Language requirement (all students)
The English language requirement for IBD is one of the following certificates:
- IELTS (International English Language System), 5.5 (obtained since 2018).
- ETS iBT TOEFL, 60 (obtained since 2018).
- Cambridge English Language Assessment, First (FCE) or Business Vantage (BEC).
- TRINITY COLLEGE ISE, Minimum level II.
- ETS TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), Listening and Reading Test and Speaking and Writing Test. Minimum scores: Listening (275); Reading (275); Speaking (160); Writing (150).
NO CERTIFICATION OTHER THAN THE ABOVE WILL BE ACCEPTED
Students may enrol for IBD without a certificate, but are required to produce one of the above certificates by the end of the first academic year (September 2023). Students who do not obtain a certificate will not be permitted to take second-year exams.
Only students whose mother tongue is English and students who have completed a first or second level degree delivered and examined in English are exempt from this requirement. This condition must appear on the degree certificate.