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ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE

English as Second Language (ESL )
The program consists of 6 levels and each level has Listening and Speaking (LS), Conversation and Pronunciation (CP) and Reading and Writing (RW):
The course numbers for each level are listed as:

(a) Beginning Level (b) Intermediate Level (c) Advanced Level
(1)ESL 150 (1)ESL 250 (1)ESL 350
(2)ESL 200 (2)ESL 300 (2)ESL 400

The numbers of hours of instruction per week is as follows:
  • ESL150: 20 hours per week
  • ESL200: 20 hours per week
  • ESL250: 20 hours per week
  • ESL300: 20 hours per week
  • ESL350: 20 hours per week
  • ESL400: 20 hours per week
“Successful completion” of each course requires a minimum score of 70% on the exit examination given at the conclusion of each course.
Students who successfully complete the requirements for each course and achieve the minimum passing score on the exit examinations for each course will receive a Certificate of Competency in English. Students who fail to achieve any of the requirements needed to earn the Certificate of Competency will instead receive a certificate indicating the total number of completed hours of instruction received in ESL.
Minor deviations from the above guidelines can be approved by consultations between the ESL instructor(s) and the student advisor.