Admission Criteria, Registration and Fees

WHAT ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE THERE?

» If you do not have a university degree, you will have to show secondary school-leaving qualifications from a recognized institution in the United Kingdom or, for overseas students, the equivalent.
» If you are not a native speaker of English, you will be required to reach a level of 5.0 at IELTS, or an equivalent score in another recognized English language proficiency test. Comprehension of spoken English and the ability to write English with a measure of correctness are essential. Tutors will give overseas students appropriate assistance in essay-writing but cannot give language tuition of a remedial kind. Completion of the Certificate Level is generally a prerequisite for admission on the Diploma course. 

APPLICATION FORM
Please download an application form here. Once you complete the application, please send it to us by email (info@iocs.cam.ac.uk), while also sending by mail a printed version signed by hand (Our address here). 

REGISTRATION
» Students are strongly encouraged to register for the whole Certificate programme. 
» Please complete and return the ‘DL Application form’ by e-mailing it to info@iocs.cam.ac.uk. (Applications can be sent also by mail).
» The form should be accompanied by photocopies or scans of certificates that prove educational qualifications and language proficiency (when required).
» Applications for each of the intakes should ideally arrive at the latest one week before the start of the intake. Do contact the Institute if there are delays in sending in the application form, as late enrolments are allowed in certain circumstances.
» Upon acceptance of applicants in the course, first payment is due one week before the start of your module.

» For admission onto the Diploma Course, Certificate students who are in their last stage of completing the Certificate course, should notify the Institute of their desire to proceed to the Diploma level. (A new application is not required for students already enrolled on the Certificate course).

For further information about any issue related to the IOCS Distance Learning Programmes you can contact the Institute’s office here.

FEES
The fee for each Certificate/Diploma module is £280, which means a total of £1,400 for the each 50-credit qualification (Certificate or Diploma). However, a discounted fee of £1,260, representing a saving of 10%, is available to those who pay before their course commences. Monastics and clergy who have a letter of introduction from their Bishop or superior and also pay at commencement may receive a further 10% discount. For students seeking financial help from local churches or other charitable bodies, the Institute is happy to supply a letter of provisional acceptance. The fee for re-taking a Module is £140.
Payments may be made online here, or by cheque.

Arrangements can also be made to pay by bank transfer, if necessary, but transfer costs must be borne by the student.