Academic English
The Academic English Program
Improve your English skills to meet your academic goals! Enroll in a semester-long Intensive English program now to best prepare you for academic success.
Benefits to you:
- No minimum test score required: Receive a full offer for Academic English and be placed into the appropriate class level with any score you receive upon arrival.
- Build confidence: Live and thrive on campus as you improve your English. Participating in campus life will help you adjust to your new home and achieve academic success.
Program Description
The 16-week intensive English program aligns with the university semester to improve students’ academic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The core English language curriculum consists of four levels aligned with the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR).
Program Structure
Courses prepare degree-seeking students to efficiently read academic texts, write coherent academic assignments and participate in their classroom lectures and discussions with confidence. Students will take:
- Applied Integrated Skills: 10 hours
The course integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing to improve students’ academic and practical English skills. - Grammar in Context: 10 hours
The course focuses on grammar through writing skills. Students write in a variety of academic genres necessary for university coursework.
Total Weekly Classroom Hours = 20 hours
Program Details
| Program Length | Program Curriculum |
Credits Earned Toward Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Week Session (11 over Summer Session) |
Planned – all courses exclusive to Adelphi International students
|
N/A |
*Additional semesters may be required based on your English-language proficiency.
Undergraduate Progression
Following completion of your Academic English program you will progress into the program that is right for you depending on your academic background and English-language proficiency.
| Anticipated Program | Program Duration |
English Language Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Extended Accelerator Program |
3 semesters
|
Successful completion of Level 3 courses with 80% or higher |
Graduate Progression
| Anticipated Program | Program Duration |
English Language Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Master’s Accelerator Program |
2 semesters
|
Successful completion of the Level 4 courses with 80% or higher |
Note: All students will be tested upon arrival to confirm program duration.
Entry Requirements
Undergraduate
| Anticipated Program Duration: | TOEFL iBT® | iTEP | IELTS™ | GPA Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic English 1 Term | 50 – 59 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Academic English 2 Terms | 40 – 49 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Academic English 3 Terms | 39 or less | 1.5 or less | 3.5 or less | 2.5 |
*All students will be tested upon arrival to confirm program duration.
Graduate
| Anticipated Program Duration: | TOEFL iBT® | iTEP | IELTS™ | GPA Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic English 1 Term | 60 – 67 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Academic English 2 Terms | 50 – 59 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Academic English 3 Terms | 49 or less | 2.0 or less | 4.0 or less | 2.5 |
*All students will be tested upon arrival to confirm program duration.
Program Dates and Costs
For all application and payment deadlines, move-in and program start dates, and up-to-date program costs,
please visit the Important Dates and Costs page.
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