Eligibility

We currently have 2+2 agreements with the following universities:

• China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing
• Dalian University of Technology, Panjin
• Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou
• South China University of Technology, Guangzhou
• Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
• Zhejiang University, Hangzhou

We do not have a list of specific courses and required scores from your 1st and 2nd year courses in China. We look at your overall performance and we are most interested in:

• what you have studied - we need to see that you have studied suitable biology, chemistry and maths or physics. Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss your transcript.
• how well your current programme matches to one of ours - have you studied similar things to the students you will be joining in year 3 at Edinburgh
• your English language ability, particularly scientific English - all of our teaching is in English so we need to make sure that you are prepared

Before we can accept your application, you need to pass an IELTS test with a total score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each section or TOEFL iBT at 92 or above with 20 in each section. This needs to have been achieved after 31^st August 2023.

If we offer you a place to study with us, it is usually a requirement that you arrive in Edinburgh in August to attend the intensive English language course provided by English Language Education (ELE) team at the University of Edinburgh. This course, Preparation for Undergraduate Study 1 (PUGS1), focuses on Academic English skills that are essential for university study in the UK, it starts about 4-5 weeks before the start of Semester 1. In 2024 the cost for PUGS1 was £1555.

Once you begin your Biological Sciences studies, you may also be expected to study an in-sessional English course designed for Biological Sciences students to ensure that your English is to a sufficient standard. The cost of this course in 2024 was £340.

Entry criteria:

• TOEFL: All students, regardless of TOEFL score are required to take both courses. This is because staff at English Language Education can’t gauge proficiency in English from TOEFL scores as they can with IELTS scores. Both tests are very different.
• IELTS overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each section: Students must take both English courses.
• IELTS overall score of 7.0 or above: Students are only required to take PUGS1.
• IELTS overall scores of 7.5 or above and 6.5 or above in each section - Students are exempt from taking both English language courses (PUGS1 and PUGS2).