Course dates and fees for Summer 2024 pre-sessional English course

These courses will take place  at our Marylebone Campus and are aimed at students wanting to start their main degree or Study Abroad programme with us in September 2024.

course lengthApplication deadlinepayment deadlineearly payment deadlinecourse datescourse feeFinal results
6 weeks20 May24 May20 May8 July£3,10019 August
10 weeks29 April3 May29 April10 June£4,05019 August

Online courses

These courses will take place online only and are aimed at students wanting to start their main degree course with us in September 2024.

course lengthApplication deadlinepayment deadlineearly payment deadlinecourse datescourse feeFinal results
10 weeks28 May31 May28 May10 June£4,05019 August
13 weeks7 May10 May7 May20 May£5,20019 August

Course dates and fees for Autumn 2024 pre-sessional English course

Both these courses will take place online only and are aimed at students wanting to start their main degree with us in January 2025.

course lengthApplication deadlinepayment deadlineearly payment deadlinecourse datescourse feeFinal results
6 weeks21 October25 October21 October4 November£3,10017 December
10 weeks23 September27 September23 September7 October£4,05017 December

How to apply

  • You must be holding an offer for a place at the University of Westminster
  • You can apply by contacting  with a copy of your passport and IELTS/English language result
  • Please ensure that you quote your student reference number when applying for the Pre-sessional English course
  • Please ensure that you complete your application by the deadline
  • Students will be required to make full payment for the course. International students needing a student visa for their main degree will also be required to pay the £4,000 international student deposit at the same time
  • Students who apply early and pay their courses fees by the early payment deadline will be eligible for a 10% discount on the full fee.
  • Students applying for the online courses will study the course online and will not need to apply for CAS in order to get a student visa until the end of the pre-sessional course and prior to enrolling on their main degree programme
  • If you have already successfully completed a pre-sessional course with us the result remains valid for one year, i.e. if you successfully passed a course in 2023, then your results remain valid for 2024-2025 entry.
  • Students who already meet the English language requirements for their degree course can also apply if they simply want to improve their language skills.

Pre-sessional entry requirements

Pre-sessional course requirements

*Please note some courses have higher component grades and may require different component grades for entry to the pre-sessional courses.

Overall IELTS score needed for main degree course

6-Week Course

10-Week Course

13-Week Course

IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component *

Overall = 5.5 (with minimum 5.5 in writing and no component below 5.0)

Overall = 5.0 (with minimum 5.0 in writing and no component below 4.5)

Overall = 4.5 (with minimum 4.5 in 2 components to include writing and no component score below 4.0)

IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component *

Overall = 6.0 (with minimum 5.5 in 2 components to include writing and no component below 5.0)

Overall = 5.5 (with minimum 5.5 in writing and no component below 5.0)

Overall = 5.0 (with minimum 5.0 in 2 components to include writing and no component score below 4.5)

IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.5 in writing and 6.0 in all other components *

Overall = 6.0 (with minimum 6 in writing and no component below 5.5)

Overall = 5.5 (with minimum 5.5 in writing and no component below 5.0)

Overall = 5.0 (with minimum 5.0 in 2 components to include writing, and no component below 4.5)

IELTS 7.0 or equivalent*

Overall 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in 2 components to include writing and no component below 5.5)

Overall = 6.0 (with minimum 5.5 in 2 components to include writing and no component below 5.0)

Overall = 5.5 (with 5.5 minimum in 2 components to include writing and no component below 5.0)

Other English tests accepted for pre-sessional entry

We also accept a range of English tests for entry such as:

  • TOEFL
  • Cambridge
  • PSI Skills for English UKVI
  • LangCert ESOL UKVI/Academic
  • Kaplan International Test of English KITE
  • Oxford International ELLT
  • Pearson PTE UKVI
  • Trinity UKVI

There are some differences in the tests we can accept for the online pre-sessional courses and the on-campus course. This is based on UKVI regulation. Please contact [email protected] for further information. 

Contact us

For all pre-sessional enquiries please contact us at: [email protected].