Pre-sessional English courses

Improve your English language skills Find the right course for you. We run a variety of pre-sessional English courses designed to help international students improve their language skills. On this page, we describe all the courses on offer. You can find out what course is right for you and how to apply. There is also information on payments, refunds and cancellations. We provide contact details too, so you know who to contact if you have any questions. The course is great! It helped me obtain the English scores I needed to study on a postgraduate degree at Kingston. Celia Feng, a pre-sessional then MA Creative and Cultural Industries student

See course details above for information on which length of pre-sessional course to choose. Students must have an IELTS score above 4.0 overall or in individual skills to be eligible for our courses. For degree courses with entry requirements lower than IELTS 5.5 (e.g., foundation courses), students will be placed on a pre-sessional course that allows them to achieve minimum exit grades of 5.5 equivalent in all skills. Our pre-sessional course is not designed for students aiming for grades higher than IELTS 7.0. Accepted tests for pre-sessional English courses Open We accept tests from IELTS Academic and PTE Academic. For a full run down of what is accepted, view our information on English language tests and qualifications. For details of equivalent scores in other acceptable qualifications, contact the course administrator.

IELTS score above 4.0 overall or in individual skills to be eligible for our courses.

• Kingston upon Thames, London, United Kingdom