English for Academic Purposes Pre-Sessional Programmes

Typical entry requirements

English for Academic Purposes 16 weeks

Dates: 19 May – 8 September 2022

Entry requirements vary, based on the conditional offer for your main degree programme. Usual minimum entry requirements are IELTS 1.5 lower than the English Language Condition on your degree offer, and all IELTS scores must be 5.0 or higher, regardless of your degree offer condition. Please contact us for advice on your entry requirements.

English for Academic Purposes 11 weeks

Dates: 23 June - 8 September 2022

Entry requirements vary, based on the conditional offer for your main degree programme. Usual minimum entry requirements are IELTS 1.0 lower than the English Language Condition on your degree offer, and all IELTS scores must be 5.0 or higher, regardless of your degree offer condition. Please contact us for advice on your entry requirements.

English for Academic Purposes 6 weeks

Dates: 21 July - 1 September 2022

Entry requirements vary, based on the conditional offer for your main degree programme. Usual minimum entry requirements are IELTS 0.5 lower than the English Language Condition on your degree offer, and all IELTS scores must be 5.0 or higher, regardless of your degree offer condition. Please contact us for advice on your entry requirements.

For a full list of English language qualifications accepted by the University of Southampton, please visit our English Language requirement website.

General English for Academic Purposes
Summer Pre-Sessional Programmes | Duolingo Entry Requirements 2022

Degree Offer English Language Condition		Pre-sessional 6 Weeks Course
IELTS Overall score	IELTS component requirements	IELTS		Duolingo English Test
		Minimum IELTS overall score	Minimum IELTS component scores	Overall	Literacy	Conversation	Comprehension	Production
6.0	5.5 in all components	5.5	5.0 in all components	90-95	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	5.5 in all components	6.0	5.0 in all components	100-105	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	6.0 all components	6.0	5.5 in all components	100-105	min 90	min 90	min 90	min 90
6.5	6.5 in Reading and Writing, 6.0 in Listening and Speaking	6.0	6.0 in Reading and Writing, 5.5 in Listening and Speaking	100-105	min 100	min 90	min 100	min 100
6.5	6.5 all components	6.0	6.0 in all components	100-105	min 100	min 100	min 100	min 100
7.0	6.0 all components	6.5	5.5 in all components	110-115	min 90	min 90	min 90	min 90
7.0	6.5 all components	6.5	6.0 in all components	110-115	min 100	min 100	min 100	min 100
7.0	7.0 all components	Not eligible for pre-sessional 6 weeks, 11 weeks or 16 weeks course
7.0	7.0 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, 6.5 in Writing	Not eligible for pre-sessional 6 weeks, 11 weeks or 16 weeks course

Degree Offer English Language Condition		Pre-sessional 11 weeks Course
IELTS Overall score	IELTS component requirements	IELTS		Duolingo English Test
		Minimum IELTS overall score	Minimum IELTS component scores	Overall	Literacy	Conversation	Comprehension	Production
6.0	5.5 in all components	5.0	5.0 in all components	80-85	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	5.5 in all components	5.5	5.0 in all components	90-95	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	6.0 all components	5.5	5.0 in all components	90-95	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	6.5 in Reading and Writing, 6.0 in Listening and Speaking	5.5	5.5 in Reading and Writing, 5.0 in Listening and Speaking	90-95	min 90	min 80	min 90	min 90
6.5	6.5 all components	5.5	5.5 in all components	90-95	min 90	min 90	min 90	min 90
7.0	6.0 all components	6.0	5.0 in all components	100-105	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
7.0	6.5 all components	6.0	5.5 in all components	100-105	min 90	min 90	min 90	min 90
7.0	7.0 all components	Not eligible for pre-sessional 6 weeks, 11 weeks or 16 weeks course
7.0	7.0 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, 6.5 in Writing	Not eligible for pre-sessional 6 weeks, 11 weeks or 16 weeks course

Degree Offer English Language Condition		Pre-sessional 16 weeks Course
IELTS Overall score	IELTS component requirements	IELTS		Duolingo English Test
		Minimum IELTS overall score	Minimum IELTS component scores	Overall	Literacy	Conversation	Comprehension	Production
6.0	5.5 in all components	5.0	5.0 in all components	80-85	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	5.5 in all components	5.0	5.0 in all components	80-85	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	6.0 all components	5.0	5.0 in all components	80-85	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	6.5 in Reading and Writing, 6.0 in Listening and Speaking	5.0	5.0 in all components	80-85	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
6.5	6.5 all components	5.0	5.0 in all components	80-85	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
7.0	6.0 all components	5.5	5.0 in all components	90-95	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
7.0	6.5 all components	5.5	5.0 in all components	90-95	min 80	min 80	min 80	min 80
7.0	7.0 all components	Not eligible for pre-sessional 6 weeks, 11 weeks, or 16 weeks course
7.0	7.0 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, 6.5 in Writing	Not eligible for pre-sessional 6 weeks, 11 weeks, or 16 weeks course

Equivalents

IELTS	PTE	TOEFL
5.5 overall with 5.0 in all band scores	51 overall with 46 in all band score	72 overall with a minimum of (L15, R14, S19, W16)
5.0 overall with 5.0 in all band scores	46 overall with 46 in all band score	63 overall with a minimum of (L15, R14, S19, W16)

To apply

To apply for a pre-sessional course, please complete the online application form.

