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BPP University English Entry Methods
and Requirements Guidance
Scope
Applicants and Students
Approved Date
July 2023
Updated June 2024
Approving Authority
Education and Standards Committee
Date Effective
February 2024
Review Date
July 2024
Document Owner
Office for University Academic Quality
Purpose
Outlines the University’s policies and
procedures in relation to admissions.
This guidance should be read in accordance with BPP University’s Admissions Policy which is available
here.
To study at BPP University, you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency to
meet the entry requirements of your chosen degree programme, and to comply with UKVI requirements.
There are 7 methods by which this is possible:
1. If you are a national of a majority English speaking country under Appendix 1.
2. Relevant scores in one of the accepted English language test providers listed in Appendix 2.
The test must have been completed within two years of the start of your programme at BPP
University and all results must be issued on the same certificate.
3. Achieving the relevant score in a recognised Pre-Sessional English programme. The final
assessment must have been completed within two years of the start of your programme at
BPP University and 4 skill scores must be issued on the same certificate.
4. If you have completed a degree as a resident taught in the UK or a majority English speaking
country under Appendix 1. The date of issue for the degree certificate must be within five years
of the start date of the programme at BPP University.
5. Proof of a UK degree delivered as a distance course or taught overseas, delivered and
examined in English, in addition to achieving the required speaking score in BPP’s ELT as listed
in Appendix 2. The date of issue for the degree certificate must be within five years of the start
date of the programme at BPP University.
6. If you have studied at one of the institutions listed on BPP’s medium of instruction vouch list
under Appendix 3. The date of issue for the degree certificate must be within five years of the
start date of the programme at BPP University.
7. If you have one of the home country qualifications listed in Appendix 4. The date of issue for
the qualification must be within ten years of the start date of the programme at BPP University
unless otherwise stated in Appendix 4.
If the evidence from methods 2-7 exceeds the validity period, applicants can take the BPP ELT to
evidence their English proficiency.
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Method
Description
Additional English
language
evidence?
Validity
For more
information see:
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Resident or national of majority English-speaking
country
None
Indefinite
Appendix 1
Page 4
2
Accepted English test provider
None
2 years
Appendix 2
Pages 5-6
3
Pre-Sessional English
None
2 years
Appendix 2
Pages 5-6
4
Prior degree as resident in a majority English-
speaking country
None
5 years
Appendix 1
Page 4
5
Prior degree from a UK HEI delivered as a distance
course or overseas
BPP ELT Speaking
component
5 years
Appendix 2
Page 5
6
MOI Vouch List
None
5 years
Appendix 3
Page 7
7
Home country school qualification
Bachelor's degree
10 years*
Appendix 4
Page 9
*See page 9 for details on the validity extension for WAEC/WESSCE/NECO only.
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Additional Requirements by Programme
BSc Nursing
Applicants for BSc Nursing may either provide an IELTS certificate with a minimum score of 6.5 in all
skills or a valid WAEC, WESSCE, NECO or KCSE certificate at the level stipulated in appendix 4.
Barrister Training Course (BTC) (all variants)
Candidates who hold or will hold by the time of admission to the Barrister Training Course, a UK
bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctorate which required at least one academic year of study as
a resident in the UK may be exempt from demonstrating English language proficiency via a SELT
certificate.
Candidates who hold or will hold by the time of admission to the BTC a UK bachelor’s degree, master’s
degree or doctorate which was taught and examined in English in a majority-English speaking country
under Appendix 1 of this document, including those taught and examined in English at an overseas
campus of a relevant UK Higher education institution, must pass a BPP English Language speaking
and listening test with a minimum of 7.5 in each skill.
Candidates for the BTC programme who do not meet the above criteria must demonstrate that they
meet the requirements of 7.5 in IELTS or equivalent for each skill. Entry methods for this course are:
1. IELTS with 7.5 minimum in each component
2. The equivalent score in Pearson PTE (73 minimum in each component and overall)
3. The equivalent score in BPP's English Language Test
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Appendix 1 – Entry methods 1 and 4
UKVI guidance indicates that students can be exempt from providing English language qualifications
where they fit into one of two categories below.
