ELSI English Language and Support for Internationals Courses - ELSI Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking

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ELSI (English Language and Support for Internationals) courses develop reading/writing and listening/speaking abilities, strengthen vocabulary and grammar, and build cultural awareness for preparation to the U.S. academic environment. Programs run across multiple proficiency levels using placement testing to determine enrollment. Courses are taught in English, use Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading, and do not provide graduation credit. Corequisites may require placement into linked course sequences.

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ELSI Courses

ELSI 010 Reading/Writing

ELSI 011 Reading/Writing 1

ELSI 012 Reading/Writing 2

ELSI 013 Reading/Writing 3

ELSI 014 Reading/Writing 4

ELSI 015 Advanced Academic Skills

ELSI 020 Listening/Speaking

ELSI 021 Listening/Speaking 1

ELSI 022 Listening/Speaking 2

English Language and Support for Internationals (ELSI) 1 English Language and Support for Internationals (ELSI) Courses ELSI 010. Reading/Writing. 10 hours. Develops reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills as well as cultural awareness and preparation for the U.S. academic environment through activities appropriate to the student’s level. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. No graduation credit. Previously listed as CC 060. Taught in English. Corequisite(s): One of the following as assigned through placement testing: ELSI 021, ELSI 022, ELSI 023, ELSI 024, ELSI 025. ELSI 011. Reading/Writing 1, Intensive English for High-Beginning Non-Native Speakers. 10 hours. Development of reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills in English as well as cultural awareness and preparation for the U.S. academic environment. For students at a high beginning language proficiency level. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Taught in English. Open only to non-native speakers of English. No graduation credit. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on the department placement test. Recommended Background: Students in this course are expected to have the syntactic, phonological, semantic, and rhetorical English language skills needed to function at an A1+ CEFR level. ELSI 012. Reading/Writing 2, Intensive English for Low Intermediate Non-Native Speakers. 10 hours. Development of reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills in English and cultural awareness and prepare for the U.S. academic environment. For students at a low intermediate language proficiency level. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Taught in English. Open only to non-native speakers of English. No graduation credit given. Prerequisite(s): ELSI 011 or appropriate score on the department placement test. Recommended Background: Students in this course are expected to have the syntactic, phonological, semantic, and rhetorical English language skills needed to function at an A2+ CEFR level. ELSI 013. Reading/Writing 3, Intensive English for Mid-Intermediate Non-Native Speakers. 10 hours. Development of reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills in English and cultural awareness and prepare for the U.S. academic environment. For students at a mid-intermediate language proficiency level. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Taught in English. Open only to non-native speakers of English. No graduation credit given. Prerequisite(s): ELSI 012; or approval of the department or appropriate score on the department placement test. Recommended Background: Students in this course are expected to have the syntactic, phonological, semantic, and rhetorical English language skills needed to function at a B1-CEFR level. ELSI 014. Reading/Writing 4, Intensive English for High Intermediate Non-Native Speakers. 10 hours. Development of reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills in English and cultural awareness and prepare for the U.S. academic environment. For students at a high intermediate language proficiency level. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Taught in English. Open only to non-native speakers of English. No graduation credit given. Prerequisite(s): ELSI 013 ; or appropriate score on the department placement test. Recommended Background: Students in this course are expected to have the syntactic, phonological, semantic, and rhetorical English language skills needed to function at a B1 CEFR level. ELSI 015. Advanced Academic Skills, Intensive English for Advanced Non-Native Speakers. 10 hours. Development of academic, professional, and linguistic skills in English and cultural awareness and preparation for the U.S. academic environment. For students at an advanced language proficiency level. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Taught in English. Open only to non-native speakers of Engl

FAQs

ELSI courses focus on which language skills?

ELSI courses cover reading and writing as well as listening and speaking, with integrated vocabulary and grammar development and cultural awareness for U.S. academic preparation.

How do students determine which ELSI course level they should take?

Enrollment is determined through placement testing, and some courses have prerequisites or corequisites that may require placement into specific ELSI course numbers.

What grading and graduation credit rules apply to these ELSI courses?

ELSI courses use Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only and do not provide graduation credit.

Sep 4, 2026

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