Test Preparation Elective Courses

Program Facts

 Year-round Start Dates, 4- and 8-week Sessions

 4 Hours/Week, 16-32 Hours/Session

   Intermediate to Advanced Levels, CEFR B1-C2

   In-person, Part-time

   F-2, J-2, B-1/B-2, Permanent Resident, U.S. Citizen

The IEC offers 4-hour-per-week test preparation elective courses throughout the year. Students learn reading, writing, and listening and speaking strategies for standardized tests. Additionally, students are able to practice taking tests and receive valuable feedback from instructors. Students must place into the intermediate level or higher in order to take test preparation elective courses.

Courses Placement Test Dates & Prices
Courses

The IEC offers two test preparation elective courses.

Test Preparation

This course provides students with strategies and test-taking practice for university English proficiency tests (TOEFL and IELTS). In this course, students improve academic vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. Students will review test formats and scoring, and practice with actual tests.

Graduate Test Preparation

This course provides prospective graduate students with strategies and test-taking practice for the GRE and GMAT admission tests. While an emphasis is placed on the GRE exam, students will also practice skills that apply to the GMAT. In this course, students will improve academic vocabulary, reading, critical thinking, and academic writing skills for the verbal section of the test. They will also improve basic math, algebra, geometry, and data analysis skills for the quantitative reasoning section of the exam.

Students taking a test preparation elective course must place at least at the intermediate level in order to enroll in the course. If a student scores lower than the intermediate level, the student should speak to an IEC academic advisor to develop a plan of study working toward enrollment in the test preparation elective course.

  • All dates and prices are subject to change without notice.
  • All prices are in U.S. dollars.
  • Tuition is due on the first day of class unless otherwise noted.