Language Requirements
New Degree and Non-degree Students
All new applicants who will be enrolling with full status, or non-degree students who intend to change to full status, must provide evidence of academic English proficiency prior to enrollment in any course.
Exemptions From English Test
Graduate applicants who hold degrees from an accredited English medium university or applicants who have been accepted by or are enrolled in an accredited English medium university; CASA (Center for Arabic Study Abroad) students; or intensive Arabic students in the Arabic Language Institute are exempted from presenting evidence of academic English proficiency.
Transfer Students
All transfer students except those transferring from an accredited English medium university, are required to take the ELPET (or TOEFL with TWE). Applicants who are transferring from another type of institution will be placed in Intensive English or Academic English or exempted from any further English requirements, based on their scores on the ELPET (or TOEFL with TWE).
Readmission
All applicants for readmission (excluding disqualified or suspended students) must complete an application for readmission. The TOEFL exam with TWE may not be used by applicants for readmission.
Students who are suspended because they have not passed Intensive English in two semesters and a summer (or three semesters if a summer course is not offered) are required to take the AUC ELPET, and they must demonstrate a level of proficiency for direct admission to Academic English for Graduates or higher. Studentswho are disqualified because they have failed any Academic English module (ENGL 122, 123, 124 or 125) three times are required to take the ELPET and must demonstrate a level of proficiency beyond that of Academic English.
| English Level at Time of Withdrawal |
Lapse of Time |
ELPET Required |
| Completed required Academic English modules successfully or satisfied English requirement |
Less than 24 months
More than 24 months |
No
Yes |
|
Enrolled in Intensive English or Academic English |
Less than 6 months
Between 6-12 months
More than 12 months |
No
Optional
Yes |
Graduate students suspended from English 120 or 121 must petition for readmission and must meet all the admission requirements prevailing at the time of readmission. Readmission is not granted automatically. Students suspended from English 100 or 101 who are readmitted must score high enough on the AUC ELPET for direct admission to Academic English for Graduates or higher, because they will not be allowed to return to English 120 or 121.