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Entry Requirements

Foundation International Route Option
Minimum Age: 18 (titles awarded upon completion of at least 11 years of schooling)

• (if applicant is 17 and turns 18 within 3 months of enrolment still eligible for enrolment)

How to create an exceptional portfolio will be available in this integrated international route foundation in art design and media course to guarantee you a direct progression into your BA degree course.

Academic Qualifications: ECCTIS UK equivalent to GCSE

English language requirements:

• Official English Tests
• IELTS – minimum OS 5.0 (with min 4.5 in each component)
• Password test – minimum OS 5.0 (with min 4.5 in each component)
• PTE (Academic) – minimum OS of 46 (with min 41 in each component)
• LanguageCert International ESOL SELT OS B1 Achiever High Pass
• Duolingo test with an overall score of 95+
• West African Certificates (WAEC AND NECO only) as a stand-alone with a minimum of C6 in English and issued within the last 5 years. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is also accepted with an overall grade C or above. For Tanzania and Cameroon, we request an IELTS (or equivalent certificate).
• WAEC/NECO must be enhanced by a successful (50%+) Internal English Assessment if issued more than 5 years ago.
• Nationals of a majority English speaking country who have taken their academic qualifications in that country, do not need to sit an English test ( Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK and US

The English Language test can be waived and a Medium of Instruction Letter submitted if:

• applicants have achieved NARIC recognised High School Certificate, where the medium of instruction was entirely in English (teaching and assessment)
• you are a Canadian national who has completed studies at an English-speaking School/College/University

BA (Hons)

Minimum Age: 18 (titles awarded upon completion of at least 12 years of schooling)

For direct Year 1 BA entry you’ll be required to submit an online portfolio via our BSBI Applicant Portal.

Academic qualifications: A school leaving certificate with a pass to pursue higher education in Germany e.g. Abitur, Fachhochschulreife or Matura. Alternatively, an international baccalaureate, international school leaving certificates, BTEC/national diploma or advanced vocational certificate of education will be accepted.

If you do not meet the above academic requirements, applicants with professional qualifications and/or four years of full-time work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

English language requirements:

• Official English Tests
• IELTS – minimum OS 6.0 (with min 5.5 in each component);
• Password test – minimum OS 6.0 (with min 5.5 in each component);
• PTE (Academic) – minimum OS of 56 ( with min 51 in each component);
• TOEFL IBT OS 80 (Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17);
• Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency OS 69 (min 162 in each component)
• LanguageCert International ESOL SELT OS B2 Communicator High Pass (min 33 in each component)
• Duolingo test with an overall score of 105
• Applicants who have an insufficient score in one component (i.e. 5.0 instead of 5.5) but overall meets the required threshold, can sit for an English diagnostic test online. Students based in Germany will also be able to sit for an internal assessment, free of charge, with a successful passing rate of 50%+.

The English Language test can be waived and a medium of instruction letter submitted if:

• Applicants who have achieved ECCTIS UK recognised High-School Certificate within the last 2 years where the medium of instruction was entirely in English (teaching and assessment). Medium of instruction letter can also be accepted if the applicant have graduated within the last 5 years but must be supported by a Duolingo test
• Canadian nationals who have completed a bachelor’s degree at an English-speaking university must submit a Medium of Instruction Letter
• West African Certificates (WAEC AND NECO only) as a stand-alone with a minimum of C6 in English and issued within the last 5 years. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is also accepted with an overall grade C or above. For Tanzania and Cameroon, we request an IELTS (or equivalent certificate).
• WAEC/NECO must be enhanced by a successful (50%+) Internal English Assessment if issued more than 5 years ago.
• Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AICE certificates
• International baccalaureate diploma with: English Syllabus A: Standard or Higher Grade 4, or above and English Syllabus B: Standard Grade 5 or Higher Grade 4, or above.
• Nationals of a majority English speaking country who have taken their academic qualifications in that country, do not need to sit an English test ( Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK and USA

* A high school certificate can be undergraduate certificate, undergraduate diploma, HNC, HND,CertHE, DipHE, etc.

Schengen Zone residents entry requirements

• Applicants who are residents in Schengen Zone are not required to present an IELTS language test or equivalent but required to pass BSBI English diagnostics interview, which will be provided by BSBI.