Minimum English Language Proficiency Entry Criteria for

Postgraduate Research Students Commencing Candidature in 2017 and 2018

CAE
IELTS (Academic) TOEFL PTE (ACADEMIC)
Program Minimum scores
Minimum scores Minimum scores Minimum scores

General Requirements Overall band score of 6.5 Paper-based – total score Overall score of 65 Overall score 176
Applicable to all Postgraduate Research programs in: AND of 575 with 4.5 in the TWE AND AND Individual
Minimum band scores (Test of Written English) Skills profile
• Faculty of Engineering, Computer and scores
Mathematical Sciences 6.5 in Writing and Speaking OR 65 in Writing and Speaking
176 in Writing and
• Faculty of Sciences AND Internet-based – AND Speaking
6.0 in Listening and Reading total score of 79 with 58 in Listening and Reading
• Faculty of Professions - School of Economics AND
and Global Food Studies 24 in Writing AND
22 in Speaking AND 169 in Listening and
•Faculty of Health Sciences including Joanna Reading
Briggs Institute but excluding Nursing, 13 in Listening and Reading
Psychology and Public Health

Specific Requirements Overall band score of 7.0 Paper-based – total score Overall score of 73 Overall score 185
Applicable to all Postgraduate Research programs in: AND of 600 with 5.0 in the TWE AND AND Individual
Minimum band scores (Test of Written English) Skills profile
• Faculty of Health Sciences-Nursing, Psychology and scores
Public Health (excluding Joanna Briggs Institute) 7.0 in Writing and Speaking OR 73 in Writing and Speaking
185 in Writing and
• Faculty of Arts AND Internet-based – AND Speaking
6.5 in Listening and Reading total score of 94 with 65 in Listening and
• Faculty of the Professions (except for the School AND
27 in Writing AND Reading
of Economics and Global Food Studies)
23 in Speaking AND 176 Listening and
Reading
20 in Listening and Reading