Six and 10 week summer courses

We accept the following certificates:

• Academic IELTS
• Pearson
• TOEFL iBT

Check IELTS equivalencies for TOEFL iBT and Pearson tests

You don't need an IELTS for UKVI certificate to apply for a pre-sessional course, but it will affect what type of CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) you're eligible to receive. More information about the CAS is below.

Entry requirements vary depending on which degree you'll 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.

Research applicants
If you'll be studying a research degree, you can find the entry requirements on our pre-sessional course page.

Apply via the application portal. Choose either:

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

You'll need to submit a complete application before the deadline to be considered for a place. Deadlines to apply are below. If you experience any difficulties, please email the Admissions Enquiries team.

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During peak times, it may take us longer to respond to your application. 

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 postgraduate researcher, you won't need to pay a tuition fee deposit.  

I have met the academic conditions of my Masters course
You'll receive a combined CAS (A Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies that includes your pre-sessional English and your Masters course).

I haven't met the academic conditions of my Masters course yet and I hold IELTS for UKVI
If you hold IELTS for UKVI, you'll receive a pre-sessional only CAS. If you meet your academic conditions by 7 June 2020, you can request a combined CAS via the application portal. 

I haven't met the academic conditions of my Masters course yet and I don't hold IELTS for UKVI
If you don't hold IELTS for UKVI, you'll need to meet the academic conditions of your Masters course by 7 June 2020 to receive a combined CAS
or
Provide a valid IELTS for UKVI certificate and request a pre-sessional only CAS via the application portal by 7 June 2020.

If you do neither of these, your pre-sessional English course offer will be withdrawn.

I have met the academic conditions of my Masters course
You'll receive a combined CAS (A Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies that includes your pre-sessional English and your Masters course).

I haven't met the academic conditions of my Masters course yet
If you meet the academic conditions of your Masters offer by 5 July 2020, you'll receive a combined CAS.

If you can't meet the academic conditions of your Masters offer by 5 July 2020, you'll need to provide a valid IELTS for UKVI certificate and request a pre-sessional only CAS via the application portal by the deadline below.

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

I hold an unconditional offer for a research degree at the University of Leeds
You'll receive a combined CAS (A Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies that includes your pre-sessional English and your research degree).

I hold a conditional research degree offer/ I haven't received my research degree offer yet
If you hold an IELTS for UKVI certificate, you'll receive a pre-sessional only CAS.

If you don't hold IELTS for UKVI you won't receive a CAS and won't be eligible to study our pre-sessional course on a Tier 4 visa. You'll need an alternative visa to study on our course.