Intensive English - Undergraduate

Program Description

The Intensive English Center at SCSU provides English language instruction for individuals whose primary language is one other than English and who wish to improve their English language skills for the purpose of pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a university or college in the United States.  Additionally, the IEC provides introductions to general American and academic American culture.  Through these two endeavors students in the IEC are given the opportunity to grow intellectually and emotionally as they learn to successfully communicate in English and learn to live in a different culture.

The Intensive English Centre (IEC)  offers different levels of English instruction, from high beginning to advanced. Students should have basic reading and writing skills in English before enrolling in IEC classes. Students can expect as much as three hours of homework per day, including reading, writing, listening and speaking, grammar and other topics. In addition, students are encouraged to participate in IEC sponsored field trips and other cultural activities. 

The IEC offers in-person programs. On-campus classes meet from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Full-time students are enrolled in 18-20 hours of class per week. New students will take an English placement test during orientation to help the IEC determine the level that will allow the student to learn the most English.

Students applying for conditional admission should submit the IEC Applicant for Undergraduate Program form along with their IEC application, which is done separately from the undergraduate program online application.