{"id":1414,"date":"2023-07-13T09:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T09:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/?page_id=1414"},"modified":"2025-07-24T01:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:47:58","slug":"english-language-entry-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/admission-requirements\/english-language-entry-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"English language entry requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1414_fc527e-d4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All Curtin courses are delivered in English, and applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency by meeting the Curtin English language requirements outlined below:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><style>\n    body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; }\n    table {\n      border-collapse: collapse;\n      width: 100%;\n      overflow-x: auto;\n    }\n    th, td {\n      border: 1px solid #999;\n      padding: 6px 10px;\n      text-align: center;\n      font-size: 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Research<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Business, Engineering and Science<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Humanities and Health Sciences<br \/><\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Engineering and Science<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Business, Humanities and Health Sciences<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Engineering and Science<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Business<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Humanities<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IELTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 5.5<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 5.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 5.0<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 4.5)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 5.0<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 5.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall\u00a06.0<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 6.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall\u00a06.5<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 6.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall\u00a06.0<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 6.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 6.5<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 6.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall\u00a06.5<\/p>\n<p>(no individual<br \/>band below 6.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall\u00a06.5<\/p>\n<p>(no individual<br \/>band below 6.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 6.5<\/p>\n<p>R-7.0<br \/>L-6.5<br \/>S-6.0<br \/>W-7.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IELTS Indicator<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 5.5<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 5.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 5.0<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 4.5)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 5.0<\/p>\n<p>(no individual band below 5.0)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GCSE<\/strong><br \/><strong>GCE O Level<\/strong><br \/><strong>IGCSE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>D<\/td>\n<td>D<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GCE A Level<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>E<\/td>\n<td>E<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SPM English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>SPM CEFR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>CEFR B2<\/td>\n<td>CEFR B2<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>SPM 1119 English (GCE-O)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to SPM 2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>6C<\/td>\n<td>6C<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>UEC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>B4<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TOEFL iBT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Overall 52<\/td>\n<td>Overall 42<\/td>\n<td>Overall 42<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 68<\/p>\n<p>R-13<br \/>L-13<br \/>S-18<br \/>W-21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 79<\/p>\n<p>R-13<br \/>L-13<br \/>S-18<br \/>W-21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 68<\/p>\n<p>R-13<br \/>L-13<br \/>S-18<br \/>W-21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 79<\/p>\n<p>R-13<br \/>L-13<br \/>S-18<br \/>W-21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 79<\/p>\n<p>R-13<br \/>L-13<br \/>S-18<br \/>W-21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 84<\/p>\n<p>R-20<br \/>L-20<br \/>S-20<br \/>W-24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 89<\/p>\n<p>R-24<br \/>L-20<br \/>S-18<br \/>W-27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00a0PTE Academic <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PTE Academic UKVI <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(test must be taken from 1 Dec 2024)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Overall 45<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Overall 40<\/td>\n<td>Overall 40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 50<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 58<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 50<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 58<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 58<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative<br \/>Skills 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 58<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 58<\/p>\n<p>R-65<br \/>L-58<br \/>S-50<br \/>W-65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00a0PTE Academic <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PTE Academic UKVI <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(test taken prior to 1 Dec 2024)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Overall 51<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Overall 48<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Overall 48<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 59<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 59<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 69<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 59<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 59\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 69\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 69\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 69\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All Communicative Skills 69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 69<\/p>\n<p>R-76<br \/>L-69<br \/>S-59<br \/>W-76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>MUET <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From 2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Band 4 and no less than 220 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 47<\/td>\n<td>Band 3.5 and no less than 188 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 39<\/td>\n<td>Band 3.5 and no less than 188 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 47<\/td>\n<td>Band 4 and no less than 250 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 62<\/td>\n<td>Band 4.5 and no less than 280 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 62<\/td>\n<td>Band 4 and no less than 250 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 62<\/td>\n<td>Band 4.5 and no less than 250 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 62<\/td>\n<td>Band 4.5 and no less than 280 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 62<\/td>\n<td>Band 4.5 and no less than 280 in aggregate score<br \/><br \/>No individual skill less than 70<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Band 4.5 and no less than 282 in aggregate score<\/p>\n<p>R-75 <br \/>L-70 <br \/>S-62 <br \/>W-75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Linguaskill General*<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>C1 Advanced Overall Score<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 162<\/p>\n<p>No individual scores below 154<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Overall 154<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 154<\/p>\n<p>No individual scores below 147<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 169<\/p>\n<p>No individual score below 169<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 176<\/p>\n<p>No individual score below 169<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 176<\/p>\n<p>No individual score below 169<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 176<\/p>\n<p>No individual score below 169<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 176<\/p>\n<p>No individual score below 169<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 176<\/p>\n<p>No individual score below 176<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Overall 178<\/p>\n<p>R-185<br \/>L-176<br \/>S-169<br \/>W-185<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1414_d0c3ac-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1414_d0c3ac-d8 > 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wish to be considered for English Bridging can contact the following departments for further consultation:<br>Domestic applicant: <a href=\"mailto:domesticstudentrecruitment@curtin.edu.my\">domesticstudentrecruitment@curtin.edu.my<\/a><br>International applicant: <a href=\"mailto:internationalstudentrecruitment@curtin.edu.my\">internationalstudentrecruitment@curtin.edu.my<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Curtin University only accepts Linguaskill booked through the University. 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