English Language Entry Requirements

Undergraduate

Test MethodMinimum Requirements
  
IELTS AcademicAn overall band minimum score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT)

Minimum score of 70, with no individual score less than 17. 

(Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)

TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition

Minimum score of 70, with no individual score less than 17. 

(Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)

Prior StudySuccessfully completed AQF Diploma or AQF Advanced Diploma
 50% plus pass in ELACS
International Baccalaureate DiplomaA Higher Level (HL) grade of 3 or Standard Level (SL) grade of 4 in one of the following IB subjects is required English A: Literature; English A: Language and Literature; Literature and Performance; English A1; English A2; English B; or English B Pilot. Note: IB Certificate does not satisfy ECU's minimum academic entry requirements for undergraduate entry.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic

52, with no scores less than 50. 

(Results are typically valid for only two years.)

University of Cambridge [Cambridge English: Advanced] (CAE) or Cambridge C1 Advanced

An overall score of 169, with no individual band less than 169. 

(Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)

Edexcel (Pearson) International GCSE (IGCSE)

English Language 8 (A*), English Language 6 (B*) or English Literature at a grade 4 (C) or above.

English as a Second Language (ESL) at a grade 6 (B) or above

United Kingdom (UK) GCE O Level, GCSE or GCE A LevelGrade C/Grade 4 or better, or GCE A Level - Grade E in English Language, English Literature or English Language and Literature
Cambridge International GCSE (CIE IGCSE)English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500) at a grade C or above. 
English as a First Language (Syllabus 0522) at a grade C or above. 
English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0510) at a grade B or above, with grade 2 in Speaking (oral) and Listening (Aural). 
English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0511) at a grade B or above, or IGCSE/GCE O Level English Language (Syllabus 1123) at a grade C or above.
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Ordinary or Advanced LevelGrade C (Credit Pass) in English, General English. (Must have been completed within 5 years of proposed course commencement)
OtherOther evidence of English language proficiency may be acceptable. Our Admissions team will be able to support you with this.

ECC Diploma Year 02 / ACBT Diploma (Pathway Programs)

Test MethodMinimum Requirements

O Levels 

(Sri Lankan, UK or equivalent) 

Grade “C” pass for English Language at O/L (Local or UK Qualifications)

or  

Grade “4” (New Grading System) for English Language at O/L (UK Qualification)

IELTS 

 

An overall band minimum score of 5.5, with no individual band less than 5.0 

(Results are valid for two years only.) 

Pearson Test of English (Academic) 36 with no scoreless than 29 
Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)B2 

ACBT University Foundation / ECC Diploma Year 01 (Pathway Programs)

Test MethodMinimum Requirements

O Levels 

(Sri Lankan, UK or equivalent)

Grade “C” pass for English Language at O/L (Local or UK Qualifications) 

or 

Grade “4” (New Grading System) for English Language at O/L (UK Qualification)

IELTS

An overall band minimum score of 5.5, with no individual band less than 5.0

(Results are valid for two years only.)

Pearson Test of English (Academic)36 with no scoreless than 29
Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)B2