Academic requirements

You must meet all of these conditions:

• You are currently enrolled in a higher education institution and studying towards a bachelor's degree.
• You have completed at least one year of study at university level at the time of your application, which should be evidenced on your transcript. If you're studying towards a 4-year bachelor's degree, we strongly recommend that you have completed at least 2 years of study.
• You have a strong ‘B’ average or 3.0 out of 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA). We have a grade conversion in place for all our partner universities who do not grade on a 4.0 GPA system. If you are unsure of the conversion in place for your home university, please contact the Centre for Study Abroad Inbound team for further information.

Mitigating circumstances

If there are mitigating circumstances that have affected your grades and mean that you are very slightly below the academic requirement, we may still be able to consider your application. In order to do this, we will need an academic reference from your home university and a personal statement to explain any mitigating circumstances. Please note that each application will be assessed individually, and we are unable to guarantee your acceptance onto the programme if you do not meet our academic requirement.

English language requirements

The English language requirements for our Study Abroad programmes are detailed below.

Study Abroad (General pathway) and Study Abroad (Subject pathway)

STABEL (Study Abroad with English Language) programme

In order to meet these requirements you must meet one of the following conditions:

• English is your native language.
• You can provide one of the certificates listed on our language profile. You will need to check that you have achieved your qualification within the valid timeframe.
• English is the language you are taught and assessed in at your home university. If you think this applies to you, please contact cfsa-inbound@bristol.ac.uk in advance of the application deadline to confirm whether you need to provide any additional evidence as part of your application as an exemption cannot be guaranteed.
• If you are studying at one of our European exchange partner institutions, applying to study at Bristol for one semester, you can submit a letter from your home university attesting to your English language level. This letter must meet the requirements stated on our language profile. You must use the Letter of Attestation template provided: English Language Letter of Attestation Template 2024/25 (Office document, 58kB).

Please note that for the STABEL programme we can only accept IELTS Academic for UKVI from an authorised test centre.