Hours per Week in Language Center

Students with a TOEFL entry score below 450 will study 20 hours per week in the Language Center (all level 1).
Students with a TOEFL entry score of 480 or above will take 5, 10, 15 or 20 hours per week of Language Center courses, depending on their results in the Writing Placement Test (WPT) and their TOEFL subscores for Listening, Grammar and Reading.

Students with a TOEFL entry score ranging between 450 and 477 will take 30 hours per week exclusively in Language Center.
Every Language Center course takes place 5 or 7.5 hours per week depending on whether it is regular track or fast track, in building 4.

Following are the four scenarios for Language Center students with a TOEFL entry score of 480 or above:

1. Students will study 5 or 10 hours per week in the Language Center plus 2 CAD courses plus 1 other credit-bearing language course (Arabic, Math, etc.).

2. Students will study 15 hours per week in the Language Center plus 2 CAD courses (optional: may take an additional 5 hours in the LC).

3. Students will study 20 hours per week in the Language Center plus 1 CAD course.

4. Students will study 30 hours per week in the Language Center only.