Center for English as a Second Language

C.E.S.L. Program Cost and Fees

Eduardo Summer Term (5 weeks) — 100 hours over 5 weeks — $1715

Summer Term (10 weeks) — 200 hours over 10 weeks — $3430

Fall Term (7 weeks) — 140 hours over 7 weeks — $2400

Fall Term (14 weeks) — 280 hours over 14 weeks — $4800

Learn more about our upcoming 10 week summer term!

C.E.S.L. Instructional Hours per week:

Students will be enrolled in 20 hours per week, this includes Reading & Vocabulary, Writing, Grammar, Listening & Speaking, and special topics courses (e.g., Pronunciation) over 7-week term: 140 contact hours or 280 contact hours in a 14-week period.

Tennessee Tech University is a SEVP-Certified school which is permitted by Federal Law to issue immigration documents for non-resident students who join the C.E.S.L. Intensive English Program.

If you receive acceptance into C.E.S.L. and will attend school in F-1 status, you will receive the Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant (F-1) Student Status – For Academic and Language Students.

C.E.S.L. Courses (levels 1-3):

An ESL program, generally referred to as an Intensive English Program (IEP) in the U.S., is a language program that does not allow students to take credit-bearing university courses. 20 hours of contact time is the minimum requirement by the USCIS/ SEVP.

Part-Time Studies in C.E.S.L.

Some students may want to take only 1 class in C.E.S.L.; we do have options for part-time students. For students who wish to take only one part of the curriculum, at a separate cost, we offer the following a la carte options:

- Reading & Vocabulary — $700 for 4 hours per week over 7 weeks
- Writing — $700 for 4 hours per week over 7 weeks
- Grammar — $700 for 4 hours per week over 7 weeks
- Listening and Speaking — $700 for 4 hours per week over 7 weeks

Textbooks

Students will need to purchase online textbooks once placed into a level for each of their classes. C.E.S.L. instructors will help students go through this process, but students should be prepared to pay $100-200 dollars for books.

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Summer Intensive ESL*

5 weeks — $1715

10 weeks — $3430

*Tennessee Tech's Summer term will be two 5 week sessions as we will follow the school's summer semester.

These prices would be for 7 weeks	Full Time ESL 20 hrs for 7 weeks	Part Time (a la carte module options)
Level 5	Reading and Vocabulary	Writing	Grammar	Listening & Speaking	Pronunciation
Level 4	Reading and Vocabulary	Writing	Grammar	Listening & Speaking	American Culture
Level 3	Reading and Vocabulary	Writing	Grammar	Listening & Speaking	Conversations
Level 2	Reading and Vocabulary	Writing	Grammar	Listening & Speaking	American Film
Level 1	Reading and Vocabulary	Writing	Grammar	Listening & Speaking

Note: Each of the 5 levels will be four 50-minute class blocks of Reading & Vocabulary; four 50-minute class blocks of Writing; four 50-minute class blocks of Grammar; four 50-minute class blocks of Listening & Speaking and a variety of electives held on Friday.

C.E.S.L Levels

The C.E.S.L. program has 5 levels, with four separate topics for the students to participate to improve their language skills: Reading & Vocabulary, Writing, Grammar, and Listening & Speaking. Lower level students should take these courses concurrently, although it might be possible for them to take the courses separately.

1. Novice (starting)
2. Intermediate
3. Advancing
4. College Ready
5. Proficient