Applicants for a Masters with Preparatory Study at the University of Southampton cannot attend a Pre-sessional English course. 

Applicants for a Science or Engineering Foundation year on a non-English Language Pathway can attend Pre-sessional English course A or B.

Application deadlines

All applicants are encouraged to apply and complete the application process as soon as possible. 

Additionally, applicants who require a visa to study in the UK should allow sufficient time for the processing of a visa application.

Pre-Sessional Course	Application Deadline
11-week	3 June 2021
6-week	1 July 2021

*Applications may close earlier than this deadline if the course is full

Further information on visas and immigration is available on our International website.

The application will be assessed after the IELTS or other English language test results have been provided. If an offer is issued to the applicant they will be required to accept the offer within 14 days. Additionally, an offer will be conditional on the payment of a non-refundable pre-payment of GBP 500.

If you have a question or would like further information, please contact our Admissions Team:

By telephone:
+44 23 8059 3344

By email:
elaccess@southampton.ac.uk 

The Pre-sessional Programmes are intensive with approximately 21 sessions of supervised work per week, plus assignments to be completed outside class.

Classroom work focuses on the four skills of academic writing, reading, listening and speaking.  You also attend Independent Learning sessions in which you learn the study skills you will need for academic life in the UK.

To further prepare you for study at university, you attend weekly lectures given by members of the University and other specialists on subjects of academic interest and life in Britain.

Academic Reading and Writing

You will have a reading and writing tutor who teaches you academic skills such as:

• planning and structuring your writing effectively
• paraphrasing, summarising, synthesising and using quotations to reference correctly from your sources
• extending your use of academic language
• writing researched essays
• employing suitable research skills and reading strategies to navigate and critically evaluate relevant and reliable sources of information and ideas
• developing a range of comprehension and note-taking strategies to make effective linguistic use of written sources

You will have weekly tutorials with your tutor to discuss your progress and will learn how to use the University libraries.

Academic Listening and Speaking

You will have a listening and speaking tutor who teaches you academic skills such as:

• participating in small group and class discussions
• improving your pronunciation
• planning and delivering academic presentations
• designing effective and correctly referenced Powerpoint slides to support an academic presentation
• listening to others
• recognising ways in which information is organised in a lecture
• identifying and noting key points and supporting points in a lecture
• using your notes to aid exam revision

You will have tutorials with your listening and speaking tutor to discuss your progress.

Independent Learning

You will also have an Independent Learning Facilitator who runs workshops on areas such as:

• recognising your learning styles
• developing language learning strategies
• identifying learning resources (physical and electronic)
• learning how to use University systems, including the BlackBoard Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), and e-Assignments (used for submitting assignments)
• You will have weekly advising sessions with your Independent Learning Facilitator to help you focus on your learning needs.

To apply

To apply for a Pre-sessional course, please complete the online application form.

Further information on visas and immigration is available on our International website.

If you have a question or would like further information, please contact our Admissions Team:

By telephone:
+44 (0) 23 8059 3344

By email:
elaccess@southampton.ac.uk

How will you learn?

The Pre-sessional Programmes are taught by our qualified and experienced teaching staff, who follow University of Southampton syllabi. Your studies will involve taught sessions in reading, writing, listening and speaking. The emphasis is on how to communicate effectively in English.

In addition to classroom sessions with both your reading and writing tutor and your listening and speaking tutor, you will attend weekly independent learning workshops in which you are taught the study skills necessary to succeed in your studies. You will also have weekly tutorials and advising sessions with your tutors and advisers, and attend a weekly lecture.

Assessment

You will complete a number of assessments for reading, writing, listening and speaking, some of which count towards your final Pre-sessional mark. These assessments are designed to prepare you for study on your degree programme.

Examples of assessments include researched writing tasks, reading assignments and listening exams, discussions and presentations.

Please note that there is not a maximum number of successful students who can progress from the Pre-sessional Programmes onto degree programmes. If you complete your Pre-sessional course with the required grade, you will have met the English language requirements of your conditional offer to study at the University of Southampton.

To apply

To apply for a Pre-sessional course, please complete the online application form.

Further information on visas and immigration is available on our International website.

If you have a question or would like further information, please contact our Admissions Team:

By telephone:
+44 (0) 23 8059 3344

By email:
elaccess@southampton.ac.uk