Pace University Intensive English Program
If you want to join Global Pathways at Pace University, but first need to improve your English language skills, you can complete the Intensive English Program (IEP) offered by the English Language Institute on Pace’s New York City campus.
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What is the Intensive English Program?
If you do not have the required English language level for Global Pathways degree preparation, you can be conditionally accepted and enroll in the Intensive English Program to boost your English proficiency.
After you’ve arrived at Pace’s New York City campus, you will take an English placement test to determine what level of IEP you will join. The duration of study in IEP depends on your progress but is typically between 6 and 14 weeks.
Once you’ve completed IEP, you can progress to Global Pathways.
Why apply for the Intensive English Program at Pace?
4 intensive English classes
studied for 18 hours per week
Boost your English
conversation skills, listening comprehension, reading and writing
Study in the USA’s #2 student city, New York City
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6 sessions per year
with frequent start dates to give you flexibility
Learn on campus
and immerse yourself in student life at Pace University
Make American friends
with the ELI Conversation Partner Program
You must meet the following English and academic requirements to join IEP.
English score: all students take the ELI Placement Exam when they arrive on campus to determine which level of IEP they join. Students with the following scores are suitable for IEP:
- Below TOEFL 55 (or equivalent) for undergraduate pathway applicants
- Below TOEFL 55 (or equivalent) for Seidenberg School graduate pathway applicants
- Below TOEFL 65 (or equivalent) for Dyson College or School of Education graduate pathway applicants
- Below TOEFL 70 (or equivalent) for Lubin School graduate pathway applicants
Academic criteria: students must be conditionally admitted into the three-semester Undergraduate or Graduate Global Pathways program leading to their intended progression degree.
Your options for IEP at Pace University
OPTION 1
Advanced-beginner
Intensive English Program
For students who need the most help improving their English for Global Pathways at Pace.
OPTION 2
Low-intermediate
Intensive English Program
For students who need to improve their English for Undergraduate Global Pathways or for Graduate Global Pathways leading to Pace’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
OPTION 3
High-intermediate
Intensive English Program
For students who need to improve their English for Graduate Global Pathways leading to Pace’s Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, or School of Education.
Ready to take the next step?
Learn more about the IEP
Want to know more about the Intensive English Program at Pace, including the program structure and key dates? Download our handy flyer.
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