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Undergraduate and postgraduate entry requirements.

Undergraduate entry requirements

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Students whose first language is not English may be asked to provide evidence of English Language ability when applying to the University of Winchester. The requirement for admission to undergraduate degree programmes is a minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS (International English Language Teaching System) including a minimum score of 6.0 in Academic Writing, or an equivalent qualification (for example 560 in Paper-based TOEFL, 220 in Computer-based TOEFL).

All students applying for a Bachelors (BA/BSc/LLB) degree at Winchester should hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Successful completion of a suitable one year UK Foundation programme from a recognised university or further education college
  • Students with Cambridge A levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum 28 points will be considered for undergraduate degree programmes
  • Students with a diploma from Singapore, Ngee Ann, Nanyang or Temasek Polytechnics will be considered for undergraduate degree programmes, provided they have good average grades and have covered the relevant subjects for the degree course for which they are applying. In some cases Polytechnic and EDB Institute diploma holders may get exemption from the first year of a relevant undergraduate degree

Second year entry

Students with the following qualification may be eligible for second year entry:

  • Advanced diploma holders may be considered for second year entry to a relevant undergraduate degree

Personal statement

Students must supply the University with a detailed personal statement explaining why you want to join the University of Winchester and why the programme you are applying for interests you. You will also need to supply the University of Winchester with an academic reference, which should be from on official headed paper and notarised where possible.

Postgraduate entry requirements

Students whose first language is not English may be asked to provide evidence of English Language ability when applying to the University of Winchester. The requirement for admission to postgraduate degree programmes is a minimum score of 6.5 in IELTS (International English Language Teaching System) including a minimum score of 6.5 in Academic Writing or an equivalent qualification (for example 580 in Paper-based TOEFL, 237 in Computer-based TOEFL).

All students applying for a Masters degree (MA/MSc/MBA) at Winchester should hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Holders of a good Bachelors degree from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technical University, or universities of equivalent standing overseas will be considered for postgraduate study
  • Advanced Postgraduate Diploma with exceptional grades and sufficient relevant work experience may be considered for an appropriate taught Masters course
  • Students with lower qualifications but with an average of five to seven years relevant work experience may also be considered for Masters or graduate diploma level study

Personal statement

Students must supply the University with a detailed personal statement explaining why you want to join the University of Winchester and why the programme you are applying for interests you. You will also need to supply the University of Winchester with an academic reference, which should be from on official headed paper and notarised where possible.