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 Intensive
ESL on the UIW Campus
- Intensive ESL classes at UIW are taught
by ELS Language Centers, a division of Berlitz International.
Format
of ESL on the UIW Campus
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Multiple levels (of nine in total) of ESL may be required for students
who have not achieved TOEFL scores of 550 for undergraduate students
or 560 for graduate students.
- International students will be TOEFL tested upon arrival at UIW.
- Upon satisfactory completion of level nine of intensive ESL, each
student will be administered the in-house UIW TOEFL. Students who have
not achieved the 550 or 560 required score will be directed into additional
ESL study with English Language Systems until such time that the required
TOEFL score is achieved.
- Each level of intensive ESL is four weeks in length.
- Each class meets six and one-half hours per day, Monday-Thursday,
and four hours on Friday mornings, a total of thirty hours each week,
or 120 hours each session.
- Each four-week session begins on a Monday.
- Thirteen sessions of the four-week format classes begin on the UIW
campus each year.
- Classes include conversation, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary
skills.
Testing
for ESL Achievement
- TOEFL scores required at UIW in order to be enrolled fulltime in
a degree program are 550 for undergraduate students and 560 for graduate
students.
- International students will be TOEFL tested upon arrival at UIW.
- International students will be given a placement test by English
Language Systems, then placed into the appropriate class ranging between
and including levels one and nine.
- Upon satisfactory completion of level nine of intensive ESL, each
student will be administered the in-house UIW TOEFL. Students who have
not achieved the 550 or 560 required score will be directed into additional
ESL study with English Language Systems until such time that the required
TOEFL score is achieved.
Cost of
Intensive ESL on the UIW Campus
- The fee for each four-week intensive ESL session is US$ 1325.00.
- International students, including Sister School Exchange Students,
are required to pay this fee. This is not tuition, but is rather, a
fee charged for ESL.
- This fee to be paid also applies to any other UIW dependent.
- International students, whether in a UIW degree plan or not, pay
the same fee.
Documentation
of ESL Achievement for UIW Students
- Grades are not given upon completion of ESL classes.
- Grade Point Average (GPA) calculation does not include any ESL class
grades.
- Students must successfully complete each level of ESL before progressing
to the next level.
- Certificates are awarded by English Language Systems for each level
successfully completed.
- A Certificate of Completion is awarded to students who successfully
complete all nine levels of ESL.
Progression
Through ESL on the UIW Campus
- Students in ESL levels one through seven are permitted to take only
ESL until they have successfully completed the equivalent of seven
complete levels of ESL.
- After having successfully completed ESL level seven, students are
allowed to take ESL levels eight and nine plus two academic courses
in a degree plan during a fall or spring semester in order to reach
the twelve-hour enrollment required to maintain a student visa.
Location
of the ESL Program on the UIW Campus
- English Language Systems is located in the center of the UIW campus,
in Marian Hall.
- Housing for ESL students is located on Marian Hall’s upper floors.
- Food service for ESL students is located on level one of Marian Hall.
- Marian Hall is the approximate geographic center of the UIW campus.
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