Qualifications for entry for students from Sri Lanka
All of our courses require different levels of qualifications for entry and the details provided below are for guidance only.
Undergraduate programmes
Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate, GCE A-levels or Sri Lankan A levels will be considered for entry to undergraduate programmes.
The following qualifications will be considered for advanced entry onto year two or year three of certain undergraduate programmes at Sheffield Hallam
- completion of year one or year two of a relevant bachelors degree at a Sri Lankan university
- two year Diploma or HND
- CIMA advanced Diploma (Certificate plus P1/P2/P4/P5/P7/P8)
Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from international school students taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma and those achieving 28 points or more will usually be successful in obtaining an offer of a place on our undergraduate programmes. For information about IB points equivalencies against the UCAS tariff please visit the UCAS website.
Sri Lankan specific top-up Programme
Following the completion of a relevant BTEC, HND and Semester 1 modules at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, applicants will be considered for entry onto one of the following Summer Semester Top-Up Programmes at the university:
- BSc (Hons) Information Technology
- BSc (Hons) Information Technology (Computer Systems and Networking)
- BSc (Hons) Information Technology (Software Engineering)
For more information about these programmes please see the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology website
Pre-masters programme (Graduate Diploma)
The following qualifications will be considered for entry on to pre-masters programmes
- a degree in a subject considered unsuitable for direct entry to a master's programme - 'conversion' students'
- an OND or HND with a minimum of 'upper credit' and at least two years of relevant work experience
English language
All applicants are required to gain an internationally recognised English language qualification before entering an undergraduate or postgraduate programme, such as IELTS or TOEFL. As a guideline the minimum IELTS requirement is IELTS 5.5 for pre-masters programmes, and IELTS 6.0 for other academic programmes. Please note that some courses may have higher English language requirements.
IGCSE/GCSE English Grade C or above or Sri Lankan GCE O Level English at Credit or above are accepted in place of IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL.
For further information on English language entry requirements and accepted qualifications see our English Language page.
