Entry Requirements

The criteria for International House London’s University Foundation Programme are varied and depend to some extent on the individual student. In general we expect you to have completed and achieved good marks in your high school diploma (the equivalent of 11 years of education in your own country). The following school-leaving qualifications are accepted as meeting the entry requirements for our University Foundation Course.

Arab States - Tawjihiya, Thanawia, General Secondary School Certificate
Brunei - O Levels
China - Senior High School Certificate
Europe - Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Greece / Cyprus - Apolytirion
India - CBSE or ICSE
Japan - School Leaving Certificate
Malaysia - SPM
Nigeria - West Africa Examinations Council
Pakistan - Intermediate Certificate
Korea - School Leaving Certificate
Taiwan - Senior High School Certificate
Thailand - Mathayom 6
Turkey - State/Private High School Diploma

English language entry requirements

Applicants for the University Foundation Programme must prove an intermediate standard of competence in English; with the equivalent of an IELTS score of 5.0 or TOEFL 175 (computerised test). You must be at least 16 years old to take the University Foundation or Pre-Foundation Programme.