About the English Language Program

The English Language Program provides the opportunity for students to acquire the level of oral and written English Language sills expected of university students. Courses are offered for both native speakers of English and English language learners.

The ELP Writing Lab provides tutoring for students from any college in the university who want help with academic writing assignments, and offers assistance to students enrolled in ELP and English composition classes and students preparing for the English Competency Examination.

Placement

On the basis of the English Placement Test, a 40-minute timed essay, native and nonnative speakers are placed into a writing sequence appropriate to their level.

70% of incoming freshmen place into English 101
30% of incoming freshmen place into the English Language Program

Of those 30%
30% place into Developmental Writing
15% place into Workshop I
35% place into Workshop II
20% place into Workshop III

ELP Population
13% African or African-American
27% Asian or Asian-American
38% Hispanic or Hispanic-American
3% Other