General courses – open to students in all schools and departments
Our pre-sessional courses are split into 10-week blocks (apart from the shorter courses in the summer). If you need to study with us for 40 weeks, you will therefore study pre-sessional levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. If your current level of English and the required level for your degree programme allow you to take a shorter pre-sessional course, you will study a reduced number of pre-sessional levels.
Your degree course requires IELTS 6.0 (with no score lower than 5.5)
IELTS scores
| Your current IELTS score | Course length needed | Level of pre-sessional course you need |
|---|
| Overall |
No score lower than |
| 4.0 |
4.0 |
40 weeks |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 4.5 |
4.0 |
40 weeks |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 4.5 |
4.0 (with 4.5 in writing) |
30 weeks |
2, 3 and 4 |
| 5.0 |
4.5 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 5.0 |
5.0 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 5.5 |
5.0 |
10 weeks |
4 |
| 5.5 |
5.5 |
10, 8 or 6 weeks |
4 |
| 6.0 |
5.0 (with 5.5 in writing) |
8 or 6 weeks |
4 |
Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses
Your degree course requires IELTS 6.5 (with no score lower than 6.0)
IELTS scores
| Your current IELTS score | Course length needed | Level of pre-sessional course you need |
|---|
| Overall |
No score lower than |
| 4.0 |
4.0 |
40 weeks |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 4.5 |
4.0 |
40 weeks |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 4.5 |
4.0 (with 4.5 in writing) |
30 weeks |
2, 3 and 4 |
| 5.0 |
4.5 |
30 weeks |
2, 3 and 4 |
| 5.0 |
5.0 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 5.5 |
5.0 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 5.5 |
5.5 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 6.0 |
5.0 (with 5.5 in writing) |
10 weeks |
4 |
| 6.0 |
5.5 (with 6.0 in writing) |
8 or 6 weeks |
4 |
| 6.0 |
6.0 |
8 or 6 weeks |
4 |
Your degree course requires IELTS 6.5 (6.5 in writing and reading, 6.0 in speaking and listening)
IELTS scores
| Your current IELTS score | Course length needed | Level of pre-sessional course you need |
|---|
| Overall |
No score lower than |
| 4.0 |
4.0 and below |
Not eligible to study |
| 4.5 |
4.5 reading and writing, 4.0 listening and speaking |
40 weeks |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 5.0 |
5.0 reading and writing, 4.5 listening and speaking |
30 weeks |
2, 3 and 4 |
| 5.5 |
5.5 reading and writing, 5.0 listening and speaking |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 6.0 |
6.0 reading and writing, 5.5 listening and speaking |
10 weeks |
4 |
Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses
Your degree course requires IELTS 7.0 (with no score lower than 6.0 or 6.5)
IELTS scores
| Your current IELTS score | Course length needed | Level of pre-sessional course you need |
|---|
| Overall |
No score lower than |
| 4.5 and below |
4.0 and below |
Not eligible to study |
| 5.5 |
5.0 |
40 weeks |
1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 5.5 |
5.5 |
30 weeks |
2, 3 and 4 |
| 6.0 |
5.0 (with 5.5 in writing) |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 6.0 |
5.5 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 6.0 |
6.0 |
20 weeks |
3 and 4 |
| 6.5 |
6.0 |
10 weeks |
4 |
| 6.5 |
6.0 (with 6.5 in reading and writing) |
8 or 6 weeks |
4 |
| 6.5 |
6.5 |
8 or 6 weeks |
4 |
Academic Skills Induction Programme
We also offer an intensive three-week Academic Skills Induction for international students who met the English language condition of their University of Nottingham academic offer, hold an unconditional offer from the university, and have already obtained their Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS).
Find out more about our Academic Skills Induction programme