English as a Second Language
Placement into the ESL courses is based on results from both parts of the ESL Placement Test (known as "the EPT"), oral and written. Cutoff scores and placement messages are derived in collaboration with the Linguistics Department and are reviewed annually. The policies below apply to all students entering the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Summer 2015, Fall 2015, or Spring 2016.
A NOTE TO ESL STUDENTS: If you are required to take the EPT, this will be stated in your "Notice of Admission" from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Even if you are not required to take the EPT, you may still take the test and enroll in the recommended ESL courses if you wish to do so. Successful completion of the ESL 111-112 sequence, or successful completion of ESL 115, fulfills the Composition I General Education requirement just like RHET 101-102 or RHET 105.
The EPT does not award proficiency credit. Click here to learn more about the test.
Oral Test Score
| Placement Message
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| 1
| ESL 110 is required based on the first phase of the EPT oral interview.
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| 2
| ESL 110 is required based on both phases of the EPT oral interview.
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| 3
| ESL 110 is recommended; May enroll in ESL 110 only if all students scoring 1 and 2 have been accommodated.
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| 4
| Exempt from ESL 110 based on both phases of the EPT oral interview; may enroll in ESL 110 only if all students scoring 1, 2, and 3 have been accommodated.
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| 5
| Exempt from ESL 110 based on the first phase of the EPT oral interview; may enroll in ESL 110 only if all students scoring 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been accommodated.
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Written Test Score
| Placement Message
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| 1
| Must enroll in ESL 111 for Fall 2015; Supplemental tutoring is strongly recommended. Successful completion of the ESL 111-112 sequence fulfills the Composition I requirement.
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| 2
| Must enroll in ESL 111 for Fall 2015; Successful completion of the ESL 111-112 sequence fulfills the Composition I requirement.
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| 3
| Must enroll in ESL 111 for Fall 2015; Successful completion of the ESL 111-112 sequence fulfills the Composition I requirement.
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| 4
| Placed into ESL 115; must enroll in Fall 2015 if your UIN ends in an even number; must enroll in Spring 2016 if your UIN ends in an odd number; Successful completion fulfills the Composition I requirement.
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