Intensive English Program (IEP)
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Students and Staff from the Winter 2008 IEP |
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Applicants accepted into the program are given an English language proficiency test during the first week of each term and are placed into one of the following levels: upper beginning, lower intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced, and upper advanced. Please note that we do not normally accept students younger than 18 years of age, or students at the very beginning level. Each level can be completed during a twelve-week term of study (total 240 classroom hours), and students may join the program at the beginning of any one of the four available terms. Application for any number of terms is welcome; however, joint Summer I/Summer II enrollment is recommended. The curriculum is divided into two main components: Academic Skills (2-1/2 hours per day) and Communication Skills (1-1/2 hours per day), making a total of 4 class hours per day; class hours are slightly longer in the summer I and summer II terms. Classes are held five days a week, Monday through Friday, for a total of 20 hours per week. During the fall and spring terms, the class schedule is Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., and Tuesdays/Thursdays from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.; summer I and summer II term classes are held Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., including breaks. All program-related activities are conducted on SMU's lovely Main Campus (maps and directions) in University Park located within the large, modern city of Dallas TX, and most classes are held in the historic Dallas Hall. |
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Features of the SMU Intensive English Program: |
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A Trip to the State Fair (Click on the picture for information on the State Fair of Texas in Dallas!) |
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2008-2009 Dates and Costs: |
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Health insurance: (required for F-1 visa students with no other comparable insurance of their own) |
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| Fall Term (8/13/08 to 1/4/09) – $622.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Spring + Summer I/Summer II Terms combined (1/4/09 to 8/13/09) – $622.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Summer II Term (5/12/09 to 8/13/09) – $320.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Full 12-month academic year (8/13/08 to 8/13/09) – $1,244.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Download the
2008-2009 IEP APPLICATION
PACKAGE, fill in the necessary forms,
and fax or mail the completed
application to
the address on the first page of the form.
Please note that deadlines for
application are not set in advance of each term since the
amount of time required for visa processing varies greatly from
country to country. |
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