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Make sure your English is up to speed when you start - apply here for your pre-sessional language course.
If you have your English test result when you apply for your main course
If you already have an IELTS, TOEFL or PTE test result and want to study a pre-sessional course, state this on your application for your main course. You will automatically be given an offer for the pre-sessional English course with the offer for your main course.
English language requirements for your pre-sessional course
If you don't have your English test results when you apply for your main course
If you take your IELTS, TOEFL or PTE test after you have received a conditional offer for your main course and you need to do a pre-sessional course, please contact International Admissions by email. Quote your student number and attach a copy of your test result. We will then send you an offer for the pre-sessional course.
Email: international.admissions@tees.ac.uk
If you're studying your main course elsewhere
If you don't intend to study your main course at Teesside University but would like to study on one our 40, 30 or 20-week course, you can apply online.
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For all pre-sessional English courses you must have a result from a valid UKBA-approved test provider. Results from colleges and language schools aren't acceptable. The key tests we accept are IELTS, TOEFL and PTE but there are other acceptable test providers
Download a list of UKBA-approved test providers

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