Entry requirements for International College Dundee

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Admission requirements

To be considered for a place at International College Dundee on either the International Incorporated Bachelor's (IIB) or the International Incorporated Master's (IIM) programmes, you need to meet our standard of English language requirements. Both courses require an IELTS of 5.5 or equivalent, with a minimum of 5.5 in every component.

However, if you do not meet these English Language requirements, Oxford International Education Group offers online pre-sessional English courses that you can choose to study immediately before you enter the first stage of your chosen IIB or IIM programme. 

Pre-sessional English courses

  • If you have an IELTS of 5.5 (with any component below 5.5), you will be offered a 6-week online pre-sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the programme.
  • If you have an IELTS of 5.0 (with no component below 4.5), you will be offered a 6-week online pre-sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the programme.
  • If you have an IELTS of 4.5 (with no component below 4.0), you will be offered a 12-week online pre-sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the programme.
Academic entry requirements by region

The following are the minimum, up-to-date entry requirements.

Region

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

 

 

International Incorporated Bachelors (IIB)

International Incorporated Masters (IIM)

 

 

One term

Two terms

Bangladesh

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) with grades A+ to C / 100 - 50 / 5.0 - 2.5

Bachelor Degree (from BUET) with C+ / GPA of 2.5 Bachelor Degree with A- / GPA of 3.5

China

Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate with Senior 2 with 70% or Senior 3 with 60%

or

Senior Secondary Academic Proficiency Test Also known as Huikao with 70%

Bachelor Degree with 60%

Graduation Certificate - Specialist / Sub-degree programme (Zhuanke) (Dazhuan Graduation Certificate):

Full 3 Year with 60% or above

or

2.5 Years & Internship with 60% or above after 2.5 Years

or

5 Years: 60% or above

or

Graduation Certificate -Undergraduate programme (Benke) with 60%

Egypt

1. Vocational Secondary Education Certificate

or

2.Secondary Education Certificate of Al-Azhar

or

3. General Certificate of Secondary Education or with 60% overall

Bachelor Degree (from a university) with 65%

Bachelor Degree (from a higher institute) with 75%

Ghana

West African Senior School Certificate Examination with grades A1-C6 in each subject

Bachelor Degree with Third Class Classification / 45%

Higher National Diploma (HND) with GPA 3.00

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

(HKDSE) with grade 2 in each subject

Bachelor degree (Ordinary) with Pass

Higher Diploma with grade B / 3.0 or

Associate Degree with grade B / 3.0

India

All Indian Secondary School Examination with grade B2 in each subject

or All Indian Senior School Certificate Examination with 45% in each subject

or Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 with 45%

or Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (Class X) with grade 3 in each subject or Indian School Certificate (Class XII) with grade 6 in each subject

Bachelor Degree with 45% from a NAAC ‘A’ rated university or 50% from other institutions

 

Successful completion of a Bachelor degree with grades below 55% or 50% from NAAC ‘A’ rated universities

Indonesia

Certificate of Graduation from Academic/ Islamic Secondary School (SMA/MA)

Certificate of Graduation from Vocational/ Islamic Secondary School (SMK/MAK) with grade 70 in each subject

Diploma IV (D4) Bachelor Degree with 2.0

Diploma III (D3) with 3.0

Iran

Successful completion of High School Diploma

(3 years) with average grade of 14.

Degree with ‘pass’ or below 65% or below 12/20.

 

Japan

Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Upper Secondary School Equivalency Examination with Grade 2 in each subject

Advanced Diploma Bachelor Degree

with GPA of 2.00 / C

Successful completion of Advanced Diploma or degree with pass

Jordan

Certificate of General Secondary Education with average 60%

Bachelor Degree with GPA of 1.00

Successful completion of Bachelor degree with Pass grade (GPA 1.00-2.49 out of 4) or diploma equivalent

Kazakhstan

Certificate of Completed Secondary

Education with grade 3 in each subject

Bachelor Degree with 60% / Grade C- / 1,67

Successful completion of Bachelor Degree or Specialist Diploma with GPA below 3.25/5 or 59% or new system GPA 1.0-1.99 or 50-64%

Kenya

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with grade C in each subject

