Student Placement Exam and Course Requirments

  • New students will sit for English placement exam to identify their entry level in English language proficiency.
  • Students who score level C will be registered in English writing skills course ENGL233.
  • Students who score levels C or B2 will be exempted from 4 cr.hrs of courses in English communication.
  • Level A1courses are preparatory and as such are non-credit hours.
  • The online component is considered as non-credit hours but in terms of student load and effort it is evaluated as 1 credit hour.
  • Students who score in one of the basic and intermediate level will require to study the courses listed in the table below.
  • Student with basic entry (level A0/A1 and A2) are expected to leave with upper intermediate level (B2), while students with intermediate levels (B1 and B2) and expected to leave with advanced level (C).

 

Semester

Student Entry level

A0/A1

A2

B1

B2

1st

ENGC1001

ENGC1201

ENGC2201

ENGC2203

2nd

ENGC1002

ENGC1202

ENGC2202

ENGC2204

3rd

ENGC1201

ENGC2201

ENGC2203

 

4th

ENGC1202

ENGC2202

ENGC2204

 

5th

ENGC2201

 

 

 

6th

ENGC2202

 

 

 

Exit level

B2

B2

C1

C1

Total hours of Instruction

420

280

280

140

Credit hours

8

8

8

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