Advanced Academic English as a Second Language Noncredit Certificate of Competency

The noncredit Certificate of Competency in Advanced Academic ESL provides students, prospective employers, and others with documented evidence of persistence and academic accomplishment in English as a Second Language. The certificate demonstrates satisfactory completion in a sequence of six courses in the ESL program designed to enable non-native English language students to develop college-level oral, aural, reading, and written fluency.  

Course Code Title Units
Required Courses
ESL 352Pronunciation0
ESL 353Speech Pronunciation & Listening0
ESL 370ESL/Academic English I0
ESL 370AGrammar & Editing0
ESL 371ESL/Academic English II0
ESL 371AAdvanced Grammar & Editing0