Undergraduate Non-EU Students: IELTS and TOEFL

For information on minimum IELTS and TOEFL requirements, please refer to the How do I Apply? section in the menu above.

English Language Requirements

All applicants whose first language is not English are required to sit either an IELTS or TOEFL test.

English Language Requirements for Undergraduate Degree Programmes:

• College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences: IELTS 6.5
• College of Business and Law: Business IELTS 6.0 and Law IELTS 6.5
• College of Science, Engineering and Food Science: IELTS 6.0
• College of Medicine and Health: IELTS 6.5

With no individual section lower than 5.5

About IELTS:

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.

IELTS has a validity period of no more than two years from the date of the test.

Please see the IELTS website for further information: http://www.ielts.org/

About TOEFL:

What Is the TOEFL Test?

• The Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken, written, and heard in college and university settings.
• The TOEFL test is offered in different formats depending on a test taker's location.
• When an applicant is taking a TOEFL test he/she should provide their test centre with the TOEFL code assigned to University College Cork. This ensures that the applicant's score will be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to the International Education Office

TOEFL has a validity period of no more than two years from the date of the test.

The code number for University College Cork is 0300

Please see the TOEFL website for further information: http://www.toefl.org/

Beijing Summer School

An intensive summer programme in English Language is offered in Beijing in July of each year to help prepare applicants for entry to UCC. Please contact UCC's China Office for more details.

UCC's China Office:

Room 2711, Full Tower,
No.9 East Third Road,
Chaoyang District,
100020 Beijing.

Tel: + 86 10 859 105 25
Fax: +86 10 859 105 22
Email: yongtengda@gmail.com

Website: www.ucc.ie/en/study/chinese

Language Centre UCC

The UCC Language Centre is an examination centre for IELTS with examinations taking place once a month. Intensive courses are offered by the Language Centre in preparation for the examination. The Language Centre has an excellent record in helping students achieve the results they require in IELTS. For more details click here