English language requirements

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English language requirements
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Applicants who have completed a program taught in English do not require further demonstration of their proficiency in English, provided they received instruction in an RRU-recognized English-speaking country, including:

  • American Samoa
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Ireland (Republic of Eire)
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Montserrat
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leon
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • St. Helena
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks & Caicos
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • US Virgin Islands
  • USA
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Students who are not native English speakers and were not previously taught English in an approved school, will be required to demonstrate English proficiency by achieving a minimal level of English in standardized tests. Please talk to the Admission Counsellor. 

Requirements by degree level

Undergraduate first-year entry

  • IELTS-Academic: 6.5 overall with no single band score less than 6.0
  • TOEFL-iBT: 88 overall with a minimum 20 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
  • PTE-A: 60 overall with no section less than 58

Undergraduate transfer student and postgraduate courses

  • IELTS-Academic: 6.5 overall with minimum 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in listening and reading
  • TOEFL-iBT: 88 overall with a minimum 24 writing, and 20 in listening, reading and speaking
  • PTE-A: 60 overall with a minimum of 60 in writing and speaking and 58 in listening and reading
  • DET: 115 overall with a minimum of 110 for literacy, comprehension and conversation and 115 for production

Doctor of Business Administration

  • IELTS-Academic: 7.0 overall with minimum 6.5 in writing, speaking, reading and listening
  • TOEFL-iBT: 100 overall with a minimum 26 writing, and 23 in listening, reading and speaking
  • PTE-A: 68 overall with a minimum of 60 in writing, speaking, listening and reading