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International Education Programs Office
ESL/English for Academic Purposes Credit Courses

Courses Offered

Dates and Deadlines for International Student Applications

Spring 2012 ESL classes

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English as a Second Language Program (ESL) for Academic Purposes courses at the College of Central Florida are listed in the catalog under the college prep heading beginning with the codes EAP, REA and ENC. These credit courses are designed to prepare a non-native English speaker for success in a chosen degree program. ESL courses are offered every semester and cost the same as all credit courses.

If you need to improve your English skills before beginning your academic classes, this program is ideal. The ESL program improves your English skills, including grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Step One: Application

Download and complete an application for admission to CF at www.CF.edu

If you are wanting to take ESL classes only for a few semesters, please apply for the Liberal Arts AA degree (#1491) and then make a notation that you will need ESL courses for the first few semesters

Step Two: Placement Testing

CF does not require a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for international student admission. All new CF students must take a placement test to assess their English and mathematics proficiency. Students whose test results show adequate skills will be eligible for college level, degree course work. Others will be required to take ESL classes until language requirements have been met.

If you have a TOEFL, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP) score, no older than 12 months, the chart below shows your placement. Test scores will only be accepted before students begin coursework. All new international students must take the CPT before registration to ensure appropriate placement in mathematics.

	TOEFL			IELTS	STEP/EIKEN
Degree CreditCourses	61 and above	173 and above	500 and above	5.5 and above	Grade 2A and above

Step Three: Registration

After placement testing and assessment each student will meet with the director of ESL and the academic advisor for registration in the appropriate courses.