A With the Saudi Arabian General Secondary Education Certificate (Al Thanawiya Al Aama), you will meet entry requirements for University Foundation Programme in the UK. You will need to have UKVI academic IELTS for the course.

You may also qualify for a 4-year integrated programmes which include a foundation year.

A To meet the entry requirements for UK Undergraduate (Bachelor’s) courses, Saudi Arabian students will typically need to have one of the following qualifications:

• College of Technology Diploma (2 years)
• Associate Degree
• Undergraduate Diploma
• Higher Technical Institute Diploma
• Junior Health College Diploma
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Recognised foundation courses taken in the UK, Australia and Canada

To be considered for entry into Year 2 of Bachelor's degrees, you will typically need to have a Higher Diploma qualification, depending on the modules studied and the grades received.

A For entry to a UK postgraduate degree programme (Master’s), Saudi Arabian students typically need to have completed a Bachelor degree from a recognised university. Exact requirements will depend on the postgraduate degree you are applying for and the undergraduate degree you have studied.

Some, but not all, postgraduate programmes require your undergraduate degree to have a related major. Some postgraduate programmes may require work experience in a relevant field or at a certain level.

Degree grade equivalency table

A For entry to a UK PhD programme, Saudi Arabian students typically need to have good grades in bachelors and masters degrees awarded by a recognised university, and a strong research proposal. Students who have not completed a thesis as part of their degree will need to show evidence of previous research experience.

A English language requirements of UK universities differ for different level of courses and the grade requirements may also slightly vary university to university.

Applicants for the International Foundation Programme or pre-sessional English programmes are required to have a UKVI recognised SELT (Secure English Language Test). These must be taken at one of the UKVI approved test centres.

For bachelor’s or master’s courses, you will require IELTS score of minimum 6.0 overall score and no less than 5.5 in any component. However, some universities may have higher score requirements. If you have lower than required score in UKVI academic IELTS, then you will be able to take pre-sessional English course along with your main bachelor’s/master’s course.

PhD courses normally require IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in any component.

A Yes, almost all UK universities will require academic references with admission applications. You can find details about this in this guide ‘Matters related to academic reference letters ’ and also check our student resources section for sample academic reference letter .

A International students can bring their dependants in the UK if they meet the requirements. You can bring your dependants from Saudi Arabia, if you -

• are doing a postgraduate level (RQF level 7 or above) full-time course of 9 months or longer at a 'higher education provider' with a 'track record of compliance'
• a new government-sponsored student on a course that lasts longer than 6 months
• are not a child student

You will details information in our guide ‘How to apply: student Dependant visa for UK ’.