All students must have an excellent command of English, allowing them to comfortably satisfy the academic language requirements of a rigorous
graduate programme: manage a large volume of challenging scholarly texts, produce frequent, extensive writings in compliance with graduate-level
academic standards and in a variety of styles, and make constructive, candid and respectful contributions to discussions in and out of the classroom.
Applications can proceed to evaluation without an English proficiency certificate, but with a submitted confirmation of an upcoming testing
appointment. Any resulting admission offers will remain conditional upon verification of a qualifying, official English proficiency certificate by 30 May
2025.
Failure to document the required English proficiency level by 30 May 2025 may cause us to rescind our offer of admission.
Recognised tests and scores
To accept your English test results, we must be able to verify their authenticity online.
Here are the specific rules for common tests:
The following rules apply to test validity:
- IELTS: Your test must be no more than one year (12 months) past its official expiry date at the time of application.
- TOEFL: Your test must be no more than two years (24 months) past your test appointment date at the time of application.
- CAE (Cambridge English Advanced): Your test must be no more than three years (36 months) past your test appointment date at the time of application.
If you are unsure whether your test meets our requirements, please contact us.
We expect all students to document a proficiency level that corresponds to the CEFR C1 or higher.
iBT TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) and iBT TOEFL Home Edition: either
A single iBT TOEFL test with a total score of at least 100 and the following minimum subscores:
- Reading section: minimum score 19
- Listening section: minimum score 20
- Speaking section: minimum score 20
- Writing section: minimum score 24
Or a "My Best Score" with a total score of 100 and the following minimum subscores:
- Reading section: minimum score 24
- Listening section: minimum score 24
- Speaking section: minimum score 23
- Writing section: minimum score 27
Please have your TOEFL scores forwarded to us by indicating our institutional ETS code: 8909
IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System): and IELTS Academic Online: either
A single IELTS test with an overall band 7.0 and the following minimum subscores:
- Reading section: minimum score 6.5
- Listening section: minimum score 6.5
- Speaking section: minimum score 6.5
- Writing section: minimum score 6.5
Or different valid IELTS tests with at least one overall band of 7.0 and the following minimum subscores from different tests:
- Reading section: minimum score 7.0
- Listening section: minimum score 7.0
- Speaking section: minimum score 7.0
- Writing section: minimum score 7.0
Cambridge English: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency
Total score of at least 185 and each subscore at least 180
At this time we are not accepting the Cambridge Linguaskill test
EXEMPTIONS
- Native English speakers, having used English as their primary language both at home and throughout their educational history
- Students who can document at least one year of full-time university level studies, using English exclusively as the medium of instruction, with
a good academic achievement level. - A degree in English Literature or English as a Foreign Language, taught at a non-anglophone university with the local language as the primary
medium of instruction, does not qualify.
