Accepted Certificates and Exemptions
Find out about the English language requirements to attend Domus Academy’s undergraduate & postgraduate programmes.
The table below lists the English language certificates accepted for admission and the minimum score required for each programme.
| CERTIFICATE NAME | Accepted score for • ACADEMIC MASTER’S PROGRAMME • 2-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS • 3-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS • SEMESTER’S PROGRAMME |
Accepted score for • DUAL AWARD MASTER’S PROGRAMME |
| IELTS Academic or General | 5.5 | 5.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component) |
| Cambridge English: First (FCE) | Min. 160 | Min. 162 |
| Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) | Min. 160 | Not accepted |
| Cambridge English: CAE – Advanced | Min. 160 | Min. 162 |
| Cambridge English: CPE – Proficency | Min. 160 | C2 |
| Cambridge English: Linguaskill | Min. 160 | Not accepted |
| Cambridge English: BEC Vantage | Min. 161 | Min. 161 |
| TOEFL Ibt (up to December 2025) | Overall minimum 72 | Overall min. 72 (speaking min 20, reading min 18, writing min 17, listening min 17) |
| TOEFL Ibt (from January 2026) | Overall 4 | Overall min. 4 (Min. 4.0 in each component) |
| Trinity College London Integrated Skills ISE (all four parts, not partial) | ISE II Integrated Skills in English II | Grade II (B2) in all parts, grade III (C1) in all parts, grade IV (C2) in all parts |
| PTE Academic | Min. 59 | Min. 59 |
| APTIS ESOL | General B2 (speaking min 41/50; writing 40/50; reading 38/50; listening 34/50) | General B2 (speaking min 41/50; writing 40/50; reading 38/50; listening 34/50) |
| OTE (Oxford Test of English) | (General or Advanced – overall 111-140) | (General or Advanced – overall 111-140) |
| TOEIC | Listening and Reading: min overall score 785; Speaking and Writing: min speaking score 160 (writing skill NO min requirement set) |
Listening and reading: score 785; Speaking: score 160; Writing: score 150 |
| BIEB | BI- Level C1 Certificate in ESOL International. Min. score 18/20 in each skill | Not accepted |
| ELLT Certificate* (Oxford International Digital Institute) | From level 5 | From level 5 (minimum 5 in each individual component) |
Minimum entry requirement: IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent). Visa applicants should verify with their local Italian Consulate whether also minimum 5.5 in each individual component is required as failure to meet consular requirements may result in visa refusal.
* Domus Academy holds a partnership with Oxford International Digital Institute for possible discounts on the ELLT test rate, please contact our counselors for further details.
Domus Academy is holding a partnership with Oxford International Digital Institute for a discount on the ELLT test rate.
Please follow this registration link (partner page).
Domus Academy’s students discount code is DOA10
ADDITIONALLY, ONLY FOR THE 3-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS, WE ALSO ACCEPT:
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Exemptions (prior check with the Admissions Office):
- Native speakers
- BA Degree/High-School Diploma run in English (graduated within and not later than 2 years prior Domus Academy Programme) – Please provide an official school certificate stating that English was the official and only medium of instruction.
Domus Academy reserves the right to check the validity of the certificates submitted by the students and their English proficiency any time according to NABA and Regent’s University London above mentioned requirements and instructions.