Arts and Media
Program Summary
Our International Foundation Year in Arts and Media is designed to equip you with the essential creative and English language skills needed to excel in an undergraduate degree related to creative arts or media at Teesside University.
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Undergraduate entry requirements
International Foundation Year
| English requirements | 2.5 terms: Academic IELTS 5.5 overall (with no less than 5.5 in all sub skills) or equivalent (on iCAS) Nursing progression degree options: (BSc) Diagnostic Radiography: |
| Subject requirements | Engineering: a pass in Maths is required Science: a pass from Year 10 in a science subject (Biology and Chemistry) and Maths |
You can start your studies with a UKVI- approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), provided you have met all the programme entry requirements.
The test results must have been achieved in the past 24 months and meet the minimum English equivalency score for your chosen programme.
- IELTS Academic for UKVI
- Trinity Integrated Skills in English UKVI
- Pearson PTE Academic UKVI
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT
- PSI Skills for English UKVI (4 components)
You will need to obtain a SELT with the required minimum score to make a Student Visa application in order to come to the Centre.
| Your country | Academic qualification(s) you need |
| Afghanistan | Secondary school certificate : 50% overall including 50% in relevant subjects. |
| Albania | Secondary school Leaving Certificate (year 11) overall average grade 6. Diploma of State Maturita (year 12) overall grade 6. |
| Algeria | Bacc de l'Enseignment Secondaire with grade average of 10 inc relevant subjects. |
| Angola | Secondary school Certificate (Grade 12) with overall GPA at least 10 with at least 10 in relevant subjects. |
| Australia | Completion of year 11 with equivalent grades to the GCSE/IGCSE requirements. |
| Azerbaijan | 11th grade - Passes in 4 or more subjects. |
| Bahrain | Tawjahiya (Secondary school leaving cert) average grade of 60% or above, with 55% in relevant subjects. |
| Bangladesh | Year 12 (HSC): GPA 3.0 overall (Relevant subjects GPA 3.0 if required). Maths at HSC is required for Engineering, Computing & Life Sciences pathway |
| Belarus | Attestat/11th grade – with minimum GPA 5.5. |
| Botswana | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate grades 1 - 8 in 4 or more subjects or General Certificate of Secondary Education grades A- E in 5 subjects including relevant. |
| Brazil | Certificado de Ensino Médio 5.0 with relevant subjects at 5.5 or above. |
| Brunei | Cambridge O level - A-C required 4 or more subjects. |
| Cambodia | Diploma of Upper Secondary school = year 12. 4 subjects minimum grade D inc maths Grading A - Excellent , B - Very Good, C - Good, D - Satisfactory. |
| Cameroon | Minimum overall grade 10 in Baccalaureate or Certificat de Probation with 10+ in all relevant subjects or 4x subjects A-D in O levels (including relevant subjects). |
| Canada | Completion of year 11 with 4 x subjects A-C (60%+) including relevant subjects. |
| China | Year 11 (Senior High 2):60% overall and min 60% in 4 academic subjects (including relevant subjects). Business IFY Only: |
| Colombia | Successful completion of Bachillerato with average grade of 6 (Basic Performance). |
| Cyprus | Apolytirio with minimum grade average of 10/20. |
| Ecuador | Titulo de Bachillier Tecnico Industrial or Titulo de Bachiller En Ciencias minimum overall grade 6.0/60%/12 out of 20 including in relevant subjects. |
| Egypt | Year 12 (GSEC): 55% overall and with 50% minimum in relevant subjects. Cert of Nile International Secondary Education (CNISE) 4 subjects grades A-C including relevant subjects (excluding native language). |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Uniiversity Entrance Exam Certificate, 55 in relevant subejcts with overall 300/700. |
| France | French Baccalaureate Ordinary - 10/20. |
| Gambia | West African School Certificate or Senior School Certificate - grades 1 - 8 in 4 or more subjects. |
