University of Edinburgh English Language Program
The SAF is pleased to introduce the English language programs offered by the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Applied Language Studies (IALS).
We have outlined below those options we believe will be most popular with SAF participants. Please refer to the IALS website directly or contact an SAF counselor for additional information or alternative start-dates.
ESL Option 1
Start Date: April 9
Length of Course: 21 weeks
Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: NA
SAF recommended TOEFL for ESL program start date with anticipation of enrolling in academic courses beginning in September: 5.0 IELTS or 500 / 173 / 61 TOEFL
ESL Option 2
Start Date: July 2
Length of Course: 10 weeks
Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: NA
SAF recommended TOEFL for ESL program start date with anticipation of enrolling in academic courses beginning in September: 6.0 IELTS or 577 / 233/ 90-91 TOEFL
ESL Option 3
Start Date: July 23
Length of Course: 7 weeks
Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: NA
SAF recommended TOEFL for ESL program start date with anticipation of enrolling in academic courses beginning in September: 6.0 IELTS or 577 / 233 / 90-91 TOEFL
ESL Option 4
Start Date: August 13
Length of Course: 4 weeks
Minimum Required TOEFL for Entry to ESL Program: NA
SAF recommended TOEFL for ESL program start date with anticipation of enrolling in academic courses beginning in September: 6.5 IELTS or 580 / 237 / 92-93 TOEFL
Notes:
* Students scoring a IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 580+ / 237+ / 88+ are required to enroll in one course, Academic English for International Students, their first semester of enrollment along with two academic courses.
Students scoring within the range of IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550-570 / 213-236 / 76-87 will be given an internal assessment to determine if enrollment in any academic courses is appropriate for either the Fall or Spring Semester.
Students scoring within the range of IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 520-549 / 190-212 / 68-75 must undertake fulltime English courses for the Fall Semester and enrollment in academic courses for the Spring Semester will be determined by an internal assessment.
Eligible SAF students may select from the list of academic courses available to all visiting students as outlined in Edinburgh's Visiting Student Prospectus.
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.
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