Ewch i’r prif gynnwys

Pre-sessional summer courses

Mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.

Our full-time, intensive English courses are for students who hold an offer to study at Cardiff University and have an IELTS (Academic) score of 5.0 or above.

Duration: 6 to 20 weeks
Mode: full-time, online, combined and on-campus

If you successfully complete your relevant pre-sessional course, there is no need to retake an IELTS test.

6-week courses

For students with IELTS 6.0 (with all sub-scores at 4.0 or higher) who have a course entry requirement of IELTS 6.5.

10-week course

This summer 2025 course is for students with IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall (with a sub-score of 6.0 in Writing and all other sub-scores of 5.5 or higher) and who have a course entry requirement of IELTS 7.0.

12-week courses

These summer 2025 courses are for students with IELTS (Academic) 5.5 overall (with sub-scores of 5.0 in Writing and Speaking and all other sub-scores at 4.5 or higher) and who have a course entry requirement of IELTS 6.5.

16-week course

This summer 2025 course is for offer holders for the School of Journalism, Media and Culture with IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall (with a sub-score of 5.5 in Writing and all other sub-scores at 5.0 or higher) and who have a course entry requirement of IELTS 7.0.

20-week course

These summer 2024 courses are for students with IELTS (Academic) 5.0 overall (with a sub-score of 5.0 in Writing, 4.5 in Speaking and all other sub-scores at 4.0 or higher) and who have a course entry requirement of IELTS 6.5.

Next steps

International students studying

How to apply

Find out how to apply for our 8, 10 and 12 week courses.

Assessment

Your performance on your chosen course will be assessed in a variety of different ways.

Paying your Pre-sessional fees

Information on how to pay your Pre-sessional fees.

Contact

To find out more please contact:

Tim Rhaglenni Iaith Saesneg