Swansea University

Admissions

English Language requirements for students who have been taught through the medium of English

NB Students must have been taught to High School level for Undergraduate study and to degree level for Postgraduate study

 Country Undergraduate study Postgraduate study
 Australia  Pass English in year 10 certificate  Exempted
 Bangladesh  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
Bahamas  GCSE/General Certificate of Education O level Grade C or above in English  Exempted
Barbados  Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate Grade C or above in English  Exempted
Bermuda  Bermuda Secondary School Certificate grade C or above in English  Exempted
 Botswana  Grade C in English at Ordinary level  Exempted
Brunei  Grade C in Cambridge English O'level  Exempted
 Cameroon  Grade C in O'level English  Exempted
 Canada  Pass English in year 11 certificate  Exempted
 Congo  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Ethiopia  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
Gambia  Grade C6 or above in WAEC English  Exempted
 Ghana  Grade C6 or above in WAEC English  Exempted
 Hong Kong  HKCEE English grade 3 or above (grade C pre-2007)  Exempted
 India  65% or above in year XII English  70% or above in year XII English
 Iraq  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Ireland  Grade D in English in ILC Ordinary level  Exempted
Jamaica  Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate Grade C or above in English  Exempted
 Jordan  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Kenya  KCSE English grade D or above  Exempted
 Libya  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Malawi  MSCE grade 6 or above in English  Exempted
 Malaysia  SPM grade 6 or above in English  Exempted
Malta  Secondary Education Certificate, grade C or above in English  Exempted
 Nigeria  Grade C6 in WAEC English  Exempted
 Norway  Grade 4 in VVO English  Exempted
 Pakistan  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
Rwanda  Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education grade C or above in English  IELTS or equivalent
 Saudi Arabia  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Sierra Leone  Grade C6 or above in WAEC English  Exempted
 Singapore  O'level English, grade C or above  Exempted
 Sri Lanka  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Sudan  IELTS or equivalent  IELTS or equivalent
 Tanzania  Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) grade C or above  Exempted
Trinidad and Tobago  Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate Grade C or above in English  Exempted
 Uganda  Grade C in UCE English  Exempted
 USA  Grade C or above in English in High School Diploma  Exempted
 Zambia  Grade 6 in English in Zambia School Certificate  Exempted
Zimbabwe  Grade 6 or above in CSE English  Exempted

If you were taught in English and your country is not listed above, please contact the Admissions Office for further information.

Updated May 2011