University English requirements

What IELTS score do you need for The University of Law?

The University of Law sets English by course: IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each component for its business MSc and MBA degrees, 6.5 with 6.0 for the PGDL, MA Law, LPC and most law master's, and 7.5 in every component for the Bar Practice Course. Its qualifications guide lists PTE Academic, not online, at 56 (52) for the 6.0 level and Duolingo at 110 (100), plus its own ULET test.
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University of Law IELTS by course

From ULaw's English language qualifications guide, checked against its postgraduate and undergraduate entry pages. They disagree in places: the web pages give the LLB (Hons) Law and the LLMs 6.0 (5.5), while the guide gives both 6.5 (6.0). The guide counts IELTS One Skill Retake as IELTS Academic, but not IELTS General Training.

CourseIELTS Academic
International Foundation Programme5.0 (4.5)
Law degrees with Foundation Year6.0 (5.5)
LLB (Hons) Law6.5 (6.0) in the guide; 6.0 (5.5) on the web page
Accelerated LLB; MLaw Solicitors' Practice7.0 (6.5)
Business and Computer Science three-year degrees6.0 (5.5)
Criminology and Psychology three-year degrees6.5 (6.0)
PGDL; MA Law (Conversion) and (SQE1); LPC; LLM Legal Practice; PG Dip in Legal Practice6.5 (6.0)
LLMs6.5 (6.0) in the guide; 6.0 (5.5) on the web page
Bar Practice Course (BPC)7.5 (7.5)
MSc and MBA (business); MSc Computing6.0 (5.5)
MSc Psychology (Conversion); MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice6.5 (6.0)

ULaw equivalents by test

From the guide's Table 2. Tests are valid for up to two years before the course start. TOEFL iBT can be taken online or at a centre but MyBest scores are not accepted. IFG, INTO and OIDI pathway qualifications are also listed.

TestIELTS 6.0 (5.5)IELTS 6.5 (6.0)IELTS 7.5 (7.5)
PTE Academic (not online)56, all skills 5259; L, R, S 56, W 6278; L, R, S 75, W 88
Duolingo110 (100)120 (110)143; L 135, R 135, W 155, S 145
TOEFL iBT, new scale from January 20264; L, W, S 3, R 3.54.5; L, R, W 3.5, S 45.5; L, R, W 5, S 5.5
LanguageCert Academic65 (60)70 (65)80 (80)
Oxford ELLT6 (5)7 (6)9 (9)
University of Law English Test (ULET)6.0 (5.5)6.5 (6.0)7.5 (7.5)

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Indian and Nigerian applicants

The guide accepts Indian Standard XII English for up to six years from CBSE, CISCE and the Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra boards. For postgraduate business and computer science courses, an English-taught degree from a recognised institution in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Kazakhstan or several Gulf states counts if it is under five years old. WAEC and NECO English count at C6 up to the 6.5 level and C4 above it, for up to 15 years for postgraduate study.

Indian Standard XII English6.0 (5.5) courses6.5 (6.0) courses7.0 (6.5) courses
CBSE70%70%80%
CISCE70%70%Not accepted
Listed state boards70%70%80%

ULET, pre-sessional and the Student visa

If you have no accepted qualification, ULaw offers its own ULET test. Its pre-sessional page runs a 7-week course to lift you by 0.5 band, at £1,500 taken from a required £6,000 advance tuition payment. Entry is IELTS for UKVI 6.0 (5.5) or PTE Academic UKVI 56 (52) for LLMs, and 6.0 (5.0) or PTE UKVI 56 (43) for business MScs. The page says pre-sessional students on a Student visa need a SELT, while academic IELTS and ULET work for non-visa students. It lists LLMs at 6.5 (6.0) and business MScs at 6.5 (5.5), different again from the entry pages.

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 and may ask you to take a different test.

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

Frequently asked questions

What IELTS do I need for the PGDL at the University of Law?+

IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, the same as the MA Law (Conversion), LPC and LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2).

Does the University of Law accept Duolingo?+

Yes, in its English qualifications guide: 110 (100) for 6.0 courses, 120 (110) for 6.5 courses and 143 for the Bar Practice Course.

Does the University of Law accept PTE?+

Yes, but not PTE Academic Online: 56 with 52 in all skills for 6.0 courses and 59 with 62 in writing for 6.5 courses.

What IELTS do I need for the BPC?+

IELTS 7.5 with a minimum of 7.5 in each component, the highest English requirement at the University of Law.

Can Indian students use Class 12 English for the University of Law?+

Yes, for up to six years: 70% from CBSE, CISCE or eight listed state boards for 6.0 and 6.5 courses, and 80% from CBSE or those boards for 7.0 courses.

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