ELI Transition Program
The ELI Transition Program offers students a clearly defined pathway from the ELI into their preferred degree program at Pacific. Upon scoring an iBT 53 (475 PBT or 5.0 IELTS), students can begin taking classes for university credit as they continue to improve their language proficiency in the ELI.
Students can earn a maximum of 20 credits in the ELI Transition Program. All these credits can be used toward a bachelor's degree (BA or BS) at Pacific University.
As they demonstrate continued improvement in language proficiency, ELI Transition students are eligible for the following credit-bearing courses:
ELI Transition Classes
These carefully designed ELI classes give students strategies and advice for how to succeed in an American-style university classroom. Students will learn about student-teacher communication, academic writing, college research, carefully documenting and citing outside sources, and the dynamics of group collaboration.
A&S Transition Courses
Students attend regular Pacific University undergraduate courses with American students and participate in all class discussions, assignments and exams. An ELI faculty member accompanies students to the class and scheduled support sessions with students to discuss and review course content as well as clarify expectations.
A&S Courses
Students with advanced language proficiency can take one undergraduate course each term without an accompanying ELI faculty member.
Upon reaching iBT 79 (cBT 213, paper TOEFL 550), students move into their undergraduate degree program.