Washington University in St. Louis
English Language Program

Intensive Instruction for International Students

Download our brochure about Washington University in St. Louis’s Summer Intensive English Program and/or see the more detailed information below.

About the Courses  |  Costs  |  Immigration Information  |  Applying Online
Registration  |  Reserving Housing on Campus

About the Courses 

U15 ELP 126 and U15 ELP 127 – Intensive Instruction for International Students
June 22–July 31
MTuWThF, 9:30 AM-4:00 PM
U15 ELP 126 is a listening/speaking course that combines work on listening comprehension, discussion skills, and pronunciation to prepare students for full-time academic work. U15 ELP 127 is a reading/writing course that combines work on reading strategies, academic writing, and vocabulary development to prepare students for full-time academic work. Work on advanced grammar specific to the needs of the students in the course is included.

Each course offers one section focused on general academic language skills as well as separate sections which are customized to meet the distinctive language demands of students entering graduate/professional programs in business and law. Specialized sections will be offered only if there is sufficient enrollment. The courses meet 25 hours per week for six weeks.

The Friday afternoon class meeting is typically replaced with a field trip in which students have the opportunity to exercise their English skills and build their understanding of U.S. culture while exploring some of St. Louis’s most popular and culturally significant destinations.

Prerequisite: minimum TOEFL score of 550 on the paper-based test (79 on the TOEFL iBT) or permission of the director of the English Language Programs (ELP).

U15 ELP 126 6 weeks, Intensive Speaking for International Students (4 units) $2060
June 22-July 31
MTuWThF, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Section 51 – TBA – For students entering the School of Law
Section 52 – Pamela Guntharp – For students entering the Olin School of Business
Section 53 – Luisette Behmer – General academic speaking and listening

U15 ELP 127 6 weeks, Reading and Writing for International Students (4 units) $2060
June 22-July 31
MTuWThF, 1:30-4:00 PM 
Section 51 – Karen Schwelle – For students entering the School of Law
Section 52 – David Braasch – For students entering the Olin School of Business
Section 53 – Margie Maclin – General academic reading and writing  

Please note:

Completion of U15 ELP 126 and 127 does not guarantee admission to Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

Students to whom a Form I-20 has been issued by Washington University in St. Louis for the purpose of studying in the WUSTL intensive English program and students who are beginning a degree program at WUSTL in the fall are required under the terms of the visa to study full time. That means they are required to take both U15 ELP 126 and U15 ELP 127. A student registered full-time for Spring 2009 at Washington University in St. Louis may register as a part-time student for the summer term to take U15 ELP 126 and/or U15 ELP 127.

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Costs
The estimated costs for WUSTL’s summer intensive English program are as follows. Details about each cost are provided below. Please note that some costs, such as tuition, are fixed; other costs, such as housing, may vary depending on a student’s choices.

Tuition

$4120

Health Insurance

$150 (estimate—the updated rate will be posted here as soon as it is available)

Room*

$1250

Meals*

$550

Incidental Expenses*

$600

TOTAL

$6670

* Room, meals, and incidental expenses are personal expenses that vary depending on a student’s choices.

Tuition – All students in the summer intensive program will pay the full program tuition at the time of registration. Further information about registration will be provided after your application has been received.

Health Insurance – University health insurance is mandatory for summer ELP students. The insurance coverage must be purchased when your tuition is paid. Insurance costs for Summer 2009 will be posted on this web page as soon as that information becomes available. This insurance coverage is for the duration of the summer program only—it does not include coverage for the academic year. Further information about health insurance is available at WUSTL’s Student Health Services web site, http://shs.wustl.edu.

Room and Board – The estimate of room expenses is based on costs for 45 nights in a single room for one person in a WUSTL residence hall on campus. You may choose to live on campus in a residence hall for $27 per night, or you may make arrangements to live off campus in an apartment. See “Reserving Housing on Campus” below for more information about campus residence halls. You may purchase food at campus dining facilities whether you live on or off campus by using cash or points from your campus card account. Points for the campus card account can be purchased online after you are registered as a student.

Incidental Expenses – Incidental expenses are personal expenses that vary for each individual. These expenses include textbooks for the summer courses, field trip expenses (averaging about $5 per week), supplies such as notebooks and pens, recreation, and other costs.

