Pre-sessional English language courses
We have courses to help you improve your English language and academic study skills so you are well-prepared for your degree at Surrey.
If you are an international student planning to study on a degree course with us, but don't meet our initial English language requirements, you may benefit from our pre-sessional English language courses.
How it works
There is a four-step process to be followed below:
- Receive your offer to study your degree with us
- Choose the pre-sessional course that best suits your language requirements
- Join us on-campus or online for your pre-sessional course
- After successful completion, move directly onto your degree without having to take any other language tests.
Our courses
2026 Summer (2025-2026 Academic year)
Why choose a course with us?
As well as developing your English language and academic study skills before your degree, by joining one of our pre-sessional courses you will find the following the following benefits:
- Start building your Surrey community - our courses are a great way to meet new friends
- Guaranteed accommodation for all on-campus course attendees
- 97 percent pass rate for your courses over the last five years
- Experienced and well-qualified tutors
- No extra requirements needed for your visas or CAS application.
Even after the course ended, I stayed in touch with many of the friends I made, and having this support network made my university experience much more enjoyable and reassuring.Haehyeon Kim (Haley), Postgraduate student - Surrey Business School
Because of this course, I handled my first assignment of writing a 2,000-word essay with satisfaction and have a clear mindset for my coming group presentation assignment.Chaoxin Xie (Susie), Psychology