Six and 10 week summer courses

Entry requirements vary depending on which degree you will be studying after your pre-sessional English course.

Masters applicants

If you'll be studying a taught postgraduate degree, entry requirements for summer pre-sessional courses can be found from the 'Applying, fees and funding' section on your Masters course page.

You don't need IELTS for UKVI before you apply or to be eligible for a combined CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies).

If you're not eligible for a combined CAS, you'll need to hold IELTS for UKVI so that we can issue a CAS for your pre-sessional course only. Please see below for more information. 

Research applicants

If you'll be studying a research degree, please email your research degree offer letter or your field of research to langc@leeds.ac.uk to discuss your eligibility.

Apply via the application portal. Choose either:

• Pre-sessional (10 weeks) English for Postgraduate Studies, or 
• Pre-sessional (6 weeks) English for Postgraduate Studies 

You'll need to submit a complete application for this pre-sessional English course to be considered for a place. If you experience any difficulties, please email the Admissions Enquiries team.

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Masters applicants

We'll review your pre-sessional English application after you've received a decision on your Masters application.

Research applicants

We'll respond to your pre-sessional application after we receive it.

Masters applicants

If you need a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK and you've applied for this pre-sessional English course to prepare for a taught postgraduate degree, you'll need to pay a tuition fee deposit of £1,500 before we issue your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). We'll send you information on how to pay once you accept your unconditional offer.

The full tuition fee for your pre-sessional English course needs to be paid before you register. We therefore encourage you to pay your tuition fee in full at this stage, rather than paying the deposit only. Your course fee is in your pre-sessional English offer letter.

Any payments you make will be detailed in your CAS when it's issued. As your CAS is a live electronic document, any additional payments you make before you apply for a visa will be updated on your CAS so visa officials will see that you have made further payments.

If you don't attend your pre-sessional English course, any payments you've made will automatically be allocated to your Masters course instead. If you also decline your Masters course offer, your right to a refund of your deposit is limited. For further information, please visit our tuition fee deposits page.

Please refer to the deadlines below to see when you need to pay your tuition fee deposit.

Research applicants

If you'll be a research student, you won't need to pay a tuition fee deposit.  

If you've met the academic conditions of your taught postgraduate Masters course, you'll receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that includes your pre-sessional English and your Masters courses (a combined CAS).

If you haven't met the academic conditions of your Masters course and you hold IELTS for UKVI, you'll receive a CAS for your pre-sessional English course only.

If you haven't met the academic conditions of your Masters course and you don't hold IELTS for UKVI, you'll receive a CAS if you do either of the below options by 7 June 2019:

• meet the academic conditions of your Masters offer to receive a combined CAS, or 
• provide us with an IELTS for UKVI certificate which meets the pre-sessional English entry requirement and contact the Language Centre via the applicant portal to request a CAS for your pre-sessional English course only. 

Please note, once you request a CAS for your pre-sessional English course only, you won't then be able to request a CAS for your pre-sessional and Masters courses even if you meet your academic conditions by the deadline.

If you've met the academic conditions of your taught postgraduate Masters course, you'll receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that includes your pre-sessional English and your Masters courses (a combined CAS).

If you haven't met the academic conditions of your Masters course, you'll receive a CAS if you do either of the below options by 5 July 2019:

• meet the academic conditions of your Masters offer to receive a combined CAS, or 
• hold an IELTS for UKVI certificate which meets the pre-sessional English entry requirement and contact the Language Centre via the applicant portal to request a CAS for your pre-sessional English course only. 

Please note, once you request a CAS for your pre-sessional English course only, you won't then be able to request a CAS for your pre-sessional and Masters courses even if you meet your academic conditions by the deadline.

If you're waiting for your research degree offer or your offer has academic or English language conditions, you'll need to provide IELTS for UKVI to be eligible for a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for your pre-sessional English course only.

If you've received an unconditional offer for your research degree at the University of Leeds, you may be eligible for a CAS that includes your pre-sessional English course and your research degree. We'll advise you if you're eligible. If you have any questions, email langc@leeds.ac.uk.