After an initial placement test, you will normally be assigned to classes in reading, writing, speaking and listening and structure. In addition, you will participate in a Discovery Class that mixes English study, culture learning and interactions with Americans. Discovery Classes focus on such topics as family, education, minorities and volunteer service. The classes will also give you the opportunity to have out-of-class interviews and casual conversations with American students and people about key aspects of American culture.

ACCESS classes are small for you to receive maximum benefits from your instruction and personal attention from your instructors. Classes range in size from three to 15. Most classes have fewer than 10 students. Students come from different countries so the language of classroom instruction is diverse English. Click for a current profile of students in the program.

ACCESS offers four levels of instruction; most students require two terms (one semester) to complete each level. You will be assigned to the level that best matches your English learning needs. In addition to your daily classes, you will be assigned up to 10 hours per week for individual work in the language laboratory. This facility is equipped with audiotape stations as well as computers and interactive video stations. For your success in your English learning, you will be instructed how to use and take advantage of the laboratory equipment.