English Language Entry Requirements
All Curtin courses are taught in English and applicants must demonstrate competence in English by meeting the Curtin English Language requirements as outlined below:
| English Language Test | Foundation | Undergraduate | Postgraduate by Coursework | Postgraduate by Research (7) |
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| Engineering/ B.Tech | Business/ Science/Arts | Engineering | Business/ Science/Arts | |||
| IELTS (1) | 5.5
(no individual band below 5.0) |
Overall 6.0
(no individual band below 6.0) |
Overall 6.5
(no individual band below 6.0) |
Overall 6.0
(no individual band below 6.0) |
Overall 6.5
(no individual band below 6.0) |
Overall 6.5
(no individual |
| GSCE/GCE ‘O’ Level (5) | C | C | C | – | – | – |
| GCE ‘A’ Level | – | E | E | – | – | – |
| SPM English (3) | B | – | – | – | – | – |
| SPM 1119 English (4) | – | C | C (8) | – | – | – |
| Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (2) | 65 | 68
(band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18) |
79
(band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18) |
68
(band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18) |
79
(band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18) |
79
(band minimum W-21, L-13, |
| PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) (6) | Overall 42 | Overall 50
All Communicative Skills 50 |
Overall 58
All Communicative Skills 50 |
Overall 50
All Communicative Skills 50 |
Overall 58
All Communicative Skills 50 |
Overall 58
All Communicative |
- Foundation: Applicants with IELTS 5.0 (no individual band below 4.5) are required to take the Academic English concurrently with the Foundation program.
Undergraduate: Applicants with IELTS less than 6.0 but achieved 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) are required to take Curtin University Foundation English Units. - Foundation: Applicants with TOEFL less than 65 but achieved 60 (or above) are required to take the Academic English concurrently with the Foundation program.
Undergraduate: Applicants with TOEFL less than 68 but achieved 65 (or above) are required to take Curtin University Foundation English Units - Foundation: Applicants with SPM English ‘C’ are required to take the Academic English concurrently with the Foundation program.
- Undergraduate: Applicants with 1119 ‘D’ are required to take Curtin University Foundation English Units.
- Foundation: Applicants with GCE ‘O’ Level ‘D’ are required to take the Academic English concurrently with the Foundation program.
Undergraduate: Applicants with GCE ‘O’ Level ‘D’ are required to take Curtin University Foundation English Units. - Foundation: Applicants with PTE Academic less than 42 but achieved 36 (or above) are required to take the Academic English concurrently with the Foundation program.
Undergraduate: Applicants with PTE Academic less than 50 but achieved 42 (or above) are required to take Curtin University Foundation English Units. - Postgraduate by research may be deemed to meet Curtin’s English language requirements based on the completion of a bachelor degree course in which English is the sole language of instruction. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
- SPM 1119 English must be completed within 5 years of application
