All international applicants, applying for programmes indicated below and whose native language is not English, are required to provide proof of English proficiency in the form of TOEFL (ibt), IELTS (Academic), Cambridge English (CAE or CPE) or PTE Academic and PTE Academic online tests. Please note that your scores from the English tests must be less than two years old by 1st of September in the year you intend to start your programme. We can verify TOEFL (if you have registered our institution code 7949 at the test centre) and IELTS tests online as long as you upload your test score sheet in the online application form. Cambridge English results must be sent as certified copies along with other application documents as well as the TOEFL test score sheet if institution code is not registered. If you have not taken the test by the application deadline, you are required to send us your test scores as soon as possible. If you fail to prove your proficiency in English, your application cannot be processed. For further information, please contact admission@hi.is Undergraduate programmes Only a few undergraduate programmes are taught in English at the University of Iceland. The minimum score for most of these programmes is TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5 or PTE Academic 58, please note the exeptions listed below. Faculty of Educational StudiesInternational studies in education, BA Faculty of Languages and CulturesAcademic English: B2 (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5)BA in English: C1 (Minimum score TOEFL 93, IELTS 7)All other undergraduate programmes at the Faculty (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5) Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural StudiesIcelandic as a second language, practical Diploma Further information about Undergraduate Studies. Graduate programmes School of Education (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)International studies in education, MA School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)All graduate programmes School of Humanities Please note that general exemptions from submitting proof of English proficiency do not apply to these four study programmes. Please refer to the course catalogue for further information: MA in English: C1 (Minimum score TOEFL 100, IELTS 7.5) English teaching: C1 (Minimum score TOEFL 100, IELTS 7.5) Inter-American Studies: C1 (Minimum score TOEFL 100, IELTS 7.5) Literature, Culture and Media: C1 (Minimum score TOEFL 100, IELTS 7.5) All other graduate programmes (Minimum score TOEFL 83, IELTS 6.5, PTE 60) School of Health Sciences (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)All graduate programmes School of Social SciencesInternational Affairs, Postgraduate Diploma (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)International Affairs, MA (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)Law, Natural Resources Law and International Environmental Law, LL.M. (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)Methodology, MA (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5)Small State Studies, Postgraduate Diploma (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)Sociology, MA (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5)Sociology, Postgraduate Diploma (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5) Interdisciplinary Graduate StudiesBiostatistics, MS (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)Environmental and Natural Resources, MA (Minimum score TOEFL 85, IELTS 6.5, PTE 60)Epidemiology, MS (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58)Public Health Sciences, MPH (Minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58) Further information about Graduate Studies English A equivalency in the EEA/EFTA Country Upper Secondary Exam Austria Reifeprüfung/Matura with English Belgium Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs or Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur with English Bulgaria Diploma za (Zavarsheno) Sredno Obrazovanie/za Sredno Obrazovanie with English as the first foreign language Czech Republic No exam fulfils the requirement Croatia Upper secondary studies with English at the Advanced level (Higher level) as part of your written Matura exam (drzavna matura) with a graduation year of 2010 and later. Cyprus No exam fulfils the requirement Denmark Studentereksamenbevis / HHX / HTX Estonia Löputunnistus with English as a foreign language A or B Finland Ylioppilastutkintotodistus France Baccalauréat general with English Germany Abiturzeugnis/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur) with English Greece No exam fulfils the requirement Hungary If you have finished secondary school after 2005 with English specialisation (emelt szintu érettségi vizsga) Italy Liceo Lingvistico with English as the first foreign language Latvia Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību with English Lithuania Before 2013: Brandos atestatas with English at A-level / After 2013: Brandos atestatas with English at B1 or B2 level Malta Matriculation Certificate with English at A-level Netherlands HAVO or VWO with English Norway Vitnemål vidergående Opplæring Poland If you have finished secondary school after 2005 and have English specialisation (poziom rozszerzony) Portugal No exam fulfils the requirement Romania English exam at least B1-level in all five parts Slovakia Vysvédcenie o maturitnej skúske with English (After 2005) Slovenia Spricevalo o splosni maturi/Spricevalo o poklicni maturi with English as the first foreign language Spain No exam fulfils the requirement Sweden Slutbetyg Switzerland Maturitätszeugnis/Certificat de Maturité/Baccalauréat/Attestato di Matritá with English Other ways to meet English proficiency You can proof English proficiency by following criteria: You have completed at least one full year of full time higher education, taught in English, at an accredited higher education institution in a majority English speaking country (UK, USA, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) You have completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in English (English BA or English MA) You have an IB (International Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate diploma (English-taught programmes only)) You have one of the English A Equivalency in the EEA/EFTA – See details below Citizens of the following countries outside of EEA/EFTA qualify for an exemption: Anguilla Antigua Australia Bahamas Barbados Barbuda Belize The British Virgin Islands Canada (except Quebec) Dominica Grand Cayman Islands Grenada Guyana Ireland Jamaica Montserrat New Zealand St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) The United States of America. Test information TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (Institution code: 7949) TOEFL Services at Educational Testing Service (ETS) Website: www.toefl.org IELTS (International English Language Testing System) IELTS is jointly owned by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. Website: www.ielts.org Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE) or Advanced (CAE) passed at level C1 or C2. Website: www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/proficiency PTE Academic (Pearson English Language Test) Website: https://pearsonpte.com/ facebooklinkedintwitter
