The University Academic Preparation Program, with a writing and speaking focus, has three levels. Instruction in the four skills of the English language according to a standard curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered in all levels. Students in Levels 2 and3 can take two general courses under the General Education Program along with the English courses at the UAPP. The minimum enrollment in the Program is 20 hours of English per semester for Levels 2 and 3 and 26 hours for Level 1.

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The University Academic Preparation Program, with a writing and speaking focus, has three levels. Instruction in the four skills of the English language according to a standard curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered in all levels. Students in Levels 2 and3 can take two general courses under the General Education Program along with the English courses at the UAPP. The minimum enrollment in the Program is 20 hours of English per semester for Levels 2 and 3 and 26 hours for Level 1.

The TOEFL test serves as a criterion to stream students into the different levels of English proficiency that the Program offers. Students are placed in those levels according to their paper- based TOEFL scores respecting the following scheme of cut-off scores.

the end of a semester, students must achieve and maintain a minimum of 65 cumulative grade point average of D+ to be promoted from one level to the next within the program. At the end of Level 3, students become eligible to enroll in their mainstream degree programs.