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Immigration Information
If you are not currently a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, you must obtain a Form I-20 from Washington University. The I-20 will be issued only for the summer period of study unless you have been admitted as a full-time student for the 2009-2010 academic year. To obtain the Form I-20 Visa Eligibility Document, you must provide financial documents showing that you have the specific monetary figure required to meet the costs of tuition, living expenses (room and board), incidental expenses, and health insurance as listed under “Costs” above.

If you are coming to WUSTL only for the summer intensive English program, you must send in the following two forms of financial certification:

1.  A signed, original letter of support from your parents or sponsor confirming that a monetary figure covering all expenses will be provided. If you plan to live with friends or relatives in St. Louis, a letter specifying the exact terms of support from the individual providing room and board must also be submitted.

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2.  An original notarized letter or statement from your parents’ or sponsor’s bank verifying the availability of this specific amount of money.

Financial certification must be submitted to the Office for International Students and Scholars, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1083, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899, U.S.A.

To ensure that the Form I-20 arrives in time for you to arrange your departure, these documents should be sent eight weeks before the beginning of the summer intensive English program—that is, no later than April 27.

If you have been accepted by a department to study in the fall semester, you do not have to send another set of documentation to the English Language Programs, but you must fill out the online application for the summer program at http://oisshome.wustl.edu/students/new/elp/SUELPEnroll.htmlso that the ELP can reserve you a seat in the program.  

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Applying Online
Reserve a place for yourself for full-time study in WUSTL’s summer intensive English program, U15 126 and U15 127, as follows.

If you are coming to WUSTL only for the summer intensive English program:
1.  Apply online at http://oisshome.wustl.edu/students/new/elp/SUELPEnroll.html to reserve a place for yourself in the summer intensive English program
2. Send financial certification to OISS as described in “Immigration Information” above

If you are coming to WUSTL for the summer intensive English program and to begin a degree program in the fall semester:
1. Apply online at http://oisshome.wustl.edu/students/new/elp/SUELPEnroll.html to reserve a place for yourself in the summer intensive English program
2. Ensure that the WUSTL school or department that is admitting you for your degree program has received all documents that will be necessary in order for your Form I-20 to be processed

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Registration

To register for the courses from outside of St. Louis, you can go to the Web site for University College: http://ucollege.wustl.edu, but you will need a student number to complete the registration. To get a student number you must complete the online summer intensive English program application at http://oisshome.wustl.edu/students/new/elp/SUELPEnroll.html. If you are a student who is accepted by an academic department, you will have send in your financial documentation and deposit to the academic department before you get a student number. Then, either the ELP or your department will e-mail you a student number. If you do not receive a student number before arriving in St. Louis, you can wait until you arrive to register.

To Register Online
On the home page of University College, click “Courses & Registration.”  The next screen will ask you to make several selections using the drop down menus.

Then click “Search,” which will bring up the screens with the courses U15 ELP 126 and U15 ELP 127 listed on them.

To complete the online registration process, pay with a credit card.

To Register in Person
If you are in St. Louis, you also have the option of going to the University College office in January Hall 20 on the Danforth Campus to register and pay. Students who are not in St. Louis may wait to register for the classes when they arrive. A space for you in the summer intensive program will be held if you have completed the online application for the summer program at http://oisshome.wustl.edu/students/new/elp/SUELPEnroll.html.

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Reserving Housing On Campus

You may choose to live on campus in a WUSTL residence hall or off campus in an apartment for the duration of the summer intensive English program. Alternatively, you may reserve a room in a WUSTL residence hall for a shorter amount of time (for example, seven or ten nights) at the beginning of your stay in St. Louis if you would like to live in the residence hall temporarily before you find an apartment. Please note that the cost of on-campus housing may vary from the cost estimate above depending on how many nights you choose to stay in on-campus housing. To reserve housing on campus, go to the registration site. On-campus housing must be reserved at least two weeks before your arrival.

Please note that the residence hall rooms are called “single rooms” because each single room accommodates only one person. That is, each single room contains one bed suitable for one person. If a married couple wishes to stay in a residence hall room, they must reserve a “double room” and will be charged for two beds. Families with children would find it more convenient to stay in a local hotel before they move into an apartment.

For information about how residence hall rooms are furnished and what amenities (e.g., in-room Internet access) are included, see the registration site.

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