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Types of offer

Conditional

Many people receive a conditional offer - the place depends on you achieving specified results in any exams or courses you take. You will have to wait until after you have your exam results before you know whether or not you definitely have a place. Even when an offer is conditional, you still have to say whether or not you would like to accept it.

Unconditional

An unconditional offer would be made to someone who has already met the criteria for entry to a course. You then simply accept the offer and wait for further confirmation of the course, such as starting dates and joining information.

English Language requirements

Most universities require English GCSE grade C or above. However, there is a range of other qualifications that universities will accept instead. Acceptable other qualifications include:

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) average score of 6 or above
  • Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).

There are many other acceptable qualifications and you should contact the university for details of the minimum acceptable level of proficiency they require.

Some universities offer courses for those students whose first language is not English.

 
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