Academic & Pre-Sessional courses are designed to give students the study skills in English that they will need to go on to full-time university or other college courses. Courses aim for students to progress to a high standard in reading, writing, speaking and listening and are often run by universities as "pre-sessional" courses attached to the main campus. The IELTS exam is usually used as a measure of level of attainment. See Academic & Pre-Sessional centres