Bachelor Degree with Integrated International Foundation Year (Arts and Social Science) BA

The Bachelor Degree with Integrated International Foundation Year (Arts and Social Science) offers an opportunity to those international students who have the potential and motivation to succeed, but do not yet have the formal qualifications required for entry to Year 1 of a University of Leeds Arts and Social Science-related undergraduate degree programme.

The University of Leeds International Foundation Year is one of the most established and successful programmes of its type in the UK. For more than 30 years it has been helping high-achieving international students to realise their ambition of studying for an undergraduate degree at the University. During this year of study, all your teaching is delivered by academic staff at the University and you are taught on campus and have full access to our facilities.

AS Levels
Students who have completed AS Levels will be considered for the International Foundation Year if they have achieved a grade B in at least two subjects. Specific subjects will be dependent on the chosen degree path of progression.
International Baccalaureate
Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate will be considered for the International Foundation Year if they have reached a minimum Grade of 26 points overall with grade 4 at Standard Level or 3 at Higher Level in two subjects. Specific subjects will be dependent on the chosen degree path of progression.
IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each section
TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 19 in writing.