International Students Program

Welcome to the English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program

Admission Information
for Non-International Students


1)  First you apply for admission to the College:

It is probably a good idea to apply for admissions at the Campus you are interested in attending.  Click here to see how to get to any of our MDC campuses.  To apply for admission ONLINE, OR to complete and submit an admission application.  All new college credit students pay $20 non-refundable admission application processing fee.  You will pay this fee when you submit the application.


2)  Now determine if you need the English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program:  

If you have a documented score of 550 on the paper/pencil Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a 213 on the computerized TOEFL taken on or after 7/1/98, you do not need to take the EPT test and/or complete the EAP courses.   In this case you will take the Computerized Placement Test (CPT) (reading, writing, and math) and begin your career courses. You can find out how to prepare for the CPT test at this WebSite.

 

3)  If you have not passed the TOEFL, and IF you are a degree-seeking student, you will take a placement test for degree-seeking students with limited English proficiency, the English Placement Test (EPT) and be placed in the designated English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. The EPT, or Michigan test, is a paper and pencil test which measures skills in reading vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and listening comprehension. Students may also be required to write a short essay and will meet with an advisor prior to placement.

Good News:  Once you are admitted into the EAP Program, you become a regular MDC student, and there is no need to reapply in order to begin taking career courses after you finish your English.


4)  After you take the EPT, you will meet with an advisor on one of the 6 campuses to be placed in the appropriate level within the EAP program according to your score on the test:

EPT Raw Score

Course Placement
0 - 10 EAP Level 1*
11 - 30 EAP Level 1
31 - 44 EAP Level 2
45 - 58 EAP Level 3
59 - 72 EAP Level 4
73 - 86 EAP Level 5
87 - 95 EAP Level 6
96-100 Exempt from ENS

*Students scoring at this level will be strongly advised to enroll in alternative English language programs.
Campus department may adjust initial placement based on a writing sample and/or oral interview.
Further testing may be done in classrooms.

 

In most ESL programs at the College (with the exception of Interamerican Campus and Homestead Campus), advisement and registration of EAP students is done in the ESL and Foreign Language Departments.  


5)  Pay your tuition

 After registration, payment must be made before the deadline given.  Click here for the latest fee information.  Payment may be cash, check, money order, or by credit card by calling (305) 237-0000.  Credit card payments must be made in person, online or by phone.  They cannot be accepted by mail.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Alicia Garcia agarcia1@MDC.edu  or Midge Gives mgives@MDC.edu 

 

International Students Program

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Last modified: 08/21/2008by jgarcia@MDC.edu