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University of Kent English Language Program

The SAF is pleased to introduce the English language programs offered by the Univeristy of Kent.

We have outlined below those options we believe will be most popular with SAF participants.  Please contact an SAF counselor for additional information or alternative start-dates.

ESL Option 1

Start Date:  Mid-April

Length of Course:  23  Weeks

Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: 4.0 IELTS (with minimum of 4.0 in all modules) or 450 / 133 TOEFL

SAF Recommended TOEFL/IELTS for ESL Program Enrollment with Anticipation of Enrolling in Academic Courses beginning in Sept.: 4.5 IELTTS or 500 / 173 / 61

ESL Option 2

Start Date:  June 26

Length of Course:  18  Weeks

Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: 5.5 IELTS or 530/197/71 TOEFL

SAF Recommended TOEFL/IELTS for ESL Program Enrollment with Anticipation of Enrolling in Academic Courses beginning in Sept.: NA

ESL Option 3

Start Date:  August 7

Length of Course:  6  Weeks

Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: 6.0 IELTS or 550/213/79-80 TOEFL

SAF Recommended TOEFL/IELTS for ESL Program Enrollment with Anticipation of Enrolling in Academic Courses beginning in Sept.: NA

Notes:  The University of Kent offers a variety of programmes to accommodate study abroad students from Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

Option I
One academic year of study (Sept.-June) with all academic subjects available within the constraints for timetabling and prerequisites. (580 / 237 / 92-93 TOEFL or 6.5 IELTS required).

Option 2
Begins in April with English language instructiion and academic study skills and ends in March.  Option 2A begins in April as Option 2 with English language but ends in December. 

Option 3:
Students may choose to enroll in either the Fall (Sept.-Dec.) or Spring Semesters (Jan.-June) and enroll in all academic subjects availabel within the constaints for timetables and prerequisites. (580 / 237 / 92-93 TOEFL or 6.5 IELTS required).

Student Responsibility:  The SAF programs are designed to be fully integrated academic experiences whereby SAF participants enroll in regularly offered academic courses of their host university.  We recognize however that there are many talented students who would like to study abroad through the SAF but who lack sufficient English proficiency.  To accommodate such students the SAF offers “pre-semester” or “pre-sessional” intensive English language programs at a number of our host universities and colleges. 

While the SAF and the host university/college will make every effort to support students as they work to fulfill the requirements for progressing from English language to regularly offered academic courses, it is ultimately the student’s responsibility to meet the stated qualifications.  Failure to meet the host university’s or college's minimum English language requirements may preclude students from undertaking academic courses.