| Georgia | Successfully completed Secondary School Leaving Certificate (sashualo skolis atestat). |
| Ghana | West African School Certificate or Senior School Certificate - grades 1 - 8 (A - E) in 4 or more subjects. Integrated science is studied as a combination of Physics/Chemistry/Biology. |
| Greece | Apolytirion (Lykeio) - overall grade minimum 10/20. |
| Hong Kong | Form 5 - Pass in 2 or more subjects or if 1 subject passes 5% above pass mark. HKDSE: 221 (Maths at Form 5 pass). |
| India | Year 10 (SSC): 65% overall Year 11: 50% overall Year 12 (HSC): 40% overall (Note: 40% in relevant subjects required, can be taken from any year from Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12). |
| Indonesia | SMU 2 or SMU 3: Grade 6.0. |
| Iran | Transcript of High School Diploma Theoretical stream (3 years) required. Passes in 4 or more subjects, inc relevant subjects. GPA is out of 20 Min. overall GPA requirement is 11 inc relevant subjects. |
| Iraq | 12 years of schooling = either Certificate of Preparatory Education (Adadiyah) or Secondary School Certificate or Sixth Form Baccalaureate = all equivalent to GCSE level grades A-C when grades of 50% or more have been achieved. Adadiyah (or equivalent) with min 50% in 4 relevant subjects. |
| Japan | 11th grade (lower secondary) or 12th grade (higher secondary) completion - passes in 4 or more subjects and GPA 2.0. |
| Jordan | Year 12 (GSEC): 50% each in 4 or more academic subjects including relevant subjects. |
| Kazakhstan | Certificate of Complete Secondary Education with minimum grade average of 3/5. |
| Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE): grades C to E in 4 or more subjects, including relevant subjects. |
| Korea | SH3: Grade E / 60% and below/ Rank 6 SH2: Grade D /60-69%/ Rank 6 CSAT: 8th Grade Korean High school Graduation Equivalency Exam - 60% inc relevant subjects. |
| Kuwait | Year 12 (GSEC): 60% each in 4 or more academic subjects including relevant subjects. |
| Laos | Baccalaureate/11th grade - 4 subjects combining C and D inc relevant subjects. |
| Lebanon | Baccalaureate - minimum 10 points inc relevant subjects or 50% in General secondary certificate with 50% in relevant subjects. |
| Libya | Year 12 (GSEC): 60% overall and 50% in relevant subjects. |
| Macau | IGCSE/'O' Levels - Grade C in 4 relevant subjects inc English. Completion of Form 5 or Senior Middle 2 with 60-65% average. |
| Malaysia | SPM (Malaysia Certificate of Education) with 3 passes with minimum grade D. SPM/UEC school: Form 5 (Term 2 or Mid-Year or Final Year Transcripts) 3 passes with minimum grade D. UEC Senior 2 / Senior Middle 2 with aggregate of not more than 36 points for 5 relevant academic subjects inc English & Mathematics. |
| Mexico | Bachillerato at an average of 60%. |
| Moldova | Attestat/11th grade – with minimum GPA 5.0. |
| Morocco | Diplôme du Baccalauréat with grade average of 10 inc relevant subjects. |
| Myanmar | Basic Education High School Examination/ Matriculation: 40% Pass Overall with passes in 4 relevant subjects. |
| Namibia | NSCC Ordinary level, 4 subjects with grades A-D inc relevant subjects if taken. |
| Nepal | Year 10 (School Leaving Certificate): 65%/GPA 3.0 overall Year 12 (HSC or School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI and XII)): 55%/GPA 2.6 overall (Note: 2.4/C+/50-59% (Pass) in relevant subjects required, can be accepted from Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12). |
| New Zealand | NCEA Level 2 (Year 12) = equivalent to GCSE (Grades = N (not achieved), A (achieved), M (merit), E (excellence)NCEA Level 2 with (Year 12) with relevant subjects - Achieving 60 credits with no fewer than 48 from Level 2 + no fewer than 12 credits (Level 2) in relevant subjects, inc maths. Also need to see copy of "Record of Learning / Achievement" Majority marks merits / achieved + refer to Record of Learning Achievement for marks. As new market need to use comparative grades and common sense to other markets initially ie accept with 4 subjects Grades C or above. |
| Nigeria | West African School Certificate or Senior School Certificate - grades 1-8 (A - E) in 4 or more subjects. |
