Accepted Certificates and Exemptions
Find out about the English language requirements to attend Domus Academy’s undergraduate & postgraduate programmes.
TO ATTEND THE 3-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS, ACADEMIC MASTERS, DUAL AWARD MASTER & THE 2-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS:
| CERTIFICATE NAME | Accepted score for • MASTER’S PROGRAMME • 2-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS • 3-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS |
Accepted score for • DUAL AWARD MASTER’S PROGRAMME |
| IELTS Academic or General | 5.0 | 5.5 (minimum 5.5 in each individual component) |
| Cambridge English: First (FCE) | 154 | 162 |
| Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) | 159 | Not accepted |
| Cambridge English: CAE – Advanced | minimum score reported for B1+ level | Advanced (C1) – min 162 |
| Cambridge English: CPE – Proficency | minimum score reported for B1+ level | Proficiency (C2) |
| Cambridge English: Linguaskill | 159 | Not accepted |
| Cambridge English: BEC Business Preliminary | 159 | 160 |
| TOEFL Ibt (up to December 2025) | Overall minimum 45 | Overall min. 49 (speaking min 16, reading min 8, writing min 18, listening min 7) |
| TOEFL Ibt (from January 2026) | Overall 3.5 (minimum 3.5 in each individual component) | Overall 4.0 (minimum 4.0 in each individual component) |
| Trinity College London Integrated Skills ISE (all four parts, not partial) | grade II (B2) in all parts grade III (C1) in all parts grade IV (C2) in all parts | grade II (B2) in all parts grade III (C1) in all parts grade IV (C2) in all parts |
| PTE Academic | 36 | 51 |
| TEEP | 5 | Not accepted |
| TOEIC | Listening and reading: score 680 Speaking and Writing: score 280 | Listening and reading: score 785 Speaking: score 160; Writing: score 150 |
| BIEB | B1 – Level B2 certificate in ESOL international (Level 1) | Not accepted |
| ESB | Esol – All modes: Level 1 – All modes | Not accepted |
| ELLT Certificate* (Oxford International Digital Institute) | From Level 4 | From level 5 (minimum 5 in each individual component) |
* 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.
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.