Before applying, please seek our advice about family, study, work or travel commitments that may affect you during your time on the Pre-sessional English course. It is important that you start your course on Day 1: later starts disadvantage both you and your fellow students.
We maintain a strict minimum attendance requirement of 80% of all sessions on each course. Attendance is monitored from Day 1 of each course, so absence will be accrued if you arrive late.
On the Online Pre-sessionals, we also require you to follow minimum targets for engagement, attainment and achievement: please see the information on this page regarding successful completion.
We are thinking of everyone affected by the continuing Coronavirus public health emergency and hope you all remain safe and well.
All 2023 summer pre-sessional courses will be taught online.
Students taking part in our specially-designed distance learning programme will complete their studies and be assessed online. Students are not required to travel to Kingston upon Thames for the Online Pre-sessional English courses. Visas are not required to enrol and we can accept a variety of English language tests with applications (please see entry requirements page).
Please check the national government guidance before travelling to or within in the UK and please contact the course administrators if you wish to come to the UK and/or stay in Kingston University halls accommodation.
The situation will be monitored closely and any information about future additional face to face options for the autumn course will be updated here.
To complete the course, online students will need:
2023 summer courses | Course dates | Application deadline | Action |
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Extended course | 6 March – 4 August Latest start: 9am, 9 March |
11am, 27 February | Apply now. |
Long course | 10 April – 4 August Latest start: 9am, 17 April (Holiday: 15 – 19 May) |
11am, 3 April | |
Medium course | 22 May – 4 August Latest start: 9am, 25 May |
11am, 15 May | Apply now. |
Short course | 26 June – 4 August Latest start: 9am, 26 June |
11am, 19 June | Apply now. |
2023 autumn courses | Course dates | Application deadline | Action |
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Medium course | 25 September – 8 December
Latest start: 9am, 28 September |
11am, 8 September | Applications will open in May 2023. |
Short course | 30 October – 8 December
Latest start: 9am, 30 October |
11am, 13 October | Applications will open in May 2023. |
* If your studies are being sponsored by your government or a company, and you provide evidence of this, you do not need to pay the deposit.
The simplest way to pay is via online payments, though bank drafts/transfers are also acceptable:
You must pay the balance of course fees directly to Kingston University on or before the first day of the course.
You will be withdrawn from the Pre-sessional English course in cases where:
Please note: Students with a Student Route Visa sponsored by Kingston University will also be reported to UK Visas and Immigration.
If you wish to cancel your place on a Pre-sessional English course, send an email detailing your reasons for withdrawing to presessionals@kingston.ac.uk. If you wish to request a refund, please do so by email within three months of your course start date.
Kingston University students refund (non-Kingston University students refund)
Type of course | Cancellation 6 Mar – 9 Apr 2023 | Cancellation 10 Apr – 21 May 2023 |
Cancellation 22 May – | Cancellation on or after 26 Jun 2023 (summer) or 30 Oct 2023 (autumn) |
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Extended Course student | £5,950 (non KU £7,025) |
£4,195 (non KU £4,950) |
£2,400 (non KU £2,700) |
£0 |
Long Course Student | n/a | £4,195 (non KU £4,950) |
£2,400 (non KU £2,700) |
£0 |
Medium Course Student | n/a | n/a | £2,400 (non KU £2,700) |
£0 |
Short Course student | n/a | n/a | n/a | £0 |
Please note: Refunds will be made after the pre-sessional course has finished.
Pre-sessional administrators
Tel: +44 (0)20 8417 7042 / +44 (0)20 8417 7790
Please note: administrators are best contacted by email while remote working is in place during the pandemic.
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Our pre-sessional English course is accredited by the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP). This organisation sets rigorous criteria to ensure that courses in English language and study skills for speakers of other languages are of a high standard and provide an excellent quality of service.
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Pre-sessional administrators
Tel: +44 (0)20 8417 7042 / +44 (0)20 8417 7790
Please note: administrators are best contacted by email while remote working is in place during the pandemic.