Integrated Foundation Course Entry Requirements

To enter the Integrated Foundation Course at EBS London, students should have any of the following:

Academic Requirements

A minimum of five GCSE/IGCSE subjects or their equivalent, with grades A-C, including Maths and English
US High School Diploma with a 2.5 GPA
HAVO
Six WAECs with grades A-C (1-6)
Realschulabschluß
Apolytirion of Gymnasio
Attestat
Bachillerato (from Central and South America)

Or another international qualification equivalent to the British General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs), as recommended by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC).

English Language Requirements

For those applicants whose mother tongue is not English, we require a recent pass in any of the following qualifications:

European Union/European Economic Area Nationals

For students who are nationals of the EU/EEA countries and English is not their native language, we require one the following qualifications*:

IELTS with a minimum score of 5.5
TOEFL with 74 points in the internet-based test, 203 in the computer-based version, or 535 in the paper-based test. The TOEFL code for EBS London is 2487.
Cambridge Advanced English Certificate (grades A-C)
Certificate of Proficiency in English (grades A-C)
Pearson Test of English with 46 points
GCSE/IGCSE English Grade C or above
Grade 5 in the IB English HL
English C of the Avgangsbetyg with a VG or MVG
English grade 5 or 6 in the Vitnemål
75% overall in all English components of the European Baccalaureate
EIKEN English test - Grade Pre 1

* This requirement may be waived if the last three years of the student's education were in English. EBS London reserves the right to request an English proficiency certificate at our discretion.

Non-EU/EEA Nationals

For students who are non-EU nationals and English is the not their native language, we will require the following qualifications in accordance with UK Border Agency guidelines*:

IELTS overall score of 5.5, with a minimum of a 5.5 pass in all four components of the test
TOEFL** with a minimum pass of 74, including the following minimum scores: Reading - 18, Listening - 17, Speaking - 20, Writing - 17
Pearson Test of English with an overall score of 50 and a minimum pass of 51 in all four components of the test
Cambridge Advanced English certificate with grade C or above in all components of the test
GCSE English at Grade C or above, studied and taken in the UK on a student visa

* Please note these requirements are not only for academic purposes, but more importantly to meet the UKBA guidelines for a Tier 4 student visa.

** The UKBA only accepts the internet-based version of the TOEFL test.

Page last updated 1/26/2012