Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Duolingo English Test

IELTS – Academic (Test-Centre/UKVI SELT/Online)

Summary of the table's contents

Standard	Higher
6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all elements)	7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in all elements)

*IELTS single score re-takes are not accepted. Candidates must meet the IELTS requirements on a single test sitting.

Imperial College London considers IELTS scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

Find out more on the IELTS website.

LanguageCert International ESOL

Occupational English Test

PTE – Academic (Test-Centre/UKVI SELT)

Summary of the table's contents

Standard	Higher
62 overall (minimum 56 in all elements)	69 overall (minimum 62 in all elements)

Imperial College London considers Pearson (PTE) scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

For more information regarding Pearson, please visit the Pearson website.

PTE Academic online test results are only accepted (where valid) for entry for those starting courses up to 31 December 2023.

TOEFL (iBT) and (iBT Paper)

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Standard	Higher
92 overall (minimum 20 in all elements)	100 overall (minimum 22 in all elements)

*ETS at Home accepted for admission

Imperial College London considers TOEFL scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

You must meet the entry requirement in one test from your scaled scores ('My Best Scores' reported by TOEFL will not be considered).

For more information relating regarding TOEFL please visit the ETS website.

You must email your TOEFL scores to the relevant admissions teams.

Score reports sent via post will not be processed.