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De Montfort University: English test requirements

DMU states IELTS requirements by subject area on its country-by-country entry requirements pages (the same wording repeats for each country), and converts IELTS 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5 into other tests on a separate accepted-tests page. The accepted-tests page shows older and newer TOEFL scales side by side and its figures look dated, so check the course page.

IELTS

UG from 6.0

PG from 6.0

TOEFL iBT

UG from 4 / 60

PG from 4 / 60

PTE Academic

UG from 59

PG from 59

Duolingo English Test

UG from 105

PG from 105

Undergraduate

Four subject groups, each with an IELTS overall range. The tests page converts only IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each component) and IELTS 6.5 (6.0 in each component); it gives no conversion for IELTS 7.0 or above, so those rows state the 6.5 conversion only..

Course group	IELTS	TOEFL iBT	PTE Academic	Duolingo English Test
Art and Design, Business, Computing and Engineeringe.g. Art and Design, Business, Computing, EngineeringSource for this group	6.0the entry page gives an overall score only; the tests page labels this level 'IELTS 6.0 (5.50)'	4 (new scale) / 60 (old scale, as printed)new scale: R3, L2.5, S3, W4; old scale: R8, L7, S16, W18	59no component below 59	105minimum Reading 100, Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 95
Lawe.g. LawSource for this group	6.5the entry page gives an overall score only; the tests page labels this level 'IELTS 6.5 (6.0)'	4.5 (new scale) / 79 (old scale, as printed)new scale: R3, L2.5, S3, W4; old scale: R8, L7, S16, W18	61no component below 59	120minimum Reading 100, Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 95
Humanities and Mediae.g. Humanities, MediaSource for this group	6.0 to 6.5, depending on coursethe entry page gives an overall range only; the tests page labels the levels 'IELTS 6.0 (5.50)' and 'IELTS 6.5 (6.0)'	4 to 4.5 (new scale), 60 to 79 (old scale, as printed)new scale: R3, L2.5, S3, W4	59 to 61no component below 59	105 to 120minimum Reading 100, Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 95
Sciencee.g. ScienceSource for this group	6.5 to 7.5, depending on coursethe entry page gives an overall range only; the tests page labels IELTS 6.5 as 'IELTS 6.5 (6.0)' and gives nothing for higher levels	AcceptedNo figure is attached because the band runs from IELTS 6.5 to 7.5 and the tests page converts only up to 6.5. At IELTS 6.5 the tests page prints TOEFL (new) 4.5 and TOEFL (old) 79.	AcceptedNo figure is attached because the band runs from IELTS 6.5 to 7.5 and the tests page converts only up to 6.5. At IELTS 6.5 the tests page prints PTE Academic 61 with no component below 59.	AcceptedNo figure is attached because the band runs from IELTS 6.5 to 7.5 and the tests page converts only up to 6.5. At IELTS 6.5 the tests page prints Duolingo 120 (min R100, L95, S95, W95).

“If English is not your first language, you will be required to provide an IELTS certificate, or equivalent.”

International entry requirements by country (subject IELTS levels)

Postgraduate taught

Three subject groups, as for undergraduate with different ranges. Test conversions come from the accepted-tests page and cover IELTS 6.0 and 6.5 only.

Course group	IELTS	TOEFL iBT	PTE Academic	Duolingo English Test
Business and Computinge.g. Business, ComputingSource for this group	6.0the entry page gives an overall score only; the tests page labels this level 'IELTS 6.0 (5.50)'	4 (new scale) / 60 (old scale, as printed)new scale: R3, L2.5, S3, W4; old scale: R8, L7, S16, W18	59no component below 59	105minimum Reading 100, Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 95
Art, Design and Engineeringe.g. Art, Design, EngineeringSource for this group	6.0 to 6.5, depending on coursethe entry page gives an overall range only; the tests page labels the levels 'IELTS 6.0 (5.50)' and 'IELTS 6.5 (6.0)'	4 to 4.5 (new scale), 60 to 79 (old scale, as printed)new scale: R3, L2.5, S3, W4	59 to 61no component below 59	105 to 120minimum Reading 100, Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 95
Humanities, Media, Law and Sciencee.g. Humanities, Media, Law, ScienceSource for this group	6.5the entry page gives an overall score only; the tests page labels this level 'IELTS 6.5 (6.0)'	4.5 (new scale) / 79 (old scale, as printed)new scale: R3, L2.5, S3, W4; old scale: R8, L7, S16, W18	61no component below 59	120minimum Reading 100, Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 95

“If English is not your first language, you will be required to provide an IELTS certificate, or equivalent.”

International entry requirements by country (subject IELTS levels)

Other tests the university lists

• LanguageCert Academic (65 for IELTS 6.0, 70 for 6.5, 60 for 5.5)
• LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator
• Oxford ELLT (OEIG): 6 for IELTS 6.0, 7 for 6.5
• Cambridge/Edexcel/AQA IGCSE English (first or second language) grade C
• International Baccalaureate English A (HL or SL) or English B HL, grade 4
• Cambridge O Level English Language grade C
• GCSE English Language grade C

“Not on the list” means the test does not appear on the university page we checked. It does not mean the test is refused: the course page or the admissions office may still accept it, so ask them.

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