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Certificate
Multi-Skill Certificate of Completion for Non-Native English Speakers
English for Professional Purposes offers a multi-skill certificate. Upon completion, participants will have gained exposure to and practice in three significant language skill content areas relevant to their professional and personal development as communicators in English. These content areas include oral communication; writing; and the participant's choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, or grammar.
Certificate Program Admission Requirements
Participants must have an intermediate to advanced level of English to participate in the certificate program. No beginning level courses are offered.
Certificate Program Course Requirements
To meet the minimum certificate requirements, participants must complete 81 to 90 hours of instruction (8.1-9 CEUs) by taking one or, in some cases, two courses from each language skill area: oral communication skills, writing skills, and other essential skills.
Oral Communication Skills:
(choose one 30-hour course or two 15-hour courses)
- Speaking Effectively: Developing Pronunciation & Conversation Strategies (30 hours);
equivalent to
Speaking Effectively: Conversational Techniques that Work (15 hours)
AND
Speaking Effectively in Challenging Situations (15 hours), offered in summer semester only.
- Speaking Effectively: Presentation Skills for Non-Native English Speakers (30 hours)
Writing Skills:
- Business Writing for Non-Native English Speakers (30 hours)
Other Essential Skills:
(choose one 21-hour course, or two 15-hour courses)
- Refining Pronunciation (21 hours)
- Grammar Review: Understanding Verb Tense & Other Grammar Hot Spots (15 hours)
AND
- Grammar Review: Sentence Structure, Phrases, Clauses, & More (15 hours)
Students may take no more than two years (or six semesters) to complete the certificate.
Four weeks before the participant attends the final course in the program, an application for the certificate of completion with a $50 non-refundable fee is due. Complete an application at that time.
EPP classes may be taken independently or as part of the certificate. Students who receive the certificate are welcome to continue their language skills enhancement by taking any other EPP courses that were not included in their certificate program.
English for Professional Purposes (ESL) Certificate Application
Download the application below, or call 415.817.4247:
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