IELTS

Majority of the programmes at Bachelors degree level and above at the University of Derbyrequire an IELTS score of between 6.0 and 7.0 with a minimum score required in all areas. (speaking, reading, writing and listening). Apart from IELTS, the Derby also accepts one of the below equivalent qualifications -

• Oxford English Language Level Test (ELLT)

 • Pearson Test of Academic English

• TOEFL iBT Overall score of 79 - 100 (with specific minimum score requirements for each component) • LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 – C1

• Michigan English Assessment Battery (MELAB) • Michigan Test: Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) • Cambridge English Scale: B2 – C1

 • International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C

 • International GCSE English or English as a Second Language: Grade C • Completion of University of Derby pre-sessional English language course: Pass

At Tufts University, all applicants whose primary language is not English must submit proof of English proficiency. However, if an applicant satisfies one or more of the following conditions, they are not required to provide a IELTS,  TOEFL or Duolingo score:

• Citizenship of Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Guyana, an Anglophone country of Africa or an English-speaking country of the Caribbean; OR
• A college or university degree earned in the United States, in one of the countries listed above or from an institution with English as the medium of instruction; OR
• Current enrollment as a full-time student in a degree-granting programme in the United States or at an English-speaking school. Also, the student must have successfully completed two consecutive full-time academic years of college or university work prior to the date of anticipated enrollment at Tufts University.

If an international candidate cannot satisfy any of the conditions listed above, they have to submit their English language exam scores as an admission requirement while applying to Tufts University. Tufts accepts all the major English language scores; IELTS,  TOEFL,  PTE and Duolingo and students can refer to the table below for minimum score details:

Note: The official scores must be sent to Tufts University by the test provider electronically. Also,  student copies or photocopies of scores are not accepted at Tufts.