Entry requirements, fees and how to apply
The Sheffield International Summer School is for designed for inbound students not currently registered on full degree programmes at the University of Sheffield. Experience studying in the UK with our short-term, two week programme designed for international students.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Students must be registered at another university and be achieving an equivalent of UK 2:2 (50%) or US GPA 2.7. First year students who do not yet have grades should provide a transcript confirming the modules they're enrolled on and an academic reference.
All students will need to provide an up to date transcript as part of the application.
| Course | School | Academic subject requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Designing towards sustainable regeneration | School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | Students should be studying an Architecture, Landscape Architecture or related degree. |
| Reflective leadership for successful teams | Management School | None |
English Language requirements
Students not from a majority English speaking country must be able to provide evidence of having English language at the following level: IELTS 6.0 (minimum sub-test of 5.5) or equivalent.
You must provide a document from our list of accepted qualifications.
Students from majority English speaking countries do not need to provide an official English language qualification but must upload their most recent university transcript to confirm they are studying in English.
In addition to the list above, we can accept the College English Test 6 with a score of 425 for students coming from Chinese universities providing it was taken within 2 years of applying. We will also accept the Duolingo English test with an overall score of 105 (95 in each component).
Students from exchange partner universities can get confirmation from their home universities of their English language level if they have been nominated by the university. If you cannot be nominated by your home university, you will need to provide evidence of English language.
Fees
All fees include tuition, accommodation, optional airport pick-up from Manchester Airport and a package of social events.
How to apply
Applications will open in September 2025.
Entering the UK as a visitor
Most students entering the UK for less than six months can enter using a Visitor Visa (as opposed to a Student Visa), if you're a non-visa national, you don't need a Visitor visa before traveling but may need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) View our guidance and information on visitor and short term visas.
The University of Sheffield reserves the right to cancel the summer school for reasons including, but not restricted to, low enrolment numbers and teacher availability. In such instances, participants will be informed by email. Please bear this in mind when making travel arrangements. Any expenses made other than summer school fee (and deposit), will not be reimbursed.