Bachelor Degree with Pass / 40%-49%

Higher Diploma with 70% / Distinction

Libya

Secondary Education Certificate with 60%

Bachelor Degree with GPA of 2.00

Advanced Diploma with 70%

Malaysia

SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) (Malaysia Certificate of Education) with grades 6 / C in each subject

UEC (Unified Examination Certificate) Senior Middle Level with B6 in each subject

Bachelor Degree with GPA of 2.00

Advanced Diploma with 70%

Morocco

Attestation du Baccalauréat

Also known as Diplôme du Baccalauréat /

Baccalauréat de l’enseignement secondaire with grade 10 in each subject

Diplôme d’Écoles Nationales de Commerce et de Gestion Diplôme d’Ingénieur d’État

Diplôme de Doctorat en Pharmacie Licence / Licence d’Études Fondamentales

/ Licence Professionnelle Diplôme du Cycle Normal with grade 11/20

Diplôme d’Écoles Nationales de Commerce et de Gestion, Licence / Licence d’Études Fondamentales / Licence Professionnelle, Diplôme du Cycle Normal or Diplôme d’Ingénieur d’État with a grade of 9-11/20

Nepal

Higher Secondary Education Board Examination School Leaving Certificate Examination

Secondary Education Examination with 50% in each subject

4 Year or more Bachelor Degree with 50%

3 Year Bachelor Degree with 70%

Nigeria

Senior School Certificate

West African Senior School Certificate with grades A1-C6 in each subject

Post-Higher National Diploma (Post-HND) / Full Professional Diploma Bachelor Degree with Third Class Honours / 40% / 1.50

Higher National Diploma with GPA of 2.50/4.00 or 3.50/5.00

Pakistan

Intermediate / Higher Secondary Certificate with 50%

Bachelor Degree Bachelor of Laws with 50%

Successful completion of a 4 year Bachelor degree below 50% or diploma equivalent

Russia

Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education with grade 3 in each subject

Bachelor Degree Specialist Diploma with grade 3

Bachelor Degree or Specialist Diploma achieved at ‘Satisfactory/Pass’ level

South Korea

High School Diploma / High School

Certificate of Graduation

High School Graduation Equivalency Examination

Senior 3 with 60% in each subject Senior 2 with 70% in each subject.

Bachelor Degree with 70% / GPA of 2.0

Associate Degree / Junior College Diploma with 80% / GPA of 3.0

South Africa

National Senior Certificate with grade 3 / 40% in each subject

Bachelor Degree with 70% / Second Class (Division One)

Bachelor Honours Degree Professional Bachelor Degree with Third Class / 50%

Diploma National Diploma with 75%

Thailand

Certificate of Secondary Education

MAW 5 with 60% in each subject MAW 6 with 50% in each subject

Higher Diploma of Technical Education / Higher Diploma of Vocational Education with 2.50

Bachelor Degree with 2.00

Bachelor degree with minimum of 2.0/4 or third class or diploma equivalent

Ukraine

Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education with 7 in each subject

Bachelor Degree Specialist Diploma with 60%

Bachelor degree below 3.5/5 or 6/12 or Third class degree OR Specialist degree with Third class or below 3.25/5 or 5/12 or diploma equivalent

Uzbekistan

Certificate of Completed Secondary

Education with 3 in each subject

Bachelor Degree with 70% or

Specialist Diploma with 55%

 

Vietnam

Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma with 5.0 in each subject

Bachelor Degree with GPA of 5.5-69

Successful completion of college Diploma/Associate Degree with GPA 7.0 or 70% or above or Bachelor degree with below GPA

5.0-6.5 or Third class degree

International Baccalaureate (IB)

IB 20 Points.

 

n/a

UK Qualifications

4 GCSE passes grades A – C

or, Two GCE A levels (grades E)

or, Three GCE AS levels (grades D – E)

Bachelor Degree Ordinary

Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland

Successful Completion of a degree or 3 year/NQF level 5 diploma equivalent, or a minimum of 15 years education.

GCC Countries

Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary

School Certificate with good grades (60%).

 

Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)/ Higher National Diploma (HND) Scotland, England and Wales