Campus Information
UC College is part of the University of Canberra. Our students share the same campus and have access to all the same facilities, which provides an authentic and exciting introduction to university life.
Innovative pathway programs
- Diploma entry programs are open to both international and domestic students. Finishing a diploma successfully enables direct entry to a relevant UC degree with credit.
- Access programs enable domestic school leavers and non-recent school leavers to qualify and prepare for study at UC.
- University of Canberra International Foundation Studies is a pre-university level program designed to prepare you for entry into the first year of a University of Canberra bachelor's degree.
- ELICOS programs are intensive English language courses as well as IELTS preparation classes that are offered through our UCC English Language Centre. We also offer Special English Programs (SEP) which are customised English courses for groups.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - UC College is the only official IELTS test centre in Canberra.
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
If you don’t meet the English language requirements through your previous studies, you’ll need to take an approved English language test and provide the required results to UC before you can enrol.
At UC, although English requirements are set to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score, we generally accept a range of other English tests too, including:
TOEFL iBT
Pearson Test of Academic English
Cambridge English Scale
OET.
Each degree has its own IELTS requirements, so check your course carefully to ascertain the level you’ll need to meet before applying. Test results over two years old won’t be accepted.
Use the table below to view and convert equivalent English language test scores.
UCC and UC Courses IELTS Academic TOEFL iBT1 Pearson Test of Academic English Cambridge English Scale Occupational English Test UC English Language Proficiency Test*
UCC International Foundation Studies 5.5 overall with no band score less than 5.0 Overall score of 46 with:
• R2: 4
• L: 4
• S: 14
• W:14
42 162 No grade lower than 'D' in any of the sub-tests4 N/A
UCC Diploma Extended 5.5 overall (no minimum band scores) Overall score of 46 42 162 No grade lower than 'D' in any of the sub-tests N/A
UCC Diploma Standard 5.5 overall with no band below 5.5 Overall score of 46 with:
• R: 8
• L: 7
• S: 16
• W:18
42 with no skill score3 below 42 162 with no sub-score below 162 No grade lower than 'D' in any of the sub-tests N/A
Graduate Certificate in Academic Foundations (GCAF) 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0 Overall score of 60 with:
• R: 13
• L: 12
• S: 18
• W: 21
50 with no skill score below 50 169 with no sub-score below 169 No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests N/A
UC standard UG degree 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0 Overall score of 60 with:
• R: 13
• L: 12
• S: 18
• W: 21
50 with no skill score below 50 169 with no sub-score below 169 No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests N/A
UC standard PG degree 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0 Overall score of 79 with:
• R: 13
• L: 12
• S: 18
• W: 21
58 with no skill score below 50 176 with no sub-score below 169 No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests Minimum overall grade of 'C'
*UC administered offshore Masters courses
Courses requiring IELTS 7.0 with no band below 6.0 7.0 overall with no band below 6.0 Overall score of 94 with:
• R: 13
• L: 12
• S: 18
• W: 21
65 with no skill score below 50 185 with no sub-score below 169 No grade lower than 'B' in any of the sub-tests N/A
Courses requiring IELTS 7.0 with no band below 6.5 7.0 overall with band below 6.5 Overall score of 94 with:
• R: 19
• L: 20
• S: 20
• W: 24
65 with no skill score below 58 185 with no sub-score below 176 No grade lower than 'B' in any of the sub-tests N/A
Courses requiring IELTS 7.0 with no band below 7.0 7.0 overall with no band below 7.0 Overall score of 94 with:
• R: 24
• L: 24
• S: 23
• W: 27
65 with no skill score below 65 185 with no sub-score below 185 No grade lower than 'B' in any of the sub-tests N/A
Courses requiring IELTS 7.5 with no band below 7.0 7.5 overall with no band below 7.0 Overall score of 102 with:
• R: 24
• L: 24
• S: 23
• W: 27
73 with no skill score below 65 191 with no sub-score below 185 No grade lower than 'B' in any of the sub-tests N/A