What IELTS score do you need for LAB University of Applied Sciences?

LAB lists several ways to skip a test: a degree completed in English in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand, or at a supervised institution in an EU/EEA country or Switzerland; A-Levels completed in English; GCSE or IGCSE English grade C (first language) or grade B (second language); and an SAT or ACT score taken on or after 1 January 2025 (SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 550, ACT English and Reading combined 49). Results that cannot be verified online are not accepted.

The English-taught programmes on the page include International Business, Business Information Systems, AI and Digital Infrastructure Engineering, Industrial Information Technology, Product Development Engineering, Sustainable Construction Technology, Sustainable Solutions Engineering, Innovation + Design, Sustainable Design Business, Physiotherapy, Paramedic Nurse and Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Pearson has discontinued PTE Academic Online for new bookings, so plan on a test-centre PTE Academic sitting even where this page still lists the online version. See can you take PTE at home.

For the August 2027 intake the page gives an application period of 2 November 2026 to 30 April 2027, with decisions by 15 June 2027. The January 2027 intake closed on 30 September 2026, with decisions by 19 November 2026.

Applicants who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland pay tuition for English-taught studies and an application fee. The page does not state either amount.

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