European Secondary level and Alternative English Language Qualifications Accepted by the University only use qualifications on this page for students who will not require a Tier 4 General Student Visa at any point during their studies at UAL Exam A' level English European Baccalaureate GCSE English German Abitur Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Iceland Studentsprof IGCSE English* International Baccalaureate (IB)** IELTS 5.0 IELTS 5.5 IELTS 6.0 IELTS 6.5 IELTS 7.0 IELTS 7.5 D D C C B B L1 grade 6, L1 grade 6, L1 grade 6, L1 grade 6 L1 grade 7 not valid L2 grade 7 L2 grade 7 L2 grade 7 L2 grade 7 L2 grade 7.5 D D C C B B grade 11 grade 11 grade 11 grade 12 grade 12 not valid 3 3 4 4 5 5* grade 6 grade 6 grade 7 grade 8 grade 8 not valid D D C C B B grade 3 grade 4 IB B SL grade 6 IB B SL grade 6 IB B SL grade 7 IB B HL -grade 4 IB B HL -grade 5 IB B HL -grade 5 IB B HL -grade 6 IB A1 or A2 HL or SL - grade 5 IB A1 or A2 HL or SL grade 5 IB A1 or A2 HL or SL grade 6 grade 5 grade 5 not valid in A or B HL or SL in A or B HL or SL IB A1 or A2 HL or SL - grade 4 Norwegian Vitnemal Swedish Slutbetyg TOEFL ibt Danish Studentereksamen Maltese exams grade 4 grade 4 G Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking grade 4 G 60 10 10 13 16 Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking G 70 13 13 13 16 Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking VG 80 17 18 17 20 Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking VG 90 17 18 17 20 Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking MVG 100 20 20 20 20 Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking please contact Suzanne Barrett at the Language Centre: [email protected] please contact Suzanne Barrett at the Language Centre: [email protected] *first or second language ** English Language or English Language and Litererature combined (English Literature as a single subject is only acceptable if students are studying the A syllabus) Please note that if you take TOEFL ibt, you should use the comparison chart above and not the comparison chart given with the TOEFL certificate. Exams used as evidence of language proficiency are valid for 2 years only. 110 22 22 22 22