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Integrated Foundation Course Entry Requirements

To enter the Integrated Foundation Course at RBS London, students should have the following:

Academic Requirements

For entry onto the Integrated Foundation Course at RBS London, students must have at least five GCSE/IGCSE subjects or equivalent with grades A-C, including Maths and English.

Alternatively we can accept one of the following qualifications:

  • African WAECs - 6 passes at grades 1-6, including Maths and English
  • Albanian Dëftesë Pjekurie - 8 out of 10
  • Algerian Baccalaureat - grade 12 out of 20 
  • American High School Diploma - a 2.5 GPA
  • Azeri Secondary School Certificate - grade 3 or higher, out of 5
  • Brazilian Certificado de Ensino Medio - grade 7 out of 10
  • Bulgarian Matura - grade 4.50 out of 6.00
  • Chinese Senior Secondary School Certificate - 65% out of 100%
  • Colombian Título de Bachiller - grade 7 out of 10
  • Dutch HAVO - grade 8 out of 10
  • Ecuadorian Título de Bachiller - grade 14 out of 20
  • French Brevet - 13 out of 20
  • German Realschulabschluß - grade 2.5 out of 5
  • Hong Kong Certificate of Education - a minimum of 5 subjects at grades A- C, including Mathematics
  • Japanese Upper Secondary School Certificate - grade 3 out of 5
  • Kazakh Attestat - grades 4 and 5 out of 5
  • Malaysian SPM - grades 1-6 out of 8
  • Moroccan Baccalaureat - grade 12 out of 20
  • Russian Attestat - grades 4 and 5 out of 5
  • Saudi Tawjihiyah - 70% out of 100%
  • Tunisian Baccalaureat - grade 12 out of 20  


Or another international qualification equivalent to the British General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs), as recommended by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC). If your qualification is not listed, please contact the Admissions Department on +44(0)-207-487-7505, rbsl@regents.ac.uk

English Language Requirements

For those applicants whose mother tongue is not English, we require a recent pass in any of the following qualifications:

  • The in-house Regent's College English test with an overall score of at least 5.5
  • IELTS (minimum 5.5)
  • TOEFL (74 points in the internet-based test, 203 in the computer-based version, or 535 in the paper-based test). The TOEFL code for RBS London is 2487 
  • Cambridge Advanced English Certificate (grades A-C)
  • Certificate of Proficiency in English (grades A-C)
  • GCSE/IGCSE English Grade C or above
  • Grade 5 in the IB English HL or SL (A1 or A2)
  • English C of the Avgangsbetyg with a VG or MVG
  • English grade 5 or 6 in the Vitnemål
  • 75% overall in all English components of the European Baccalaureate
  • EIKEN English test - Grade Pre 1

* This requirement may be waived if the last three years of the student's education were in English. RBS London reserves the right to request an English proficiency certificate at our discretion.

English Language Requirements for Non-EU/EEA Nationals

For students that are non EU nationals and English is the not their native language, we will require one of the following qualifications, in accordance with UKBA guidelines*:

  • IELTS overall score of 5.5 showing a minimum of a 5.5 pass in all four components of the test
  • TOEFL with 74 points, showing a minimum pass of Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17 (Please note that the paper-based TOEFL is not accepted by the UKBA)
  • Pearson’s Test of English Academic showing an overall score of 50 and a minimum pass of 51 in all four components of the test
  • Cambridge English: Advanced – Grade C or above in all elements
  • GCSE English at Grade C or above, studied and taken in the UK on a student visa

* Please note this requirement is not only for academic purposes but more importantly to meet the UKBA guidelines for a Tier 4 student visa.

 

Page last updated 4/24/2012

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