Students who are nationals of one of the following countries (‘majority English-speaking’ countries):
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Ireland
Guyana
Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
Students who have previously completed an academic qualification equivalent to a UK degree as
a resident in one of the following countries (‘majority English-speaking’ countries):
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America
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Appendix 2: Accepted Test Providers and Scores. Entry methods 2, 3 and 5 (method 5 refers only to speaking components)
BPP Programme
BPP ELT
IELTS
Academic/
IELTS
Online/
IELTS One
Skill retake
Oxford
Internation
al
ELLT/PSE
Certificate
of
Completio
n
Language
Cert
Academic*
must be
SELT
version
PTE
Academic
TOEFL
(iBT)
(including
Home
Edition)
Cambridge
CAE / CPE
Password
Trinity
ISE
PSI Skills
for English
UKVI
MSc Accounting & Finance
MSc Management (all variants)
MSc Engineering Management
Master of Laws (LLM) (all variants)
LLM International Business and Commercial Law
(all variants)
PGDL/Law Conversion Course (all variants)
SQE Training (all courses)
MSc Healthcare Leadership (all variants)
Graduate Diploma in Accounting
6.5 overall
minimum
6.0 in
each skill
6.5 overall
minimum 6.0
in each skill
7 overall
minimum of
6 in each
skill
70 Overall
with no skill
less than 65
70 overall
with a
minimum of
64 in each
skill
Minimum:
79 Overall
Reading 13
Writing 21
Listening 12
Speaking 18
176 overall
with a
minimum of
169 in each
skill
6.5 Overall
with no skill
less than 6.0
ISE II Merit
in each
component
ISE II
Distinction
Overall
B2+ Upper
Intermediate
Overall Pass
with merit,
minimum
Pass in each
skill
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Course Specific Accepted Test Providers – Entry method 4 (continued)
BPP Programme
BPP ELT
IELTS
Academic/
IELTS
Online/
IELTS One
Skill retake
Oxford
Internation
al English
Language
Level Test
Language
Cert
Academic*
must be
SELT
version
PTE
Academic
TOEFL
(iBT)
(including
Home
Edition)
Cambridge
CAE / CPE
Password
Trinity ISE
PSI Skills
for English
UKVI
Legal Practice Course (LPC) (all variants)
A minimum
score of 6.5
in all
components
6.5 overall
with a
minimum of
6.5 in each
element
7 overall with
a minimum
of 7 in all
components
70 Overall
with no skill
less than 70
70 overall
with a
minimum of
70 in each
element
Minimum:
79 Overall
Reading 19
Writing 24
Listening 20
Speaking 20
176 overall
with a
minimum of
176 in each
element
6.5 Overall
with no skill
less than 6.5
ISE II
Distinction in
each
component
ISE II
Distinction
Overall
B2+ Upper
Intermediate
Pass with
Merit overall
and Pass
with Merit in
each skill
BSc Nursing* this programme is IELTS-only
6.5 overall
with a
minimum of
6.5 in each
skill
Barrister Training Course (BTC) (all variants)
A minimum
score of 7.5
in all
components
7.5 with a
minimum of
7.5 in each
component
73 overall
with a
minimum
score of 73
in each
component
ISE II
Distinction in
each
component
ISE II
Distinction
Overall
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Appendix 3: Medium of Instruction Vouch List – Entry method 5
BPP accepts that degree holders from these institutions meet the English language entry
requirements for the following programmes:
• MSc Management (all variants)
• MSc Healthcare Leadership (all variants)
• LLM International Business and Commercial Law
• MSc Engineering Management
• MSc Accounting and Finance
The vouch list is constructed and maintained following a documented data-driven review and research
process.
Institution Name
Region,
Country
Institution Name
Region,
Country
Adikavi Nannaya University
Andhra
Pradesh, India
Kannur University
Kerala, India
Alagappa University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Kerala University
Kerala, India
Amity University
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Kumaun University
Uttarakhand,
India
Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham
Tamil Nadu,
India
Kurukshetra University
Haryana, India
Andhra University
Andhra
Pradesh, India
Lala Lajpat Rai University
Haryana, India
Anna University
Chennai, India
Lovely Professional University
Punjab, India
Annamalai University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Maharishi Dayanand University
Rohtak
Haryana, India
Baba Farid University of
Health Sciences
Punjab, India
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala, India
Bahauddin Zakariya
University
Multan,
Pakistan
Mahatma Gandhi University –
Nalgonda
Telangana,
India
Bhagat Phool singh Mahila
vishvidyalya
Haryana, India
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Rohilkhand University
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Bharathiar University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Mangalore University
Karnataka,
India
Bharathidasan University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Osmania University
Telangana,
India
Bharati Vidyapeeth, Sonipat
Haryana, India
P.P. Savani University
Gujarat, India
Brickfields Asia College*
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
Haryana, India
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Calicut University
Kerala, India
Panjab University
Chandigarh,
India
Central University of Kerala
Kerala, India
Parul University
Gujarat, India
Chaitanya deemed to be
University
Telangana,
India
Periyar University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Chandigarh University
Punjab, India
Punjabi University Patiala
Punjab, India
Charotar University of Scienc
e
and Technology(CHARUSAT
)
Gujarat, India
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki
Vishwavidyalaya , Bhopal
Madhya
Pradesh, India
DAV University
Punjab, India
Sant Baba Bhag Singh University
Punjab, India
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram
University
Haryana, India
Sardar Patel University
Gujarat, India
Dharmsinh Desai University
Gujarat, India
Saurashtra University
Gujarat, India
DIT University
Uttarakhand,
India
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Maharastra,
India
Doon University
Uttarakhand,
India
Sri Venkateswara University –
Tirupati
Andhra
Pradesh, India
Galgotias University
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Teerthanker Mahaveer University
(TMU)
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Ganpat University
Gujarat, India
Telangana University
Telangana
State, India
Government College
University
Punjab,
Pakistan
The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda
Gujarat, India
Graphic Era University
Uttarakhand,
India
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.
