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Key course facts

Start dates

June and August

Course length

5 or 10 weeks

Age requirement

17 years or above

Entry requirements

Academic: all students must hold an offer of a place on a degree programme at a UK university
English language requirements (for progression onto Newcastle University): applicants must provide the University with an official IELTS (or TOEFL) test score

There are specific requirements for students intending to progress to Newcastle University degree programmes according to the faculty of study

SAgE Science, Agriculture and Engineering
HaSS Humanities and Social Sciences
MS Medical Sciences
       
Course Faculty IELTS TOEFL
10weeks SAgE 5.5 70
  HaSS 6.0 79
  MS 6.0 79
5weeks SAgE 6.0 79
  HaSS 6.0 (6.0 in writing) 79
  MS Approval required by the school of study. Acceptable only on a case-by-case basis


Please see Application process
For further guidance please check with the INTO Admissions office or your educational agent

Tuition fees include:

  • 20 contact hours per week of university-style learning classes (maximum class size 16 students), tutorials and directed self-study
  • Tutorial support
  • Welfare guidance
  • Further study counselling
  • University resources and learning environment
  • University’s Open Access Centre
  • Learning materials, access to the internet and to online resources

Optional extras (at additional cost)

  • Excursions, visits and INTO social activities
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Li Zheng
Studying in the UK was really important to me because of its historic and well-known education system. Internationally recognised, there was no doubt in my mind that Newcastle University was the right place for me to study.
Li Zheng

Foundation pathway in Humanities and Social Sciences