ESL Placement for Graduate Students

Placement for graduate students is based on the result of either ENPT Score or ESL Placement Test Score or TOEFL Score or IELTS Score as well as OEPT Score for International Teaching Assistants (OEPT-ITA). Please visit the following page for more details on Oral English Proficiency Test (OEPT).

Writing/Reading

ESL Writing Course Placement Based on ENPT, TOEFL iBT, or IELTS Writing Subscores
Initial Placement ENPT TOEFL iBT Writing IELTS Writing
18 ESL 7068 9 0 - 16 0 - 4.5
18 ESL 7069 10 - 11 17 - 24 5.0 - 7.0
18 ESL 7070 13 - 14 25 - 30 7.5 - 9.0

Reading/ Writing Sequence for Graduate Students

  • ESL7068 Foundations of Academic Reading and Writing for ESL
  • ESL7069 Success in Academic Writing for Graduate Students
  • ESL7070 Research Writing for International Students

Speaking/Listening

ESL Soeaking/Listening Course Placement Based on OEPT, TOEFL iBT or IELTS Speaking Subscores
Initial Placement OEPT TOEFL iBT Speaking IELTS Speaking
18 ESL 7071 0 - 1.5 0 - 16 0 - 4.5
18 ESL 7072 1.5 - 2.5 17 - 22 5.0 - 5.5
18 ESL 7073 2.5 - 3.0 23 - 25 6.0 - 6.5
18 ESL 7074 2.5+ 17+ 5.0+
18 ESL 7075 2.5+ 17+ 5.0+
18 ESL 7010 3.0+ 23+ 6.0+

Speaking/ Listening Sequence for Graduate Students

  • ESL7071 Basic Oral Communication
  • ESL7072 Foundations of Academic Oral Communication
  • ESL7073 Success in Academic Oral Communication

Speaking/ Listening Stand-Alone Courses for Graduate Students

  • ESL7074 Oral Presentation Skills
  • ESL7075 Improving Pronunciation
  • ESL7010 Teaching Skills for International TAs