English is the language of instruction at Acsenda School of Management. Applicants whose first language is not English or who have completed their education in another language must demonstrate English language proficiency before admission. Focusing in the following areas: listening, reading, speaking and writing. Proof of English proficiency can be accomplished by one or more of the following means:
| ASM Level | ASM Minimum Entry Requirements | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASM’s EPT | CAEL | Cambridge | IELTS Academic | PTE Academic | TOEFL iBT (old scale) | TOEFL iBT (new scale) | TOEFL PBT | CLB | Duolingo Overall Score | Michigan English Test | LanguageCert | |
| EAPP090 | 60 | Band 50 No Skill < 40 | PET Grade A | 5.5 No Band < 5.0 | 40 No Skill < 35 | 60 R/L > 6 S > 15 W > 16 | Overall 3.5 (no skill below 3.0) | 525 | 6 | 95 | 49-52 No skill <44 | 60-64 No skill< 54 |
| ENGL103/4 | 70 | Band 60 No Skill < 50 | FCE Grade B | 6 No Band < 5.5 | 50 No Skill < 45 | 75 R/L/ > 11 S > 16 W > 19 | Overall 4.0 (no skill below 3.5) | 550 | 7 | 110 | 53-57 No skill <52 | 65-69 No Skill < 60 |
| ENGL101 | 80 | Band 70 No Skill < 60 | CAE/CPE Grade C | 6.5 No Band < 6.0 | 60 No Skill < 55 | 90 R/L > 18 S > 18 W > 22 | Overall 4.5 (no skill below 4.0) | 575 | 8 | 120 | 58-61 No skill <57 | 70 No skill <65 |
ASM reserves the right to request proof of English proficiency by means of the English Proficiency Tests indicated above at any point during the application process.
Countries accepted as having English as a principal language will be listed in the Academic Calendar and updated at least annually.
List of Countries — English is a Principal Language
International applicants who graduate from a recognized degree program or who complete four years of full-time study in English at an accredited school in the countries listed below will normally be accepted as meeting the English proficiency requirements.
American Samoa Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Belize Botswana British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Falkland Islands Fiji Gambia Ghana | Gibraltar Grenada Guam Guyana Ireland Jamaica Kenya Lesotho Liberia Malta Mauritius Montserrat New Zealand Nigeria Philippines Seychelles | Sierra Leone Singapore South Africa St. Helena St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Tanzania Turks & Caicos Islands Uganda United Kingdom USA US Virgin Islands Zambia Zimbabwe |
If applicants do not meet the minimum English proficiency requirements, Acsenda offers two English bridging courses. They have a focus on improving academic English skills – listening, speaking, reading, and writing – to the level necessary to be successful.
Acsenda’s two English bridging courses:
If you want more information about English exams accepted by Acsenda, go to the article ‘Types of English exams accepted for international students‘.
