Washington University in St. Louis
English Language Program

ELP Score Descriptors on SIS

Score (Course Indicator)
What it Means
No course needed  
GCX Sufficient evidence of college level proficiency displayed.  No ELP composition course needed.
GSX Sufficient evidence of college level proficiency displayed. No ELP speaking or listening course needed.
GTX Sufficient evidence of language and teaching skills displayed. No ELP TA training needed.
ENX Sufficient evidence of language and teaching skills displayed. Engr 510A not needed.
Composition  
GC0 Student was required to take the Graduate Composition Exam but failed to do so.  Advisors should send students with this code directly to the ELP Director (Rosa Brefeld in Office of International Students and Scholars).
GE0 Engineering Ph.d student was required to take the class Engr 510A but failed to do so. .  Advisors should send students with this code directly to the ELP Director (Rosa Brefeld in Office of International Students and Scholars).
GWR College level idea development and/or grammatical accuracy not consistently evident. Student placed into U15 ELP1311 (Grammar, Writing, and Reading) (Danforth Campus)
RWR Evidence of basic writing skills apparent, but fluency and/ or grammatical accuracy of college level skills not consistently apparent. Student placed into U15 ELP1411 (Rhetoric, Writing, and Reading )
GE1 College level idea development and grammatical accuracy not consistently evident. Student placed into  U15 ELP 211/212 (Research Reporting, Grammar, and Editing)  ( Medical Campus)
GE2 College level idea development and grammatical accuracy not consistently evident. Student placed into U15 ELP 211/212 (Research Reporting, Grammar, and Editing ( Medical Campus)
WS1 Evidence of basic writing skills, but fluency and/or grammatical accuracy of college level skills not consistently apparent. Student has placed into U15 ELP 250 (Research Writing for the Sciences I ) (Medical Campus)
WS2 After completing U15 ELP 250, student should continue with the course U15 ELP 251 to  fully enhance research writing.
WS3 After completing U15 ELP 251, student can have individual help with their papers in the tutorial U15 ELP 252.
Speaking/Listening  
GS0 Student was required to take the Graduate Speaking & Listening Exam but failed to do so.  Advisors should send students with this code directly to the ELP Director (Rosa Brefeld in Stix International House).
TA0 Student was required to take the ELP TA Exam but has not done so yet.  Advisors should contact the ELP Director (Rosa Brefeld in Stix International House).
LS1 Student didn’t understand the main idea of the lecture and/or  was unable to communicate without effort. Student placed into U15 ELP 1301 Conversation and Pronunciation.
LS2 Not able to supply at least 80% of the information for academic listening tasks. Student placed into U15 ELP 1302 or 1303 (Listening and Speaking I or II, depending on the student campus preference).
AP1 Speech rhythm and intonation is noticeably off. Student placed into U15 ELP 101 (Advanced Pronunciation I ).
AP2 Vowel and/ or consonant quality is noticeably off.  Student has placed into U15 ELP 102 (Advanced Pronunciation II ).
AIS Speech comprehensible, but student has a low acculturation level or obvious anxiety about understanding fast spoken English. Student placed into U15 ELP 1403 (American Idioms and Slang ).
OPS Speech comprehensible but student has need for oral presentation skills.  Student placed into  U15 ELP 170 (Oral Presentation Skills for the Non-Native English Speaker ) (Danforth campus)
PSS Speech comprehensible but student has need for oral presentation skills.  Student placed into  U15 ELP 270 (Oral Presentation Skills for the Non-Native English Speaker ) (Medical campus)
APS Speech comprehensible, but student needs academic discussion skills.  Student has placed into U15 ELP 175 (Academic and Professional Seminar Speaking Skills )
SG1 Lack of grammatical accuracy impedes comprehension. Student has placed into U15 ELP 200 (Speaking and Grammar I )
SG2 Lack of grammatical accuracy impedes comprehension. Student has placed into U15 ELP 201 (Speaking and Grammar II )
CP Student is at an advanced level where conversation techniques for professional endeavors is warranted U15 ELP 202
TA Teaching / language skills not sufficient.   Student has placed into U15 ELP 470 (Language, Culture and Teaching/Interaction Strategies for Non-Native English Speaking Teaching Assistant)
GEN EN PhD student is required to take the class Engr 510A