FAQs

To be eligible for the Pre-Sessional, applicants must:

• Be 18 years of age or over.
• Hold a Conditional Firm (CF) offer for a Postgraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh for September entry.
• Hold a valid Academic English IELTS for UKVI or PTE Academic UKVI certificate with the minimum overall score and minimum in each component, appropriate for their Postgraduate degree entry requirements and chosen Pre-Sessional course. Please note, these entry requirements may differ from previous years:

Please note that the certificate must be a valid Academic English IELTS for UKVI certificate of the appropriate level. We cannot accept results from more than one certificate.  

Please note that the certificate must be a valid PTE Academic UKVI certificate of the appropriate level. We cannot accept results from more than one certificate.   

The Pre-Sessional programme is designed to help you meet your degree programme entry requirements. As such, once you have been given a Pre-Sessional placement you should not attempt to resit other English language tests. This is important for the following reasons:

• The admissions department for your chosen degree programme may not accept revised English language test scores if you are registered on the Pre-Sessional. You will be required to successfully complete the Pre-Sessional to gain entry to your degree programme.
• Once your 14 day cancellation period has expired, we will not refund Pre-Sessional fees if you have been resitting other English language tests and achieve the scores needed for degree programme entry.

If you submit an application for the 10-week Summer Pre-sessional programme then it is understood that you fully intend to attend this length of programme.

If you subsequently wish to transfer from the 10-week to 6-week programme you would need to have met the requirements of the 6-week programme and should make the request within 14 days of making the deposit payment for the 10-week programme. Transfer will be subject to availability of places.

Once applications have closed we would not be able to consider any requests for transfers.

We will email students close to the course start date, to give more information about the course and instructions to help students get ready for their first day.

We require students to pay their deposit using the University’s ePay service. We will provide a payment link to this service when we offer students a course place and request their deposit payment.

We prefer final balances to also be paid using the University’s ePay service, but alternative payment methods such as bank transfer are available. Full details will be included in our invoice when we request final balance payment. Please do not make payment for the Pre-sessional Summer EAP payment through MyEd Fees.

Yes, limited self-catered University accommodation will be available for the 10 week and 6 week components of the Pre-sessional.

Accommodation must be booked directly through the University accommodation team. See our accommodation webpage for more details.

If the fees for the Pre-Sessional will be paid for by a sponsor / scholarship, you will need to provide us with a recent letter from your sponsor confirming this. Once you have submitted your application, please send your sponsor letter to: col.admissions@ed.ac.uk

Please note, due to high demand for places on the Pre-sessional, you will still be required to pay a deposit to secure your place. This deposit will be refunded to you once we receive full payment from your sponsor.

Please note, you will be responsible for paying any fees that are not covered by your sponsor.

Once you make your deposit payment to secure your place on the Pre-sessional, there is a 14 day cooling off period, after which the fee is non-refundable. Please note, final balance payments made at a later date do not have a separate cooling off period. See our Terms and Conditions for full details.

Please be aware, after the 14 day cooling-off period, you will not be eligible for a refund if you later obtain higher IELTS scores and request to cancel your Pre-sessional place. Additionally, Pre-sessional fees cannot be transferred to degree programme or accommodation fees.

In order to receive an unconditional offer for your degree programme you must demonstrate that you have met all the requirements. All Pre-sessional students will be assessed during their Pre-sessional course, and if they successfully demonstrate that they have met the English language requirements of their degree programme through these assessments, you will satisfy the English language requirements for entry to your degree.

We cannot advise on your degree programme application, including any queries about the English language requirements for your degree or what will happen regarding your degree programme studies. If you have any queries about your degree programme and its entry requirements, you should contact the Admissions Office handling your degree application.

No, unfortunately. The Pre-sessional is only available to University of Edinburgh students with a Conditional Firm (CF) offer for a Postgraduate degree.

No, unfortunately. The Pre-sessional is only available to University of Edinburgh students with a Conditional Firm (CF) offer for a Postgraduate degree.

We anticipate results being available by the end of the week commencing 2nd September. We will let all students know once the results are released, please be patient and wait for us to contact you. Additionally, we will send the results directly to the admissions teams handling Postgraduate degree applications.

• The deadline for applying for the 10 week course is Monday, 6th May 2024 at 17:00 (BST).
• The deadline for applying for the 6 week course is Monday, 3rd June 2024 at 17:00 (BST).