Medical University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Guatam Buddha University,
Greater Noida
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Thiruvalluvar University
Tamil Nadu,
India
Gujarat Technological
University
Gujarat, India
Uka Tarsadia University Bardoli
Gujarat, India
Gujarat University
Gujarat, India
University of Agriculture
Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Guru Jambheshwar
University
Haryana, India
University of Central Punjab
Punjab,
Pakistan
Guru Kashi University
Punjab, India
University of Gujrat
Punjab,
Pakistan
Guru Nanak Dev University
Punjab, India
University of Lahore
Lahore,
Pakistan
Gurugram University
Haryana, India
University of Madras
Tamil Nadu,
India
Hemchandracharya North
Gujarat University
Gujarat, India
University of Petroleum and
Energy Studies
Uttarakhand,
India
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Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
Garhwal University
Uttarakhand,
India
University of Sargodha
Punjab,
Pakistan
Himachal University
Himachal
Pradesh, India
University of the Punjab
Punjab,
Pakistan
I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical
University
Punjab, India
University of Mumbai
Maharashtra,
India
Iqra University
Islamabad,
Pakistan
Uttaranchal University Arcadia
Grant
Uttarakhand,
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University
Hyderabad
Telangana,
India
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal
University
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University
Kakinada
Andhra
Pradesh, India
Veer Narmad South Gujarat Univ
ersity
Gujarat, India
Kakatiya University
Andhra
Pradesh, India
Yogi Vemana University
Andhra
Pradesh, India
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Appendix 4: Alternative Accepted English Entry Methods by Region – Entry method 6
This section outlines additional accepted English Entry Methods for applicants applying using their
home country qualifications to demonstrate English proficiency. BPP has researched and confirmed
that these qualifications are equivalent to its entry requirements and are of a standard that allows BPP
to comply with its UKVI Sponsor Duties. Home country qualifications must be issued within 10 years
of the start date of the BPP course. Please note the exception for WAEC/WESSCE/NECO in the table
below.
Home country qualifications can be used for entry to the following programmes:
• MSc Management (all variants)
• MSc Healthcare Leadership
• LLM (Master of Laws) (all variants)
• MSc Engineering Management
• MSc Accounting and Finance
Home country qualifications cannot be used as proof of English proficiency for the Barrister Training
Course (BTC) or BSc Nursing. Please note the exception for WAEC/WESSCE/NECO in the table below.
Country or Region
Qualification – scores required in
the subject of English
6.5 with a minimum of
6.0 – 6.5 in each
component
6.5 with a minimum of 6.5
in each component
Various – issued
by UK exam
provider
iGCSE
C
C
Botswana
General Certificate of Education
C
B
Cameroon
GCE Ordinary Level
C
B
Hong Kong
HKDSE
4
5*
India and Nepal
HSSC/HSEBE**
60%
N/A
Kenya
KCSE
D
B
Lesotho
GCSE
C
B
Malawi
School Certificate of Education
6
5
Malaysia
SPM 1119 prior to 2019
4B or B
1A or A
Malaysia
SPM 1119
Relevant CEFR score
Relevant CEFR score
Mauritius
GCE Ordinary Level
C
B
Namibia
Senior Secondary Certificate –
Ordinary Level
Pass
N/A
Namibia
Senior Secondary Certificate –
Advanced Level
Pass
Pass
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Rwanda
Ordinary Level Certificate of
Education
6/C6
N/A
Rwanda
Advanced Level Certificate of
Education
Pass
N/A
South Africa
National Senior Certificate
3 (40%)
4
Tanzania
CSE/CSEE
C
B
Uganda
Certificate of Education
6
5
West Africa
WAEC/WASSCE*
C6
B3
West Africa
NECO*
C
B
Zambia
School Certificate/GCE
6
5
Zimbabwe
GCE Ordinary Level
C
B
Applicants who do not meet the requirements listed above or for whom the validity has expired can
take the BPP ELT to confirm they meet the English language entry requirements for their programme.
*WAEC/WESSCE/NECO certificates are valid if issued from 1999 onwards.
* WAEC/WESSCE/NECO can be used for entry onto the BSc Nursing programme.
** HSSC/HSEBE with scores below 60% can take the BPP ELT Speaking & Listening Orientation.