ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS SHORT COURSES

It is essential that all students should have an adequate command of the English Language to benefit from studies at the School. Candidates will be required to obtain an acceptable score in an approved English Language Test if your first language is not English or if your studies at university have not been conducted wholly in the medium of English. The School may also request that you take a test even if the above conditions have been met. If you need to take an English test you must arrange to take it in plenty of time to receive your test result before the start of the course. If you have already taken an English test two years of the planned start date you must send the original certificate to the School. English language tests taken more than two years before the start of the planned start date are not acceptable and you must arrange to take another test. You must provide evidence of your English language ability before the start of the course. Details of the English tests accepted by the School are as follows: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. IELTS - The British Council test For information about this test contact your local British Council Office, British Embassy, or The British Council, Bridgewater House, 58 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 6BB. Telephone: 0161 957 7755 or visit: www.ielts.org The School requires a minimum overall score of 7.0 including a minimum score of 7.0 in the written component.

2. TOEFL - The Princeton Test of English as a Foreign Language For information about this test contact TOEFL, PO Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey, 08541-6151, USA. or visit www.toefl.org Paper Based Test The School requires a minimum overall score of at 600 including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of written English Computer Based Test The School requires a minimum overall score of at least 250 including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of written English Internet Based Test The School requires a minimum overall score of at least 100 including a minimum score of 24 in the test of written English To ensure that the School receives your TOEFL score as quickly as possible, please enter the School's institution code, 0499, on your answer sheet when you take the test.

If you are in any doubt about your need to take an English test for a short course or module you should contact: Angela Steiger, Short Courses Officer Registry, LSHTM 50 Bedford Square London, WC1B 3DP Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7299 4654 E-mail: angela.steiger@lshtm.ac.uk