If English is not your first language and you have some difficulty with writing, reading, speaking, or listening in English, then our ESL classes may be appropriate for you. If you are an International student (F-1 visa) want to join our program at the Plano (Spring Creek) Campus, you need to have all of the F-1 student visa requirements and one of the following scores:

• • TOEFL iBT score of at least 32 (8 minimum in each skill)
  • IELTS band score of 4.5 (4.0 minimum in each skill)
    International students already at another college in the United States who meet the requirements will also benefit from transferring to our ESL program.

Members of the community can improve their English in our ESL credit courses at the Plano (Spring Creek) campus or in the Collin College 继续教育 program at our Courtyard Center campus.

Our F-1 students are required to take at least 18 hours of ESL classes during the week. 每节课有2课时的讲课和2课时的实验。 A student will typically have 5 classes, or 20 contact hours, with the ESL professors during the week (5 classes X 4 hours).

It may be possible to take a few other classes while taking ESL classes and without first passing the TSI. You will need to talk to an advisor in G103 at the Plano (Spring Creek) campus.

If you are an International Student with an F-1 visa, you are required to be a full-time student. 否则，是的，你可以兼职学习，这样你就可以继续工作。 You will have many assignments to do outside of ESL class hours and should consider how much free time you will have to study.

你需要以国际学生的身份申请入学（F-1签证）。 If you want to enroll in ESL classes, you must take the ESL Assessment Test to determine your level before you register. 完成金沙博彩的入学申请。 When you receive your CWID, call the 测试 Center at one of the 6 Collin College campuses to schedule a time and day to take the ESL Assessment in the 测试 Center. After you finish the test, email Mary South msouth@collin.edu to schedule the English Speaking Test via Zoom.

你需要用F-1签证申请转学生入学。 Please click on this link for instructions and further information on Admission requirements. If you want to enroll in ESL classes, you must take the ESL Assessment Test to determine your level before you register. 完成入学申请 去金沙博彩。 When you receive your CWID, call the 测试 Center at one of the Collin College campuses to schedule a time and day to take the ESL Assessment in the 测试 Center. After you finish the test, email Mary South msouth@collin.edu to schedule the English Speaking Test via Zoom.

你需要去我们六个校区之一的招生办公室。 You will need to complete an Application for Admission and get a Student College Wide ID number. ESL评估将回到考试中心亲自进行。 Please call one of the 测试 Centers to schedule a time to take the ESL Assessment. After your ESL Assessment, please contact Mary South msouth@collin.edu to schedule the English-Speaking Test via Zoom online. ESL Assessments are scheduled by appointment during windows of availability set by the 测试 Center. The assessment must be started at least four hours before closing each day. ESL评估是免费的。 Call one of the 测试 Centers on the 测试 web pages to schedule your ESL Assessment.

If it is very difficult for you to speak or understand any English, please go to our 继续教育 at the Courtyard Center in Plano. The 继续教育 program is for English language learners who are just beginning to learn English or who want to improve their English to get or keep a job, live in the community, or achieve personal goals.

是的。 INRW课程是为母语为英语的学生设计的。 T在这里 are differences in how the professors are trained to teach and differences in classroom content and activities. The INRW classes do not offer the ESL linguistic support and ESL teaching strategies that help non-native English learners acquire academic English skills. Students who need this ESL support sometimes drop out of the INRW class because they do not have the necessary skills needed for the class. You should ask to take the ESL Assessment at the 测试 Center J232 and, when you are t在这里, sign up for an oral exam with Mary South msouth@collin.edu. From your ESL Assessment and oral exam scores, we can place you in one of our ESL levels.

你必须在招生办公室获得一个学院学生证号码（免费）。 You will then need to take the ESL New Student Assessment in the 测试 Center (no charge). ESL Assessments are scheduled by appointment during windows of availability set by the 测试 Center. The assessment must be started at least four hours before closing each day. ESL评估是免费的。 Call one of the 测试 Centers on the 测试 web pages to schedule your ESL Assessment.

If you met all the application requirements for admission, including the TOEFL or IELTS scores, then you should not need further ESL instruction, and you need not take the ESL New Student Assessment after you arrive. If you were conditionally admitted to Collin College as an ESL student because you received the minimum TOEFL/IELTS scores required for admission to the ESL program and also met the other application requirements, then you will need to take the ESL New Student Assessment after you arrive.

不。 You should contact the 继续教育 office at (972) 985-3750 for assessment information at the Courtyard Center for that program.

不。 ESL课程是发展性课程，所以他们不会转到另一所大学。 They also do not count toward the number of credit hours needed to complete an associate or bachelor's degree.

是的。 你仍然必须参加金沙博彩的ESL新生评估。 Different colleges have different kinds and levels of ESL classes. As a result, the first or second level of an ESL program at another college may not teach the same topics as the first or second level at Collin College.

是的。 You must take the ESL New Student Assessment in order to register in the ESL credit classes at the Plano (Spring Creek) campus. You can take this ESL Assessment at any of the 6 测试 Centers. ESL Assessments are back in the 测试 Centers in person. Please call one of the 测试 Centers to schedule a time to take the ESL Assessment. After your ESL Assessment, please contact Mary South msouth@collin.edu to schedule the English-Speaking Test via Zoom online.

这取决于你上了多少课，以及你的签证和居留身份。 Costs for courses can be found 在这里.

No, F-1 International Students must submit documentation proving that they have financial support to pay their tuition and do not qualify for 金融援助. However, you may find limited work opportunities on campus for limited hours during the academic year. You are not permitted to work off campus, unless under certain circumstances explained by the International Student Office. Please contact the International Student Office for more information.

是的。 Students, except for International Students, may apply for 金融援助 for ESL classes. 请联系财政援助办公室在早期的过程中的要求。