What IELTS score do you need for BIMM Music Institute (BIMM University)?

Certificate of Higher Education courses are below degree level, so Student visa holders must take a SELT: IELTS for UKVI 6.0 with 5.5 in each band, LanguageCert Academic SELT at 60 in each section, or PTE Academic UKVI 59 in all four skills. BIMM says it cannot accept any other qualification for these courses.

For degree courses you need no test if you are a national of a majority English-speaking country as defined by the Home Office, or hold a UK bachelor's-level degree taught in English in one of those countries. BIMM may also consider an academic degree taught in English elsewhere, for example in India or Nigeria, if ECCTIS recognises it as equivalent to a UK bachelor's and you show it was taught in English.

BIMM's pre-sessional English programme runs online over 6, 12 or 16 weeks depending on your current level, and says students can improve by 0.5 to 1.5 IELTS bands. Applications for it go through the Oxford International Digital Institute website.

BIMM also validates the MA courses at MetFilm School, which uses the same test table.

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