To join the first year of our undergraduate course you’ll need one of the following.

• GCE A levels from a recognised UK examination board.
• An International Baccalaureate with a minimum of 24 points.
• A university foundation course recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
• Relevant qualifications obtained in your home country: see our country-specific entry requirements.
• For some courses there may be additional requirements, such as portfolios for art and design courses. These are outlined in our undergraduate course pages.

If you've completed study at university level in the UK or your home country you may be eligible to enter directly into Year 2 or 3 of a related degree course at ARU. Find out more about transferring to ARU.

Standard English requirements

The minimum requirements for most of our degrees are provided in the table below. Some of our courses have higher requirements, so please visit the course page you are interested in to check the specific English requirement.

Undergraduate courses

• IELTS (Academic)
  • Overall 6.0 with 5.5 in each of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) 
• TOEFL iBT
  • 80 overall with 17 in Writing and Listening, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking
• Pearson PTE Academic
  • 60 overall with 59 in each of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)

https://www.aru.ac.uk/international/entry-requirements

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Please send the student details and documents to [email protected]. IGS team will submit the application through QS portal.