| Oman | Year 12 (General Education Diploma): 50% each in 4 or more academic subjects including relevant subjects. |
| Pakistan | Year 10 (SSC): 60% overall or 65%(grade scale dependent) Year 11 (Intermediate Part I): 55% overall with passes in min 4 subjects. Year 12 (HSC / Intermediate certificate(Part I & II)) or Polytechnic Diploma : 50% overall with passes in min 4 subjects. |
| Panama | Bachillier/High school Diploma - Overall average 3 including 3 in relevant subjects. |
| Peru | Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa - 5 subjects min.11/20. |
| Philippines | 70% pass in High School Diploma from list of top schools or 75% pass in High School Diploma from all other schools. |
| Qatar | New certificate, QSSC - min. 5 subjects, all 5 grades A - Ds (minimum 60% in relevant subjects and 60% overall in percentage scale) Thanawaya Ama Qatari (School Leaving Certificate) 60% and minimum pass mark of 60% in relevant subjects Qatar Specialised Secondary Certificate or Technical Secondary Certificate, 70% overall with 70% in relevant subjects. For Engineering: Physics and Maths as individual subjects required, not Integrated Science). |
| Russia (+ Chechnya) | Attestat/11th grade - Minimum GPA 3. |
| Rwanda | Rwandan Advanced GCSE - 3 subjects 40% (Grade D). |
| Saudi Arabia | Tawjihiya (General Secondary Education Certificate)/ = high school graduation. 4 or more subjects min.60% in each, including relevant subjects. |
| Singapore | Successful completion of O-Levels at DDDD in the relevant subjects (excluding Chinese / Malay / Tamil) or NA Level (academic) Average of 2 - 3 in five relevant subjects or Average of 3-4 in 4 relevant subjects + any further study at ITE (Institute of Technical Education). |
| South Africa | Senior Cert with Matriculation Endorsement = Four E's (relevant subjects) or National Senior Certificate = four subjects grade 3 or above (relevant subjects). |
| Sri Lanka | Sri lankan GCE O level: Grade C in 5 subjects including relevant subjects. Sri lankan GCE A level: Grade S in 2 subjects including relevant subjects. |
| Taiwan | Senior High 3 - average 50% Senior High 2 - average 60% 3 year JCD - average 65%. |
| Tanzania | East Africa Cert/Cambridge Overseas School Cert/Certificate of Secondary Education - grades 1 - 8 (A-D) in 4 or more subjects. |
| Thailand | Year 11 (MAW 5) completion with GPA 2.3 Year 12 (MAW 6) completion with GPA 2.0. |
| Tunisia | Baccalaureate - minimum 10 points inc relevant subjects. |
| Turkey | Devlet Meslek Lisesi Diploması (State Vocational / Trade High School Diploma) Any at 50% overall inc relevant subjects. |
| UAE | Tawjihiyya (School Leaving Certificate) - 60% or above in 4 or more subjects (inc relevant subjects). |
| Uganda | Ugandan Certificate of Education - grades 1 - 8 in 4 or more subjects. |
| Ukraine | Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education – with minimum GPA 4 on 12 point scale. |
| USA | Year 11: 2.50 or Year 12: 2.00 min. 4 subjects GED: 580 overall with 145 in 4 subjects, including prerequisites. |
| Uzbekistan | Certificate of General Secondary Education, 11 years minimum GPA 3.0 in 4 or more subjects. |
| Venezuela | Titulo de Educacion Media General - 4 subjects min 12/20. |
| Vietnam | High School Year 12: GPA 5.5 overall including maths 5.5. Science pathways require science subjects taken to be at 5.5 (year 12) and 6.0 (year 11). |
| Yemen | General Secondary Education Certificate = high school graduation. An overall passmark of 60% or above, inc relevant subjects. |
| Zambia | Zambian School Certificate grades 1 - 8 in 4 or more subjects. |
| Zimbabwe | O levels: 5 passes at A-D including relevant subjects. |
| international Qualifications | |
| IGSCE / GCSE / O-Level | 4 passes at 9-3, (A-D) in relevant subjects (excluding native language). |
| A/AS levels | 12 UCAS points (excluding native language). |
| IB Diploma Programme | 20 points (IB Certificate accepted) (Subject pass level is 3). |
| MYP | 23 points. |
| IB First Year completion | school report with working grades showing 20 points. |
