Description- Intensive program – 20 hours of instruction per week
- Five levels: beginning through advanced
- All skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation
- Optional extra classes (TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, Pronunciation, Professional English, and more)
- Extra-intensive program in summer – 28 hours per week
- Academic resources: free tutoring and writing help, libraries, computer laboratories, multi-media language learning laboratories, and more
- Full calendar of student activities and events for daily English practice
DatesThe IEP offers five start dates per year.
Semester
| Session
| Start
| End
| Application Deadline
| | | Wednesday,
August 29, 2012
| Wednesday,
October 17, 2012
| If you are outside the U.S., we recommend that you apply at least six weeks before the start date to complete the F-1 visa application process.
If you are in the U.S. with a valid visa, you may apply up until the start date.
| | Wednesday, October 24, 2012
| Thursday, December 13, 2012
| Spring 2013
| Spring 1
| Monday,
January 28, 2013
| Friday,
March 15, 2013
| Spring 2
| | | Summer 2013 (extra intensive semester)
| Tuesday,
May 28, 2013
| Friday,
July 19, 2013
| Fall 2013
| Fall 1
| Wednesday,
August 28, 2013
| Wednesday,
October 16, 2013
| Fall 2
| Wednesday,
October 23, 2013
| Thursday,
December 12, 2013
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Students may continue to study as long as they wish, until they complete the program.
Class Schedule IEP students attend classes 20 hours or more per week. Classes are every day, usually from morning through mid-afternoon.
Students at the intermediate level (level 3) and higher may also enroll in extra optional classes in the late afternoon.
Many IEP students follow a schedule similar to this one:
- Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Vocabulary: Monday through Friday, 10:00-12:00
- Speaking and Listening: Monday through Thursday, 1:00-3:30
CostIntensive English Program Costs
2012-2013 Academic Year
| | $2,100 per session (7 weeks)
| Fall or Spring:
IEP tuition (20 hours per week in class)
| $2,625 per session (7 weeks)
| Fall or Spring:
Extra-Intensive IEP tuition (25 hours per week in class)
| $3,150 per summer semester
| Summer:
Extra value for money in summer: Complete a full semester of study in just 8 weeks – 28 hours per week in class (extra-intensive), plus additional optional study hours.
| $525 per optional (extra) class
| Fall, Spring, and Summer:
Students may choose to take extra 7-week classes in late afternoon (TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, Pronunciation, Professional English, and more).
| | $2,930 per semester (for a shared two-person room)
| Other on-campus housing options are available. Students may live on or off campus.
| | $1,500 to $1,800 per semester (estimate; varies by plan)
| A meal plan is required for students who live in a campus dormitory. A meal plan is optional for all other students.
| | $290 per session / $600 per semester (estimate)
| UMBC health insurance is required for ELI students with an F-1 visa.
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New students should be prepared to pay in full for tuition and UMBC health insurance when they begin their studies. Full payment is due before classes begin.
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