Michigan State University was founded in 1855. In 1862 the institution became the model for the nation’s 69 land-grant colleges established under the Morrill Act. Since that time, MSU has dedicated its resources to the land-grant mission of teaching, research, and outreach. Michigan State University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in most academic disciplines and is fully accredited.

The English Language Center (ELC) was established in 1961 to serve the English needs of international students. It provides a testing and teaching service to the university and teacher-training support to MA TESOL students enrolled in the Department of English. The ELC is committed to making a contribution to the field of TESOL through the publications of its faculty. Underlying all activities of the ELC is a commitment to increase cross-cultural awareness and promote internationalism at Michigan State University. ebert movie review roeper ebert and roeper movie review

Michigan State University (MSU) is located in E. Lansing, near the capital of Michigan. Michigan State University is a large (5200-acre campus), beautiful, and safe mid-western university. It is located about 1 hour from Detroit and about 4 hours from Chicago.

Regular sessions are 15 weeks long (corresponding to MSU’s semester) and include 20 hours of classroom instruction per week in the intensive program. The ELC follows the MSU calendar with classes beginning in late August, early to mid-January, and mid-May.

The ELC has four levels of instruction: 1 (beginner); 2 (low-intermediate); 3 (high-intermediate); 4 (advanced).

An average of 12-15 students is assigned to each class.

All regular faculty hold master’s degrees in Teaching English as a Second Language and have had extensive teaching experience. The English Language Center also employs graduate students in the MA TESOL program in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages. These teachers have experience teaching English and are supervised by the full-time faculty.

Approximately 550 students attend ELC classes during the year representing approximately 35 countries around the world. The largest numbers of students come from Korea and Japan, but the overall distribution of students spans the globe.

The ELC arranges housing in university graduate or undergraduate dorms or in married student housing.

Students who apply for admission to MSU may be eligible for scholarships through MSU. The ELC does not offer any special scholarships.

The ELC has many special programs that are arranged with individual universities or corporations abroad. Students come to the ELC for a limited amount of time, sometimes with specific program goals (e.g., engineering).

Tuition & Fees

• Application Fee (non-refundable): $10
• Tuition Deposit (applied to tuition): $200
• Course Fee (non-refundable): $50
• Housing Reservation Fee (non-refundable): $25
• Tuition (before deposit deduction)-15 weeks: $6,813.00
  

Other Expenses/15 weeks

• Books and supplies (estimate): $150
• Health insurance: $369

Dormitory

• Undergraduate (includes 20 meals/week): $2,729.00/semester
• Graduate ($280 meal credit included): $2,516.00/semester
• Married housing (per month): $514 - $612.00

Undergraduate applicants who qualify academically for admission to MSU can be granted provisional admission with TOEFL scores of 450(133)or higher; for provisional admission for graduate students, the minimum TOEFL is 520(190). MSU’s minimum TOEFL score for regular admission is 550(213) (with no subscores less than 52(19)), although some graduate departments have higher requirements.

The ELC has a Student Advisor who is available to advise students on applying to MSU or other colleges or universities.

Obtain application from ELC. Application deadlines are generally approximately 6 weeks before the beginning of each semester.