Pre-sessional courses
The International Education Institute provides four pre-sessional courses for students who use English as an additional language and who have an offer to study at the University.
Pre-sessional courses provide an excellent orientation to the University and enable students to develop:
- language knowledge and academic literacy
- attributes of reflectiveness, criticality, autonomy, confidence and academic integrity
- critical analysis skills and the ability to incorporate sources and evidence in academic work
- knowledge of academic and discipline-specific conventions
- familiarity with institutional services, processes, and forms of assessment.
What pre-sessional course can I apply to?
There are four pre-sessional courses. The type of pre-sessional course you can apply to depends mainly on:
- whether you are an undergraduate or a postgraduate student
- the type of offer you have received from the University.
Postgraduate students with:
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As as postgraduate student with an offer with an English language condition, you can apply for any of the following courses:
- 10-week pre-sessional course (blended learning)
- 4-week pre-sessional course.
Your eligibility to apply is also subject to the language requirements in your subject area. See more on language requirements for pre-degree students.
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As a postgraduate student with an offer without an English language condition, you can apply for any of the following courses:
- 10-week pre-sessional course (blended learning)
- 6-week pre-sessional course (online)
- 4-week pre-sessional course.
Pre-sessional eligibility table
Check the pre-sessional eligibility table to get a quick overview on who can apply to each pre-sessional course.
Undergraduate students with:
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As an undergraduate student with an offer with an English language condition, you can only apply for the 4-week pre-sessional course.
Your eligibility to apply is also subject to the language requirements in your subject area. See more on language requirements for pre-degree students.
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As an undergraduate student with an offer without an English language condition, you can only apply for the 4-week pre-sessional course.
10-week Academic English Pre-sessional Course for Postgraduate Offer-holders (blended learning)
A full-time pre-degree course for users of English as an additional language.
- 23 June – 1 September 2022
- £4,360
- Six weeks of online tuition, and then four weeks taught on-site in St Andrews
- Designed for postgraduate applicants with offers with an English language condition, or offers without an English language condition.
6-week Academic English Pre-sessional Course for Unconditional Postgraduate Offer-holders (distance learning)
A full-time pre-degree course for users of English as an additional language.
- 23 June – 5 August 2022
- £2,260
- Taught entirely online
- Designed for postgraduate applicants with offers without an English language condition.
4-week Academic English Pre-sessional Course for Postgraduate or Undergraduate Offer-holders
A full-time pre-degree course for users of English as an additional language.
- 4 August – 1 September 2022
- £2,100
- Taught entirely on-site in St Andrews
- Designed for undergraduate or postgraduate applicants with offers with an English language condition, or offers without an English language condition.
Looking for a short introduction to University life?
Undergraduate students with unconditional offers can apply for the Academic Induction course, a two-week introduction to academic study at St Andrews.