What IELTS score do you need for Arts University Bournemouth?

For BA and September 2027 master's entry, AUB lists PTE Academic or PTE Academic UKVI 64 with 59 in each section, TOEFL iBT 80 with at least 18 in writing, listening and reading and 19 in speaking (or 4.5 overall and 4 in each section on the scale used from January 2026), LanguageCert Academic SELT 65 with 60 in each section, Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency at grade C, Trinity ISE 90 with 80 in each skill, PSI Skills for English SELT B2 and OIDI ELLT 6 with 5 in each section.

Home versions of TOEFL iBT are not accepted. Duolingo is not on the page. External tests generally need to be taken in the three years before your course starts, although Foundation visa applicants need a SELT taken within two years of the start date.

Nationals of majority English-speaking countries who studied English in every year of high school, with a grade C or above, may be exempt, and a bachelor's degree completed in a majority English-speaking country can count for postgraduate entry. School letters confirming English are not accepted. AUB offers pre-sessional English to applicants just below the BA or MA level, but the page gives no entry scores or course lengths.

For a Student visa, UK Visas and Immigration asks for English at CEFR B2 for degree-level study and B1 below degree level, per gov.uk. At degree level, gov.uk adds, your university can assess your English itself, but the level must still be equivalent to B2.

Requirements vary by programme and change between admissions cycles. The score that binds you is the one on your AUB programme page and in your offer letter, so check it there before you book a test.