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English core component of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the CBSE and ISC Indian Standard XII examinations to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the International Baccalaureate Diploma to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Irish Leaving Certificate, for qualifications awarded from 2017 onwards, to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
We will also consider the English component of the Irish Leaving Certificate, for qualifications awarded up until 2016, to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
In both cases, the qualification should have been achieved no more than 7 years from the start date of your course.
Queen Mary University will consider the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) English component, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Equivalent to IELTS 6.0: grade C in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) - English component
Equivalent to IELTS 6.5: grade B in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) - English component
Equivalent to IELTS 7.0: grade B in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) - English component
Please note that normally the relevant indicated grades of C and B must be achieved, and therefore for example C- and B- (grades shown with a minus) will be considered a level below.
Queen Mary University will consider the Kaplan Test of English, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
*Requirements will mirror our IELTS requirements, for example if a programme requires IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in all other components, we will require 526 overall (Main Flight) with 470 in Writing and 425 in all other components from the Kaplan Test of English, according to the requirements above.
Queen Mary University will consider the LanguageCert SELT variant of the test (Listening, Reading, Writing, & Speaking), according to these IELTS equivalencies: LanguageCert SELT test requirements [PDF 413KB]
Queen Mary University will consider the GCE O level 1119 English Language that appeared in the Malaysian SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) and awarded in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below. This qualification can only be considered if awarded up to and including the year 2020.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Mauritius CIE Higher School Certificate to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider NCUK English to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the NCUK English for Academic Purposes (EAP) module to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
*Requirements will mirror our IELTS requirements, for example if a programme requires IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in all other components, we will require A overall with C in Writing and D in all other components from the NCUK English for Academic Purposes (EAP), according to the requirements above.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole (VVO) to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the National University of Singapore Diploma to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the OnCampus Test of English (OCTOE), according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Equivalent to IELTS 6.0: 60% in the OnCampus Test of English*
Equivalent to IELTS 6.5: 65% in the OnCampus Test of English*
Equivalent to IELTS 7.0: 70% in the OnCampus Test of English*
*Requirements will mirror our IELTS requirements, for example if a programme requires IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in all other components, we will require 70% overall with 60% in Writing and 55% in all other components from the OCTOE, according to the requirements above.
Queen Mary will consider the following qualifications to satisfy our English Language requirements according to the IELTS equivalencies below:
These are graded on a 9-1 scale.
Queen Mary offers a range of pre-sessional English language courses, which provide excellent preparation for your future study. Further details on the application process can be found here.
We will consider alternative BALEAP accredited pre-sessional English language courses on a case by case basis. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking scores will be evaluated against our standard entry requirements.
Please note that pre-sessional courses must have been completed no more than 2 years from the start date of your course.
Queen Mary University will consider SQA Higher/Advanced Higher English to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level English to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the Singapore Integrated Programme to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the South African National Senior Certificate to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English component of the Swedish Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the Grade 12 level English module from the US High School Graduation Diploma to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below, provided the qualification is delivered in the USA.
Queen Mary University will consider the English Language component of the West African Senior School Certificate to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Queen Mary University will consider the English Language component of the West Indian Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate to satisfy our English Language Requirements, according to the IELTS equivalencies below.
Exceptions (Postgraduate Applicants only)
There are certain circumstances where you may not be required to have an English Language test to prove your proficiency. To find out more, please read our Postgraduate Guidelines.