E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) Program at SUNY Plattsburgh - Language Assessment

E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) Program

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Language Assessment

Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced Level Courses

A student in an intermediate-level course will go on to an advanced-level course with a C and the instructor's approval. A student will be waived from the advanced-level course if the student has done exceptionally well at the intermediate level or the student has a 53 (20 computer-based) sectional score on the TOEFL. The student satisfies all English Bridge Program (E.B.P.) course requirements with a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 540 (204 computer-based). If the final grade is a D, the student must repeat the course.

Minimum Grade Requirements for Advancement

• ESL090, Writing: C and instructor's approval, advance to ENG100
• ESL092, Grammar Editing: C and instructor's approval, advance to ESL102
• ESL094, Listening: C and instructor's approval, advance to ESL104
• ESL096, Conversational English: C and instructor's approval, advance to ESL106
• ESL098, Reading: C and instructor's approval, advance to ESL108

Completing the English Bridge Program

A student in an advanced-level course will finish the E.B.P. requirement in that area with a C and the instructor's approval or a 53 (20 computer-based) sectional score on the TOEFL. The student satisfies all E.B.P. course requirements with at TOEFL score of 540 (204 computer-based). If the grade is a D (or a C- in Eng100), the student must repeat the course.

Minimum Grade Requirements for Completing the Program

• ENG100, Writer's Workshop: C, advance to ENG101
• ESL102, Advanced Grammar-Editing: C and instructor's approval or 53 sectional score
• ESL104, Advanced Listening: C and instructor's approval or 53 sectional score
• ESL106, Advanced Conversational: C and instructor's approval or 53 sectional score
• ESL108, Advanced Reading: C and instructor's approval or 53 sectional score

Notes:

The Institutional TOEFL is given at the beginning and end of the semester. All students are required to take these tests because they help determine placement for the following semester. Students pay a $40 fee for the two TOEFL exams. Students may go on to full-time study in general education or major courses with a C in advanced-level Bridge courses or a 540 on the TOEFL.

A student meets with his/her academic adviser mid semester to discuss the schedule for the following semester. Although the student then registers on Banner, the schedule is tentative at this point. The final schedule can only be determined when final grades and TOEFL scores are in at the end of the semester. The student's registration will be adjusted at that time.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

If you would like more information about the E.S.L. English Bridge Progam, please contact

Dr. Steve Gras, Coordinator
Office: Learning Center, Feinberg 103
Phone: (518) 564-2262
E-mail: steven.gras@plattsburgh.edu

Vickie Ellis
Secretary
Office: Learning Center, Feinberg 103
Phone: (518) 564-2612
E-mail: vickie.ellis@plattsburgh.edu