English Language Studies

The English Language Studies Program at SCC prepares adult speakers of other languages to communicate effectively in English through comprehensive language instruction and college-preparation programs.

The ELS Department offers:

• Intensive and non-intensive English for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) Programs (beginning to advanced);
• The English Language Institute (ELI) (for students with student visas); and
• English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (college-credit courses).

Students are assessed prior to enrollment for appropriate placement in a level of proficiency.

Registration

To begin the enrollment process in the ESOL Program, students can contact SCC Student Success Services in Room 113, Building B, on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus; in building OVF on the Oviedo Campus; or in room 102 on the Altamonte Springs Campus. Students who are enrolled in SCC's English Language Institute can contact the Student Services Department in Room 113, Building B, on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus only. Students who are applying for college-level EAP courses can be advised by Student Success Services at the Altamonte Springs, Sanford/Lake Mary or Oviedo Campuses.

ESOL Programs

ESOL Intensive Programs are free for adults 16 or older who are U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents or refugees.

Schedule (subject to change)

• Altamonte Springs Campus
  Mornings and evenings
  Two to four days a week
• Oviedo Campus
  Mornings and evenings
  Two to four days a week
• Sanford/Lake Mary Campus
  Mornings and evenings
  Two to four days a week

ESOL Non-Intensive Programs are free for adults, ages 16 or older, who are U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents or refugees, at the Altamonte Springs and Sanford/Lake Mary Campuses. Schedules for this program vary.

English Language Institute

The English Language Institute Program (ELI) is an intensive language program for international students whose native language is not English. This noncredit program focuses on improving English skills and prepares students to continue education at the college level. This program is available for students who are age 16 or older in the United States on student visas. The cost is US$2,800 (this amount is subject to change) for a complete 15-week term, which is required to complete each level.

Students at the beginning levels of ELI (Fundamentals I and Fundamentals II) study with resident adult education ESOL students for approximately 15 of their total hours in the program. During this time, strategies for learning include the study of language needed for life and work skills in the United States. The remaining hours are focused on academic communication skills.

Intermediate and advanced levels study 12 hours each week in community college English for Academic Purposes with EAP students. They also study selected topics that vary from term to term, such as American language, culture and vocabulary. At least three hours are spent in a language lab each week.

Individual classes for English Language Institute students are provided based on enrollment. Lower-level students study only at the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus. At the upper levels, some courses are offered at the Oviedo Campus; however, students studying at Oviedo two or three days a week also have to take courses that are offered only at the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are community college level. EAP courses have pre- and corequisites based on placement and assessment of proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and grammar. Based on CPT scores, students entering college who have not completed four years of high school in the United States as native English proficient test for placement into English for Academic Purposes.

EAP students study from one to four courses in each skill area, Reading, Writing, Academic Listening Strategies and Grammar, depending on their proficiency levels in those skills. For more information, refer to course descriptions.

Students who are placed in reading or writing below the advanced level must also register for certain corequisites, including Academic Listening Strategies, at the lower level of their placement. It is required that they complete these courses prior to taking many college-credit courses.

Reading

• EAP 0320 (3 hours)
• EAP 0420 (3 hours)
• EAP 1520 (3 hours)
• EAP 1620 (3 hours)

Academic Listening Skills

• EAP 0300 (3 hours)
• EAP 0400 (3 hours)
• EAP 1500 (3 hours)

Writing/Grammar

• EAP 0385 (6 hours) Grammar/Writing
• EAP 0485 (6 hours) Grammar/Writing
• EAP 1540 (3 hours) Writing
• EAP 1560 (3 hours) Grammar
• EAP 1640 (3 hours) Grammar/Writing

Students pay resident or non-resident fees per credit hour.

Pathways to English Proficiency at Seminole Community College

If you are required to take EAP courses, you will be required to enroll in them when you begin at SCC and continue to re-enroll in them each session until you have completed your EAP course requirements, which will be based on your entry assessment and your progress in each EAP course.

Did you know?

Students can earn an Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.) degree or technical certificate at SCC.